A Course in Miracles

The 1976 book a course in miracles has had a significant impact on people from all walks of life. It was received through a process of inner dictation by Helen Schucman and is credited to Jesus Christ, though no name appears on the cover or in any text. It has sold without paid advertising to millions of men and women from all major faiths around the world.

The three-volume set includes a Text, which lays out the concepts that make up its thought system; a Workbook for Students, which teaches through experience rather than belief in a theology; and a Manual for Acim Teachers, which provides answers to questions raised by the daily Workbook lessons. The language of the Course is poetic, and its thought system combines spiritual inspiration with deep psychological understanding of such phenomena as belief systems and defense mechanisms.

The Course teaches that the world of illusion is guilt and that the real world, which reflects truth, is one of unity, love and abundance. It emphasizes forgiveness as the way to undo the illusion of separation and teaches a new, profoundly different way of forgiving, which leads to healing and freedom. The Course is not a religion but a teaching that states that it is only one of thousands of spiritual paths that lead to God.

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