From The Foundation of Inner Peace www.facim.org
A Course in Miracles is a
complete self-study spiritual thought system. As
a three-volume curriculum consisting of a Text,
Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers,
it teaches the way to universal love and
peace. Even though the
language of the Course is that of traditional
Christianity, it expresses a non-denominational spirituality. A Course in
Miracles therefore is a universal spiritual
teaching, not a religion.
The "Text" presents the
theory of the Course and has built into its
study the development of the experience of
forgiveness that is the Course's goal for the
student. In this regard, A Course in Miracles
states that "its goal for you is happiness and
peace." (Text, p. 241) (T-13.II.7:1) The Text
also explains the basis for fear and guilt, and
how they can be overcome through miracles, which
are defined as maximal "expressions of love."
Miracles are also defined as the shift in
perception from fear to love.
The "Workbook for
Students" consists of 365 lessons, an exercise
for each day of the year. This one-year training
program begins the process of changing the
student's mind and perception, though it is not
intended to bring one's learning to completion.
As stated in the Preface to the Course, "At the
end, the reader is left in the hands of his or
her own Internal Teacher, Who will direct all
subsequent learning as He sees fit." (Preface:
ix)
The "Manual for Teachers"
is written in question-and-answer form and
provides answers to some of the more likely
questions a student might ask. It also includes
clarification of a number of terms the Course
uses, explaining them within the theoretical
framework of the Text and for their practical
application through the Workbook.
The Course can be purchased at any bookstore
across the Nation. It is now published in
20 languages and is studied world-wide.
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