A COURSE IN MIRACLES

A Course in Miracles

Preface

  • Preface
    • How It Came
    • What It Is
    • What It Says

Text

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Meaning of Miracles
    • I. Principles of Miracles
    • II. Revelation, Time and Miracles
    • III. Atonement and Miracles
    • IV. The Escape from Darkness
    • V. Wholeness and Spirit
    • VI. The Illusion of Needs
    • VII. Distortions of Miracle Impulses
  • Chapter 2: The Separation and the Atonement
    • I. The Origins of Separation
    • II. The Atonement as Defense
    • III. The Altar of God
    • IV. Healing as Release from Fear
    • V. The Function of the Miracle Worker
      • A. Special Principles of Miracle Workers
    • VI. Fear and Conflict
    • VII. Cause and Effect
    • VIII. The Meaning of the Last Judgment
  • Chapter 3: The Innocent Perception
    • I. Atonement without Sacrifice
    • II. Miracles as True Perception
    • III. Perception versus Knowledge
    • IV. Error and the Ego
    • V. Beyond Perception
    • VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem
    • VII. Creating versus the Self-Image
  • Chapter 4: The Illusions of the Ego
    • Introduction
    • I. Right Teaching and Right Learning
    • II. The Ego and False Autonomy
    • III. Love without Conflict
    • IV. This Need Not Be
    • V. The Ego-Body Illusion
    • VI. The Rewards of God
    • VII. Creation and Communication
  • Chapter 5: Healing and Wholeness
    • Introduction
    • I. The Invitation to the Holy Spirit
    • II. The Voice for God
    • III. The Guide to Salvation
    • IV. Teaching and Healing
    • V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt
    • VI. Time and Eternity
    • VII. The Decision for God
  • Chapter 6: The Lessons of Love
    • Introduction
    • I. The Message of the Crucifixion
    • II. The Alternative to Projection
    • III. The Relinquishment of Attack
    • IV. The Only Answer
    • V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit
      • A. To Have, Give All to All
      • B. To Have Peace, Teach Peace to Learn It
      • C. Be Vigilant Only for God and His Kingdom
  • Chapter 7: The Gifts of the Kingdom
    • I. The Last Step
    • II. The Law of the Kingdom
    • III. The Reality of the Kingdom
    • IV. Healing as the Recognition of Truth
    • V. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind
    • VI. From Vigilance to Peace
    • VII. The Totality of the Kingdom
    • VIII. The Unbelievable Belief
    • IX. The Extension of the Kingdom
    • X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy
    • XI. The State of Grace
  • Chapter 8: The Journey Back
    • I. The Direction of the Curriculum
    • II. The Difference between Imprisonment and Freedom
    • III. The Holy Encounter
    • IV. The Gift of Freedom
    • V. The Undivided Will of the Sonship
    • VI. The Treasure of God
    • VII. The Body as a Means of Communication
    • VIII. The Body as Means or End
    • IX. Healing as Corrected Perception
  • Chapter 9: The Acceptance of the Atonement
    • I. The Acceptance of Reality
    • II. The Answer to Prayer
    • III. The Correction of Error
    • IV. The Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness
    • V. The Unhealed Healer
    • VI. The Acceptance of Your Brother
    • VII. The Two Evaluations
    • VIII. Grandeur versus Grandiosity
  • Chapter 10: The Idols of Sickness
    • Introduction
    • I. At Home in God
    • II. The Decision to Forget
    • III. The God of Sickness
    • IV. The End of Sickness
    • V. The Denial of God
  • Chapter 11: God or the Ego
    • Introduction
    • I. The Gifts of Fatherhood
    • II. The Invitation to Healing
    • III. From Darkness to Light
    • IV. The Inheritance of God’s Son
    • V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego
    • VI. Waking to Redemption
    • VII. The Condition of Reality
    • VIII. The Problem and the Answer
  • Chapter 12: The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum
    • I. The Judgment of the Holy Spirit
    • II. The Way to Remember God
    • III. The Investment in Reality
    • IV. Seeking and Finding
    • V. The Sane Curriculum
    • VI. The Vision of Christ
    • VII. Looking Within
    • VIII. The Attraction of Love for Love
  • Chapter 13: The Guiltless World
    • Introduction
    • I. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability
    • II. The Guiltless Son of God
    • III. The Fear of Redemption
    • IV. The Function of Time
    • V. The Two Emotions
    • VI. Finding the Present
    • VII. Attainment of the Real World
