| Text Introduction |
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| Introduction |
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| T-1. The Meaning of Miracles |
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| I. Principles of Miracles |
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| II. Revelation, Time and Miracles |
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| III. Atonement and Miracles |
Choosing guidance over private judgment reshapes what you see. | |
| IV. The Escape from Darkness |
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| V. Wholeness and Spirit |
⬥Undivided allegiance: the mind elects which teacher it serves. | |
| VI. The Illusion of Needs |
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| VII. Distortions of Miracle Impulses |
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| T-2. The Separation and the Atonement |
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| I. The Origins of Separation |
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| II. The Atonement as Defense |
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| III. The Altar of God |
The turning point: stopping delay and choosing the better way. | |
| IV. Healing as Release from Fear |
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| V. The Function of the Miracle Worker |
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| VI. Fear and Conflict |
Fear as feedback: choosing a unified goal ends strain. | |
| VII. Cause and Effect |
Choosing the miracle rejects fear by choosing a new cause. | |
| VIII. The Meaning of the Last Judgment |
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| T-3. The Innocent Perception |
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| I. Atonement without Sacrifice |
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| II. Miracles as True Perception |
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| III. Perception versus Knowledge |
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| IV. Error and the Ego |
Leaving ambiguity: choosing to know is choosing to heal separation. | |
| V. Beyond Perception |
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| VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem |
Judgment or knowing: the decision about who authored your inheritance. | |
| VII. Creating versus the Self-Image |
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| T-4. The Illusions of the Ego |
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| Introduction |
Before you speak, choose the voice you will speak from. | |
| I. Right Teaching and Right Learning |
Opening the guarded mind: choosing whether to obey ego laws. | |
| II. The Ego and False Autonomy |
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| III. Love without Conflict |
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| IV. This Need Not Be |
Mood as diagnostic: lack of joy reveals a choice to not listen. | |
| V. The Ego-Body Illusion |
The hidden question of what it is for: purpose chosen now directs future effort. | |
| VI. The Rewards of God |
Choose your rewards: let outcomes show which guide you followed. | |
| VII. Creation and Communication |
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| T-5. Healing and Wholeness |
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| Introduction |
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| I. The Invitation to the Holy Spirit |
Choosing joy is inviting the Holy Spirit, not waiting for Him. | |
| II. The Voice for God |
Two voices, one choice: the decision that can be shared. | |
| III. The Guide to Salvation |
Choosing a guide decides how you see your brother and yourself. | |
| IV. Teaching and Healing |
Decision to share: joining purifies what secrecy would keep. | |
| V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt |
The moment of decision: two choices, automatic effects, no neutrality. | |
| VI. Time and Eternity |
Appeal the verdict: exchange time’s election for peace and joy. | |
| VII. The Decision for God |
▲Decide for God: let lack of peace show the choice to change. | |
| T-6. The Lessons of Love |
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| Introduction |
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| I. The Message of the Crucifixion |
Sharing the decision: joint interpretation teaches what you will learn. | |
| II. The Alternative to Projection |
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| III. The Relinquishment of Attack |
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| IV. The Only Answer |
Leaving the ego’s alliance: waking begins as a chosen allegiance. | |
| V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit |
No escape through indecision: peace requires choosing one thought system. | |
| T-7. The Gifts of the Kingdom |
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| I. The Last Step |
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| II. The Law of the Kingdom |
Relinquish one translation to learn the other consistently. | |
| III. The Reality of the Kingdom |
Attention is a decision: conflict continues where you attend to untruth. | |
| IV. Healing as the Recognition of Truth |
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| V. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind |
Your decision teaches: the body serves separation or communication. | |
| VI. From Vigilance to Peace |
Total commitment: directing thinking means relinquishing attack entirely. | |
| VII. The Totality of the Kingdom |
