A Course in Miracles

Christ’s vision is the Holy Spirit’s gift, God’s alternative to the illusion of separation and to the belief in the reality of sin, guilt and death.

The world we see merely reflects our own internal frame of reference–the dominant ideas, wishes and emotions in our minds. “Projection makes perception” (Text, p. 445).

T-1.I.42. A major contribution of miracles is their strength in releasing you from your false sense of isolation, deprivation and lack.

Fantasy is an attempt to control reality according to false needs.

What you believe is true for you. In this sense the separation has occurred, and to deny it is merely to use denial inappropriately.

The initial corrective procedure is to recognize temporarily that there is a problem, but only as an indication that immediate correction is needed.

“Judge not that ye be not judged,” it means that if you judge the reality of others you will be unable to avoid judging your own.

Revelation unites you directly with God. Miracles unite you directly with your brother. Neither emanates from consciousness, but both are experienced there. Consciousness is the state that induces action, though it does not inspire it. You are free to believe what you choose, and what you do attests to what you believe.

This belief can exist only to the extent that you believe in the efficacy of judgment as a weapon of defense for your own authority.

Remember that where your heart is, there is your treasure also.