    • VIII. From Perception to Knowledge
    • IX. The Cloud of Guilt
    • X. Release from Guilt
    • XI. The Peace of Heaven
  • Chapter 14: Teaching for Truth
    • Introduction
    • I. The Conditions of Learning
    • II. The Happy Learner
    • III. The Decision for Guiltlessness
    • IV. Your Function in the Atonement
    • V. The Circle of Atonement
    • VI. The Light of Communication
    • VII. Sharing Perception with the Holy Spirit
    • VIII. The Holy Meeting Place
    • IX. The Reflection of Holiness
    • X. The Equality of Miracles
    • XI. The Test of Truth
  • Chapter 15: The Holy Instant
    • I. The Two Uses of Time
    • II. The End of Doubt
    • III. Littleness versus Magnitude
    • IV. Practicing the Holy Instant
    • V. The Holy Instant and Special Relationships
    • VI. The Holy Instant and the Laws of God
    • VII. The Needless Sacrifice
    • VIII. The Only Real Relationship
    • IX. The Holy Instant and the Attraction of God
    • X. The Time of Rebirth
    • XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice
  • Chapter 16: The Forgiveness of Illusions
    • I. True Empathy
    • II. The Power of Holiness
    • III. The Reward of Teaching
    • IV. The Illusion and the Reality of Love
    • V. The Choice for Completion
    • VI. The Bridge to the Real World
    • VII. The End of Illusions
  • Chapter 17: Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship
    • I. Bringing Fantasy to Truth
    • II. The Forgiven World
    • III. Shadows of the Past
    • IV. The Two Pictures
    • V. The Healed Relationship
    • VI. Setting the Goal
    • VII. The Call for Faith
    • VIII. The Conditions of Peace
  • Chapter 18: The Passing of the Dream
    • I. The Substitute Reality
    • II. The Basis of the Dream
    • III. Light in the Dream
    • IV. The Little Willingness
    • V. The Happy Dream
    • VI. Beyond the Body
    • VII. I Need Do Nothing
    • VIII. The Little Garden
    • IX. The Two Worlds
  • Chapter 19: The Attainment of Peace
    • I. Healing and Faith
    • II. Sin versus Error
    • III. The Unreality of Sin
    • IV. The Obstacles to Peace
    • A. The First Obstacle: The Desire to Get Rid of It
      • i. The Attraction of Guilt
    • B. The Second Obstacle: The Belief the Body is Valuable for What It Offers
      • i. The Attraction of Pain
    • C. The Third Obstacle: The Attraction of Death
      • i. The Incorruptible Body
    • D. The Fourth Obstacle: The Fear of God
      • i. The Lifting of the Veil
  • Chapter 20: The Vision of Holiness
    • I. Holy Week
    • II. The Gift of Lilies
    • III. Sin as an Adjustment
    • IV. Entering the Ark
    • V. Heralds of Eternity
    • VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit
    • VII. The Consistency of Means and End
    • VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness
  • Chapter 21: Reason and Perception
    • Introduction
    • I. The Forgotten Song
    • II. The Responsibility for Sight
    • III. Faith, Belief and Vision
    • IV. The Fear to Look Within
    • V. The Function of Reason
    • VI. Reason versus Madness
    • VII. The Last Unanswered Question
    • VIII. The Inner Shift
  • Chapter 22: Salvation and the Holy Relationship
    • Introduction
    • I. The Message of the Holy Relationship
    • II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness
    • III. Reason and the Forms of Error
    • IV. The Branching of the Road
    • V. Weakness and Defensiveness
    • VI. The Light of the Holy Relationship
  • Chapter 23: The War Against Yourself
    • Introduction
    • I. The Irreconcilable Beliefs
    • II. The Laws of Chaos
    • III. Salvation without Compromise
    • IV. Above the Battleground
  • Chapter 24: The Goal of Specialness
    • Introduction
    • I. Specialness as a Substitute for Love
    • II. The Treachery of Specialness
    • III. The Forgiveness of Specialness
    • IV. Specialness versus Sinlessness
    • V. The Christ in You
    • VI. Salvation from Fear
    • VII. The Meeting Place
  • Chapter 25: The Justice of God
    • Introduction
    • I. The Link to Truth
    • II. The Savior from the Dark
    • III. Perception and Choice
    • IV. The Light You Bring
    • V. The State of Sinlessness
    • VI. The Special Function
    • VII. The Rock of Salvation
    • VIII. Justice Returned to Love
    • IX. The Justice of Heaven
  • Chapter 26: The Transition
    • I. The “Sacrifice” of Oneness
    • II. Many Forms; One Correction
    • III. The Borderland
    • IV. Where Sin Has Left
    • V. The Little Hindrance
