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A Course in Miracles is a complete course of learning for any individual to study in private for their own relief and enlightenment. The purpose of the commentaries here is to clarify my own thoughts about the Course and to invite further consideration of this profound and beautiful work.
Some of the ideas ... you will find hard to believe, and others may seem to be quite startling. This does not matter ...You are asked only to use them. It is their use that will give them meaning to you, and will show you that they are true.
Remember only this; you need not believe the ideas, you need not accept them, and you need not even welcome them. Some of them you may actively resist. None of this will matter, or decrease their efficacy. But do not allow yourself to make exceptions in applying the ideas the workbook contains, and whatever your reactions to the ideas may be, use them. Nothing more than that is required. (Workbook, introduction)
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Nothing real can be threatened

Next workshop in the Happy Learner series: Saturday March 9th 10.30 am to 2.30 pm

'Fear is not justified in any form' (W240)

We hardly realise how fearful we are, always afraid of something. We are nervous of each other and ever concerned about what might or might not happen. We spend a great deal of time, money and anxious energy insuring and defending ourselves against every imaginable form of attack and against all sorts and degrees of hurt and loss, past, present and to come.
And we even fear that to have nothing to fear would be very boring.

But peace is fearless. And true peace is not a pose - it is founded on reason, though hardly what the world thinks of as reasonable. The whole teaching of the course is summed up in this one idea: Nothing real can be threatened. What does it mean? It is not talking about recklessness, nor bravado, nor even courage. Is it humanly possible to experience that kind of unquivering defencelessness for ourselves, in all circumstances? And - given that we might hardly recognize ourselves without our fears - do we dare to let them go?


You are welcome to join us. Contact anna@unlearningschool.com or phone 01264 395579

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