Questions about how to behave in a given situation arise for most of us on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Historically, religion and religious leaders have provided guidance about right action. A Course in Miracles simultaneously has nothing to say about how to act in a given situation and also teaches that our inner Teacher will give us all the guidance we need to navigate our day-to-day lives.

Guilt and peace cannot co-exist. This is because guilt is entirely of the ego, a false conception of ourselves as separated beings. God does not see error, only love, and we are all one with God. That means that each and every one of us is completely worthy and completely loved, no matter our actions, or even our thoughts, in this dream of a world. This post is dedicated to leaving guilt behind, day by day, and eventually, completely, by looking at our guilt with the Teacher of Peace in our minds.

Today’s post, inspired by the season of Christmas, has as its theme the limitless light and strength we each have in our minds. It characterizes light and strength as taught in A Course in Miracles and ends with a meditation that anybody can do on the place in our minds where light and strength are one.

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, inspiring this post on gratitude as it is taught in A Course in Miracles.

This post is a companion to the previous post on the belief in scarcity. A Course in Miracles teaches that abundance is not something that we have but something that we are. Our abundance is of God and therefore limitless and eternal.

The idea of two “mindsets” or “mentalities,” one of scarcity and the other of abundance, has become a popular meme in recent years. A Course in Miracles uses “scarcity” and “abundance” in different and more far-reaching ways than the popular usage. In this post, I trace the belief in scarcity back to its origin and provide some guidance from A Course in Miracles on disinvesting in this belief.

The body is an integral part of our conception of ourselves and yet attachment to the body is a source of much suffering. A Course in Miracles teaches that our bodies are not our true reality since they grow old and die, whereas Spirit is eternal. Nonetheless, even as we grow older, we can grow to be more peaceful and less identified with our bodies.

With fires raging along the entire west coast of the United States, the air is literally and figuratively fraught. In this post, I share some reflections on the transient nature of nature itself, as well as a practical exercise for turning to “the stately calm within.”

The miracle is the Course’s means of promoting enduring personal peace. The use of this word in A Course in Miracles is completely different from the usual sense of the word. At the same time, it is miraculous in its own way.

We are all intimately familiar with conditional love. A Course in Miracles teaches that God’s love for us is total, no matter what we may think of ourselves or our actions.

Judgment of others and oneself is so automatic that we might conclude that it is our natural inheritance. On the contrary, judgment is a habit that perpetuates itself, making the experience of peace ever more elusive. In this post, I share some ideas about the transformative practice of non-judgment.

Recent events in American news have highlighted social injustice. This complex problem is difficult to solve from within the framework of the world. In this post, I talk about seeking refuge in our true reality, which is Love. By looking through Love’s eyes, what we see takes on a different meaning, one that allows peace to return.

Relationships bring enormous meaning to life and can also be the source of much suffering. This post introduces the two possible perspectives on relationships taught in A Course in Miracles. Understanding these perspectives clarifies the choice that can be made between them, with one choice sustaining suffering and the other bringing personal peace.

This post is an introduction to the metaphysics of A Course in Miracles, and the teaching, shared with Buddhist and Hindu traditions, that the world is an illusion. The Course goes further ‘behind the scenes’ to explain how the illusory world came about and our role as one mind in this.

Feeling victimized is a universal experience and can take place at the level of a personal relationship, family, community, society, or country. In this post I describe my own experience of feeling victimized by the local authorities in San Francisco. I share how I returned to a state of peace despite very little changing outside myself.

Beyond the perception of separate people and separate interests is a vast unity that connects us all.