    • VI. The Appointed Friend
    • VII. The Laws of Healing
    • VIII. The Immediacy of Salvation
    • IX. For They Have Come
    • X. The End of Injustice
  • Chapter 27: The Healing of the Dream
    • I. The Picture of Crucifixion
    • II. The Fear of Healing
    • III. Beyond All Symbols
    • IV. The Quiet Answer
    • V. The Healing Example
    • VI. The Witnesses to Sin
    • VII. The Dreamer of the Dream
    • VIII. The “Hero” of the Dream
  • Chapter 28: The Undoing of Fear
    • I. The Present Memory
    • II. Reversing Effect and Cause
    • III. The Agreement to Join
    • IV. The Greater Joining
    • V. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear
    • VI. The Secret Vows
    • VII. The Ark of Safety
  • Chapter 29: The Awakening
    • I. The Closing of the Gap
    • II. The Coming of the Guest
    • III. God’s Witnesses
    • IV. Dream Roles
    • V. The Changeless Dwelling Place
    • VI. Forgiveness and the End of Time
    • VII. Seek Not Outside Yourself
    • VIII. The Anti-Christ
    • IX. The Forgiving Dream
  • Chapter 30: The New Beginning
    • Introduction
    • I. Rules for Decision
    • II. Freedom of Will
    • III. Beyond All Idols
    • IV. The Truth behind Illusions
    • V. The Only Purpose
    • VI. The Justification for Forgiveness
    • VII. The New Interpretation
    • VIII. Changeless Reality
  • Chapter 31: The Final Vision
    • I. The Simplicity of Salvation
    • II. Walking with Christ
    • III. The Self-Accused
    • IV. The Real Alternative
    • V. Self-Concept versus Self
    • VI. Recognizing the Spirit
    • VII. The Savior’s Vision
    • VIII. Choose Once Again

Workbook for Students

  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • Lessons 1 to 50
    • Lesson 1: Nothing I see…means anything.
    • Lesson 2: I have given everything I see…all the meaning that it has for me.
    • Lesson 3: I do not understand anything I see…
    • Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything.
    • Lesson 5: I am never upset for the reason I think.
    • Lesson 6: I am upset because I see something that is not there.
    • Lesson 7: I see only the past.
    • Lesson 8: My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.
    • Lesson 9: I see nothing as it is now.
    • Lesson 10: My thoughts do not mean anything.
    • Lesson 11: My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
    • Lesson 12: I am upset because I see a meaningless world.
    • Lesson 13: A meaningless world engenders fear.
    • Lesson 14: God did not create a meaningless world.
    • Lesson 15: My thoughts are images that I have made.
    • Lesson 16: I have no neutral thoughts.
    • Lesson 17: I see no neutral things.
    • Lesson 18: I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.
    • Lesson 19: I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.
    • Lesson 20: I am determined to see.
    • Lesson 21: I am determined to see things differently.
    • Lesson 22: What I see is a form of vengeance.
    • Lesson 23: I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.
    • Lesson 24: I do not perceive my own best interests.
    • Lesson 25: I do not know what anything is for.
    • Lesson 26: My attack thoughts are attacking my invulnerability.
    • Lesson 27: Above all else I want to see.
    • Lesson 28: Above all else I want to see things differently.
    • Lesson 29: God is in everything I see.
    • Lesson 30: God is in everything I see because God is in my mind.
    • Lesson 31: I am not the victim of the world I see.
    • Lesson 32: I have invented the world I see.
    • Lesson 33: There is another way of looking at the world.
    • Lesson 34: I could see peace instead of this.
    • Lesson 35: My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.
    • Lesson 36: My holiness envelops everything I see.
    • Lesson 37: My holiness blesses the world.
    • Lesson 38: There is nothing my holiness cannot do.
    • Lesson 39: My holiness is my salvation.
    • Lesson 40: I am blessed as a Son of God.
    • Lesson 41: God goes with me wherever I go.
    • Lesson 42: God is my strength. Vision is His gift.
    • Lesson 43: God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him.
    • Lesson 44: God is the light in which I see.
    • Lesson 45: God is the Mind with which I think.
    • Lesson 46: God is the Love in which I forgive.
    • Lesson 47: God is the strength in which I trust.
    • Lesson 48: There is nothing to fear.
    • Lesson 49: God’s Voice speaks to me all through the day.
    • Lesson 50: I am sustained by the Love of God.