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| VIII. The Unbelievable Belief |
Project or extend: choosing the law’s purpose decides abundance or scarcity. | |
| IX. The Extension of the Kingdom |
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| X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy |
False autonomy: deciding to avoid guidance is choosing weakness and fear. | |
| XI. The State of Grace |
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| T-8. The Journey Back |
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| I. The Direction of the Curriculum |
Change the curriculum: evaluate the ego’s offer by its lack of peace. | |
| II. The Difference between Imprisonment and Freedom |
Rational teacher-choice: freedom follows the Teacher who knows your reality. | |
| III. The Holy Encounter |
Decision to learn: the encounter releases or imprisons both minds. | |
| IV. The Gift of Freedom |
Unequivocal union: refusing to choose with guidance is choosing against healing. | |
| V. The Undivided Will of the Sonship |
One companion, one direction: choosing help instead of conflicting maps. | |
| VI. The Treasure of God |
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| VII. The Body as a Means of Communication |
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| VIII. The Body as Means or End |
Decide against attack: let the body serve joining, not defense. | |
| IX. Healing as Corrected Perception |
Evaluate the ego’s questions: waking is chosen as corrected perception. | |
| T-9. The Acceptance of the Atonement |
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| I. The Acceptance of Reality |
Who are you asking: choosing the teacher who can actually give truth. | |
| II. The Answer to Prayer |
Your decision about your brother decides the message you hear. | |
| III. The Correction of Error |
When you react to error, you chose the ego as guide. | |
| IV. The Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness |
Choose the Guide: fear rests on a mistaken decision about reality. | |
| V. The Unhealed Healer |
Change direction: choose the right Guide and verify by results. | |
| VI. The Acceptance of Your Brother |
Receiving expands as you decide to offer acceptance to your brother. | |
| VII. The Two Evaluations |
Peace follows the evaluation you choose; retaliation reveals the ego’s. | |
| VIII. Grandeur versus Grandiosity |
True grandeur replaces grandiosity; despair fades when you accept what is given. | |
| T-10. The Idols of Sickness |
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| Introduction |
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| I. At Home in God |
Awakening begins when you accept responsibility for exile and want truth wholly. | |
| II. The Decision to Forget |
▲Dissociation was a decision; remembering is chosen the same way. | |
| III. The God of Sickness |
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| IV. The End of Sickness |
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| V. The Denial of God |
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| T-11. God or the Ego |
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| Introduction |
No partial allegiance: choose your Father and bring hidden darkness to light. | |
| I. The Gifts of Fatherhood |
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| II. The Invitation to Healing |
Healing begins with invitation: choose which inner guest will stay. | |
| III. From Darkness to Light |
Turn toward the light by refusing the dark companions you follow. | |
| IV. The Inheritance of God’s Son |
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| V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego |
Your vigilance is a decision; it appoints every brother as witness. | |
| VI. Waking to Redemption |
Choose the interpreter that frees; resurrection replaces the habit of crucifixion. | |
| VII. The Condition of Reality |
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| VIII. The Problem and the Answer |
Decide for the Answer; defending the problem keeps truth hidden. | |
| T-12. The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum |
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| I. The Judgment of the Holy Spirit |
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| II. The Way to Remember God |
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| III. The Investment in Reality |
Insistence shows your investment; relinquish projection and let perception be healed. | |
| IV. Seeking and Finding |
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| V. The Sane Curriculum |
Resign as your own teacher; choose the sane curriculum and follow. | |
| VI. The Vision of Christ |
You can decide otherwise: refuse the cost of sleeping and accept vision. | |
| VII. Looking Within |
Looking within chooses the Guide; perception witnesses the decision you made. | |
| VIII. The Attraction of Love for Love |
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| T-13. The Guiltless World |
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| Introduction |
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| I. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability |
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| II. The Guiltless Son of God |
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| III. The Fear of Redemption |
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| IV. The Function of Time |
Keeping past pain is a decision; use the present for release. | |
