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

The body appears to be largely self-motivated and independent, yet it actually responds only to the intentions of the mind. If the mind wants to use it for attack in any form, it becomes prey to sickness, age and decay.

A miracle is a service. It is the maximal service you can render to another. It is a way of loving your neighbor as yourself. You recognize your own and your neighbor’s worth simultaneously.

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

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).

“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.

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.

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

No one who lives in fear is really alive.