  • Review I
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 51: Review (1–5)
    • Lesson 52: Review (6–10)
    • Lesson 53: Review (11–15)
    • Lesson 54: Review (16–20)
    • Lesson 55: Review (21–25)
    • Lesson 56: Review (26–30)
    • Lesson 57: Review (31–35)
    • Lesson 58: Review (36–40)
    • Lesson 59: Review (41–45)
    • Lesson 60: Review (46–50)
  • Lessons 61 to 80
    • Lesson 61: I am the light of the world.
    • Lesson 62: Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world.
    • Lesson 63: The light of the world brings peace to every mind through my forgiveness.
    • Lesson 64: Let me not forget my function.
    • Lesson 65: My only function is the one God gave me.
    • Lesson 66: My happiness and my function are one.
    • Lesson 67: Love created me like itself.
    • Lesson 68: Love holds no grievances.
    • Lesson 69: My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
    • Lesson 70: My salvation comes from me.
    • Lesson 71: Only God’s plan for salvation will work.
    • Lesson 72: Holding grievances is an attack on God’s plan for salvation.
    • Lesson 73: I will there be light.
    • Lesson 74: There is no will but God’s.
    • Lesson 75: The light has come.
    • Lesson 76: I am under no laws but God’s.
    • Lesson 77: I am entitled to miracles.
    • Lesson 78: Let miracles replace all grievances.
    • Lesson 79: Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.
    • Lesson 80: Let me recognize my problems have been solved.
  • Review II
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 81: Review (61 and 62)
    • Lesson 82: Review (63 and 64)
    • Lesson 83: Review (65 and 66)
    • Lesson 84: Review (67 and 68)
    • Lesson 85: Review (69 and 70)
    • Lesson 86: Review (71 and 72)
    • Lesson 87: Review (73 and 74)
    • Lesson 88: Review (75 and 76)
    • Lesson 89: Review (77 and 78)
    • Lesson 90: Review (79 and 80)
  • Lessons 91 to 110
    • Lesson 91: Miracles are seen in light.
    • Lesson 92: Miracles are seen in light, and light and strength are one.
    • Lesson 93: Light and joy and peace abide in me.
    • Lesson 94: I am as God created me.
    • Lesson 95: I am one Self, united with my Creator.
    • Lesson 96: Salvation comes from my one Self.
    • Lesson 97: I am spirit.
    • Lesson 98: I will accept my part in God’s plan for salvation.
    • Lesson 99: Salvation is my only function here.
    • Lesson 100: My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.
    • Lesson 101: God’s Will for me is perfect happiness.
    • Lesson 102: I share God’s Will for happiness for me.
    • Lesson 103: God, being Love, is also happiness.
    • Lesson 104: I seek but what belongs to me in truth.
    • Lesson 105: God’s peace and joy are mine.
    • Lesson 106: Let me be still and listen to the truth.
    • Lesson 107: Truth will correct all errors in my mind.
    • Lesson 108: To give and to receive are one in truth.
    • Lesson 109: I rest in God.
    • Lesson 110: I am as God created me.
  • Review III
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 111: Review (91 and 92)
    • Lesson 112: Review (93 and 94)
    • Lesson 113: Review (95 and 96)
    • Lesson 114: Review (97 and 98)
    • Lesson 115: Review (99 and 100)
    • Lesson 116: Review (101 and 102)
    • Lesson 117: Review (103 and 104)
    • Lesson 118: Review (105 and 106)
    • Lesson 119: Review (107 and 108)
    • Lesson 120: Review (109 and 110)
  • Lessons 121 to 140
    • Lesson 121: Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
    • Lesson 122: Forgiveness offers everything I want.
    • Lesson 123: I thank my Father for His gifts to me.
    • Lesson 124: Let me remember I am one with God.
    • Lesson 125: In quiet I receive God’s Word today.
    • Lesson 126: All that I give is given to myself.
    • Lesson 127: There is no love but God’s.
    • Lesson 128: The world I see holds nothing that I want.
    • Lesson 129: Beyond this world there is a world I want.
    • Lesson 130: It is impossible to see two worlds.
    • Lesson 131: No one can fail who seeks to reach the truth.
    • Lesson 132: I loose the world from all I thought it was.
    • Lesson 133: I will not value what is valueless.
    • Lesson 134: Let me perceive forgiveness as it is.
    • Lesson 135: If I defend myself I am attacked.
    • Lesson 136: Sickness is a defense against the truth.
    • Lesson 137: When I am healed I am not healed alone.
    • Lesson 138: Heaven is the decision I must make.
    • Lesson 139: I will accept Atonement for myself.
    • Lesson 140: Only salvation can be said to cure.
  • Review IV
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 141: Review (121 and 122)
    • Lesson 142: Review (123 and 124)
    • Lesson 143: Review (125 and 126)
    • Lesson 144: Review (127 and 128)
    • Lesson 145: Review (129 and 130)
    • Lesson 146: Review (131 and 132)
    • Lesson 147: Review (133 and 134)
    • Lesson 148: Review (135 and 136)
    • Lesson 149: Review (137 and 138)
    • Lesson 150: Review (139 and 140)
  • Lessons 151 to 170
    • Lesson 151: All things are echoes of the Voice for God.
    • Lesson 152: The power of decision is my own.
    • Lesson 153: In my defenselessness my safety lies.
    • Lesson 154: I am among the ministers of God.
    • Lesson 155: I will step back and let Him lead the way.
    • Lesson 156: I walk with God in perfect holiness.
    • Lesson 157: Into His Presence would I enter now.
    • Lesson 158: Today I learn to give as I receive.
    • Lesson 159: I give the miracles I have received.
    • Lesson 160: I am at home. Fear is the stranger here.
    • Lesson 161: Give me your blessing, holy Son of God.
    • Lesson 162: I am as God created me.
    • Lesson 163: There is no death. The Son of God is free.
    • Lesson 164: Now are we one with Him Who is our Source.
    • Lesson 165: Let not my mind deny the Thought of God.
    • Lesson 166: I am entrusted with the gifts of God.
    • Lesson 167: There is one life, and that I share with God.
    • Lesson 168: Your grace is given me. I claim it now.
    • Lesson 169: By grace I live. By grace I am released.
    • Lesson 170: There is no cruelty in God and none in me.
  • Review V
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 171: Review (151 and 152)
    • Lesson 172: Review (153 and 154)
    • Lesson 173: Review (155 and 156)
    • Lesson 174: Review (157 and 158)
    • Lesson 175: Review (159 and 160)
    • Lesson 176: Review (161 and 162)
    • Lesson 177: Review (163 and 164)
    • Lesson 178: Review (165 and 166)
    • Lesson 179: Review (167 and 168)
    • Lesson 180: Review (169 and 170)
  • Lessons 181 to 200
    • Introduction to Lessons 181–200
    • Lesson 181: I trust my brothers, who are one with me.
    • Lesson 182: I will be still an instant and go home.
    • Lesson 183: I call upon God’s Name and on my own.
    • Lesson 184: The Name of God is my inheritance.
    • Lesson 185: I want the peace of God.
    • Lesson 186: Salvation of the world depends on me.
    • Lesson 187: I bless the world because I bless myself.
    • Lesson 188: The peace of God is shining in me now.
    • Lesson 189: I feel the Love of God within me now.
    • Lesson 190: I choose the joy of God instead of pain.
    • Lesson 191: I am the holy Son of God Himself.
    • Lesson 192: I have a function God would have me fill.
    • Lesson 193: All things are lessons God would have me learn.
    • Lesson 194: I place the future in the Hands of God.
    • Lesson 195: Love is the way I walk in gratitude.
    • Lesson 196: It can be but myself I crucify.
    • Lesson 197: It can be but my gratitude I earn.
    • Lesson 198: Only my condemnation injures me.
    • Lesson 199: I am not a body. I am free.
    • Lesson 200: There is no peace except the peace of God.
  • Review VI
    • Introduction
    • Lesson 201: Review (181)
    • Lesson 202: Review (182)
    • Lesson 203: Review (183)
    • Lesson 204: Review (184)
    • Lesson 205: Review (185)
    • Lesson 206: Review (186)
    • Lesson 207: Review (187)
    • Lesson 208: Review (188)
    • Lesson 209: Review (189)
    • Lesson 210: Review (190)
    • Lesson 211: Review (191)
    • Lesson 212: Review (192)
    • Lesson 213: Review (193)
    • Lesson 214: Review (194)
    • Lesson 215: Review (195)
    • Lesson 216: Review (196)
    • Lesson 217: Review (197)
    • Lesson 218: Review (198)
    • Lesson 219: Review (199)
    • Lesson 220: Review (200)
  • Part II
  • Introduction
  • (221–230) 1. What Is Forgiveness?
    • What Is Forgiveness?
    • Lesson 221: Peace to my mind. Let all my thoughts be still.
    • Lesson 222: God is with me. I live and move in Him.
    • Lesson 223: God is my life. I have no life but His.
    • Lesson 224: God is my Father, and He loves His Son.
    • Lesson 225: God is my Father, and His Son loves Him.
    • Lesson 226: My home awaits me. I will hasten there.
    • Lesson 227: This is my holy instant of release.
    • Lesson 228: God has condemned me not. No more do I.
    • Lesson 229: Love, which created me, is what I am.
    • Lesson 230: Now will I seek and find the peace of God.
  • (231–240) 2. What Is Salvation?
    • What Is Salvation?
    • Lesson 231: Father, I will but to remember You.
    • Lesson 232: Be in my mind, my Father, through the day.
    • Lesson 233: I give my life to God to guide today.
    • Lesson 234: Father, today I am Your Son again.
    • Lesson 235: God in His mercy wills that I be saved.
    • Lesson 236: I rule my mind, which I alone must rule.
    • Lesson 237: Now would I be as God created me.
    • Lesson 238: On my decision all salvation rests.
    • Lesson 239: The glory of my Father is my own.
    • Lesson 240: Fear is not justified in any form.
  • (241–250) 3. What Is the World?
    • What Is the World?
    • Lesson 241: This holy instant is salvation come.
    • Lesson 242: This day is God’s. It is my gift to Him.
    • Lesson 243: Today I will judge nothing that occurs.
    • Lesson 244: I am in danger nowhere in the world.
    • Lesson 245: Your peace is with me, Father. I am safe.
    • Lesson 246: To love my Father is to love His Son.
    • Lesson 247: Without forgiveness I will still be blind.
    • Lesson 248: Whatever suffers is not part of me.
    • Lesson 249: Forgiveness ends all suffering and loss.
    • Lesson 250: Let me not see myself as limited.
  • (251–260) 4. What Is Sin?
    • What Is Sin?
    • Lesson 251: I am in need of nothing but the truth.
    • Lesson 252: The Son of God is my Identity.
    • Lesson 253: My Self is ruler of the universe.
    • Lesson 254: Let every voice but God’s be still in me.
    • Lesson 255: This day I choose to spend in perfect peace.
    • Lesson 256: God is the only goal I have today.
    • Lesson 257: Let me remember what my purpose is.
    • Lesson 258: Let me remember that my goal is God.
    • Lesson 259: Let me remember that there is no sin.
    • Lesson 260: Let me remember God created me.
  • (261–270) 5. What Is the Body?
    • What Is the Body?
    • Lesson 261: God is my refuge and security.
    • Lesson 262: Let me perceive no differences today.
    • Lesson 263: My holy vision sees all things as pure.
    • Lesson 264: I am surrounded by the Love of God.
    • Lesson 265: Creation’s gentleness is all I see.
    • Lesson 266: My holy Self abides in you, God’s Son.
    • Lesson 267: My heart is beating in the peace of God.
    • Lesson 268: Let all things be exactly as they are.
    • Lesson 269: My sight goes forth to look upon Christ’s face.
    • Lesson 270: I will not use the body’s eyes today.
  • (271–280) 6. What Is the Christ?
    • What Is the Christ?
    • Lesson 271: Christ’s is the vision I will use today.
    • Lesson 272: How can illusions satisfy God’s Son?
    • Lesson 273: The stillness of the peace of God is mine.
    • Lesson 274: Today belongs to love. Let me not fear.
    • Lesson 275: God’s healing Voice protects all things today.
    • Lesson 276: The Word of God is given me to speak.
    • Lesson 277: Let me not bind Your Son with laws I made.
    • Lesson 278: If I am bound, my Father is not free.
    • Lesson 279: Creation’s freedom promises my own.
    • Lesson 280: What limits can I lay upon God’s Son?
  • (281–290) 7. What Is the Holy Spirit?
    • What Is the Holy Spirit?
    • Lesson 281: I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts.
    • Lesson 282: I will not be afraid of love today.
    • Lesson 283: My true Identity abides in You.
    • Lesson 284: I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt.
    • Lesson 285: My holiness shines bright and clear today.
    • Lesson 286: The hush of Heaven holds my heart today.
    • Lesson 287: You are my goal, my Father. Only You.
    • Lesson 288: Let me forget my brother’s past today.
    • Lesson 289: The past is over. It can touch me not.
    • Lesson 290: My present happiness is all I see.
  • (291–300) 8. What Is the Real World?
    • What Is the Real World?
    • Lesson 291: This is a day of stillness and of peace.
    • Lesson 292: A happy outcome to all things is sure.
    • Lesson 293: All fear is past and only love is here.
    • Lesson 294: My body is a wholly neutral thing.
    • Lesson 295: The Holy Spirit looks through me today.
    • Lesson 296: The Holy Spirit speaks through me today.
    • Lesson 297: Forgiveness is the only gift I give.
    • Lesson 298: I love You, Father, and I love Your Son.
    • Lesson 299: Eternal holiness abides in me.
    • Lesson 300: Only an instant does this world endure.
  • (301–310) 9. What Is the Second Coming?
    • What Is the Second Coming?
    • Lesson 301: And God Himself shall wipe away all tears.
    • Lesson 302: Where darkness was I look upon the light.
    • Lesson 303: The holy Christ is born in me today.
    • Lesson 304: Let not my world obscure the sight of Christ.
    • Lesson 305: There is a peace that Christ bestows on us.
    • Lesson 306: The gift of Christ is all I seek today.
    • Lesson 307: Conflicting wishes cannot be my will.
    • Lesson 308: This instant is the only time there is.
    • Lesson 309: I will not fear to look within today.
    • Lesson 310: In fearlessness and love I spend today.
  • (311–320) 10. What Is the Last Judgment?
    • What Is the Last Judgment?
    • Lesson 311: I judge all things as I would have them be.
    • Lesson 312: I see all things as I would have them be.
    • Lesson 313: Now let a new perception come to me.
    • Lesson 314: I seek a future different from the past.
    • Lesson 315: All gifts my brothers give belong to me.
    • Lesson 316: All gifts I give my brothers are my own.
    • Lesson 317: I follow in the way appointed me.
    • Lesson 318: In me salvation’s means and end are one.
    • Lesson 319: I came for the salvation of the world.
    • Lesson 320: My Father gives all power unto me.
  • (321–330) 11. What Is Creation?
    • What Is Creation?
    • Lesson 321: Father, my freedom is in You alone.
    • Lesson 322: I can give up but what was never real.
    • Lesson 323: I gladly make the “sacrifice” of fear.
    • Lesson 324: I merely follow, for I would not lead.
    • Lesson 325: All things I think I see reflect ideas.
    • Lesson 326: I am forever an Effect of God.
    • Lesson 327: I need but call and You will answer me.
    • Lesson 328: I choose the second place to gain the first.
    • Lesson 329: I have already chosen what You will.
    • Lesson 330: I will not hurt myself again today.
  • (331–340) 12. What Is the Ego?
    • What Is the Ego?
    • Lesson 331: There is no conflict, for my will is Yours.
    • Lesson 332: Fear binds the world. Forgiveness sets it free.
    • Lesson 333: Forgiveness ends the dream of conflict here.
    • Lesson 334: Today I claim the gifts forgiveness gives.
    • Lesson 335: I choose to see my brother’s sinlessness.
    • Lesson 336: Forgiveness lets me know that minds are joined.
    • Lesson 337: My sinlessness protects me from all harm.
    • Lesson 338: I am affected only by my thoughts.
    • Lesson 339: I will receive whatever I request.
    • Lesson 340: I can be free of suffering today.
  • (341–350) 13. What Is a Miracle?
    • What Is a Miracle?
    • Lesson 341: I can attack but my own sinlessness, and it is only that which keeps me safe.
    • Lesson 342: I let forgiveness rest upon all things, for thus forgiveness will be given me.
    • Lesson 343: I am not asked to make a sacrifice to find the mercy and the peace of God.
    • Lesson 344: Today I learn the law of love; that what I give my brother is my gift to me.
    • Lesson 345: I offer only miracles today, for I would have them be returned to me.
    • Lesson 346: Today the peace of God envelops me, and I forget all things except His Love.
    • Lesson 347: Anger must come from judgment. Judgment is the weapon I would use against myself, to keep the miracle away from me.
    • Lesson 348: I have no cause for anger or for fear, for You surround me. And in every need that I perceive, Your grace suffices me.
    • Lesson 349: Today I let Christ’s vision look upon all things for me and judge them not, but give each one a miracle of love instead.
    • Lesson 350: Miracles mirror God’s eternal Love. To offer them is to remember Him, and through His memory to save the world.
  • (351–360) 14. What Am I?
    • What Am I?
    • Lesson 351: My sinless brother is my guide to peace. My sinful brother is my guide to pain. And which I choose to see I will behold.
    • Lesson 352: Judgment and love are opposites. From one come all the sorrows of the world. But from the other comes the peace of God Himself.
    • Lesson 353: My eyes, my tongue, my hands, my feet today have but one purpose; to be given Christ to use to bless the world with miracles.
    • Lesson 354: We stand together, Christ and I, in peace and certainty of purpose. And in Him is His Creator, as He is in me.
    • Lesson 355: There is no end to all the peace and joy, and all the miracles that I will give, when I accept God’s Word. Why not today?
    • Lesson 356: Sickness is but another name for sin. Healing is but another name for God. The miracle is thus a call to Him.
    • Lesson 357: Truth answers every call we make to God, responding first with miracles, and then returning unto us to be itself.
    • Lesson 358: No call to God can be unheard nor left unanswered. And of this I can be sure; His answer is the one I really want.
    • Lesson 359: God’s answer is some form of peace. All pain is healed; all misery replaced with joy. All prison doors are opened. And all sin is understood as merely a mistake.
    • Lesson 360: Peace be to me, the holy Son of God. Peace to my brother, who is one with me. Let all the world be blessed with peace through us.
  • (361–365) Final Lessons
    • Introduction
    • Lessons 361 to 365: This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
  • Epilogue

Manual for Teachers

  • Introduction
  • 1. Who Are God’s Teachers?
  • 2. Who Are Their Pupils?
  • 3. What Are the Levels of Teaching?
  • 4. What Are the Characteristics of God’s Teachers?
    • What Are the Characteristics of God’s Teachers?
    • I. Trust
      • A. Development of Trust
    • II. Honesty
    • III. Tolerance
    • IV. Gentleness
    • V. Joy
    • VI. Defenselessness
    • VII. Generosity
    • VIII. Patience
    • IX. Faithfulness
    • X. Open-Mindedness
  • 5. How Is Healing Accomplished?
    • How Is Healing Accomplished?
    • I. The Perceived Purpose of Sickness
    • II. The Shift in Perception
    • III. The Function of the Teacher of God
  • 6. Is Healing Certain?
  • 7. Should Healing Be Repeated?
  • 8. How Can Perception of Order of Difficulties Be Avoided?
  • 9. Are Changes Required in the Life Situation of God’s Teachers?
  • 10. How Is Judgment Relinquished?
  • 11. How Is Peace Possible in This World?
  • 12. How Many Teachers of God Are Needed to Save the World?
  • 13. What Is the Real Meaning of Sacrifice?
  • 14. How Will the World End?
  • 15. Is Each One to Be Judged in the End?
  • 16. How Should the Teacher of God Spend His Day?
  • 17. How Do God’s Teachers Deal with Magic Thoughts?
  • 18. How Is Correction Made?
  • 19. What Is Justice?
  • 20. What Is the Peace of God?
  • 21. What Is the Role of Words in Healing?
  • 22. How Are Healing and Atonement Related?
  • 23. Does Jesus Have a Special Place in Healing?
  • 24. Is Reincarnation So?
  • 25. Are “Psychic” Powers Desirable?
  • 26. Can God Be Reached Directly?
  • 27. What Is Death?
  • 28. What Is the Resurrection?
  • 29. As for the Rest...
  • Clarification of Terms
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mind – Spirit
  • 2. The Ego – The Miracle
  • 3. Forgiveness – The Face of Christ
  • 4. True Perception – Knowledge
  • 5. Jesus – Christ
  • 6. The Holy Spirit
  • Epilogue

Psychotherapy

  • Supplements to A Course in Miracles
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Purpose of Psychotherapy
  • 2. The Process of Psychotherapy
    • Introduction
    • I. The Limits on Psychotherapy
    • II. The Place of Religion in Psychotherapy
    • III. The Role of the Psychotherapist
    • IV. The Process of Illness
    • V. The Process of Healing
    • VI. The Definition of Healing
    • VII. The Ideal Patient-Therapist Relationship
  • 3. The Practice of Psychotherapy
    • I. The Selection of Patients
    • II. Is Psychotherapy a Profession?
    • III. The Question of Payment

Song of Prayer

  • 1. Prayer
    • Introduction
    • I. True Prayer
    • II. The Ladder of Prayer
    • III. Praying for Others
    • IV. Praying with Others
    • V. The Ladder Ends
  • 2. Forgiveness
    • Introduction
    • I. Forgiveness of Yourself
    • II. Forgiveness-to-Destroy
    • III. Forgiveness-for-Salvation
  • 3. Healing
    • Introduction
    • I. The Cause of Sickness
    • II. False versus True Healing
    • III. Separation versus Union
    • IV. The Holiness of Healing