| V. The Two Emotions |
Two emotions guide you; the private world confuses fear for love. | |
| VI. Finding the Present |
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| VII. Attainment of the Real World |
You cannot see both worlds; cherish peace and follow the Light. | |
| VIII. From Perception to Knowledge |
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| IX. The Cloud of Guilt |
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| X. Release from Guilt |
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| XI. The Peace of Heaven |
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| T-14. Teaching for Truth |
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| Introduction |
Turn from ego reasoning; follow the Holy Spirit’s simple conclusions. | |
| I. The Conditions of Learning |
Denial is a decision not to know; choose a direction that learns. | |
| II. The Happy Learner |
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| III. The Decision for Guiltlessness |
▲Each second is choosing; hand decisions to the Holy Spirit for guiltlessness. | |
| IV. Your Function in the Atonement |
Decide against deciding alone; let God’s Voice make choice effortless. | |
| V. The Circle of Atonement |
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| VI. The Light of Communication |
A misused power of decision becomes self-attack; let it serve restoration. | |
| VII. Sharing Perception with the Holy Spirit |
End dissociation by bringing conflicting beliefs together and withdrawing acceptance. | |
| VIII. The Holy Meeting Place |
Don’t lead each other astray; choose the appointed Guide in your meeting. | |
| IX. The Reflection of Holiness |
Time began with a decision to be unlike yourself; Atonement undoes it. | |
| X. The Equality of Miracles |
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| XI. The Test of Truth |
When peace wavers, refuse to interpret and invite the Teacher of peace. | |
| T-15. The Holy Instant |
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| I. The Two Uses of Time |
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| II. The End of Doubt |
Give one second wholly; your brother’s reaction witnesses your chosen Teacher. | |
| III. Littleness versus Magnitude |
Every choice evaluates self: host God’s magnitude, not ego littleness. | |
| IV. Practicing the Holy Instant |
Decide for the holy instant now; hiding thoughts and delay are choices. | |
| V. The Holy Instant and Special Relationships |
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| VI. The Holy Instant and the Laws of God |
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| VII. The Needless Sacrifice |
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| VIII. The Only Real Relationship |
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| IX. The Holy Instant and the Attraction of God |
Purpose chooses means: share the Holy Spirit’s purpose and stop dividing strength. | |
| X. The Time of Rebirth |
One shift is enough: choose total freedom instead of total bondage. | |
| XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice |
Choose peace over sacrifice; let your brother’s release be your gift. | |
| T-16. The Forgiveness of Illusions |
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| I. True Empathy |
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| II. The Power of Holiness |
Prefer Love’s interpretation; resolve not to deny and invest in truth. | |
| III. The Reward of Teaching |
The fruits reveal the teacher you accepted; choose to teach with peace. | |
| IV. The Illusion and the Reality of Love |
Despair is choosing among illusions; seek the barrier and choose truth. | |
| V. The Choice for Completion |
The easiest decision is God over fantasy; completion comes with that choice. | |
| VI. The Bridge to the Real World |
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| VII. The End of Illusions |
Choose to be God’s ally: accept real Atonement, not ego substitutes. | |
| T-17. Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship |
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| I. Bringing Fantasy to Truth |
Reserved corners keep split allegiance; give everything to truth’s Teacher. | |
| II. The Forgiven World |
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| III. Shadows of the Past |
Value makes reality; withdraw value from illusion and let the past fade. | |
| IV. The Two Pictures |
Compare the two pictures honestly, not the frames that sell them. | |
| V. The Healed Relationship |
Offer the relationship to a new Goal, not the ego’s substitute. | |
| VI. Setting the Goal |
End uncertainty by deciding the purpose first, before events unfold. | |
| VII. The Call for Faith |
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| VIII. The Conditions of Peace |
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| T-18. The Passing of the Dream |
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| I. The Substitute Reality |
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| II. The Basis of the Dream |
Stop choosing better dreams; choose truth’s purpose for the relationship. | |
| III. Light in the Dream |
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| IV. The Little Willingness |
Difficulty comes from playing arbiter; yield what’s possible to the Knower. | |
| V. The Happy Dream |
Give this instant for sharing; stop taking charge of the process. | |
| VI. Beyond the Body |
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| VII. I Need Do Nothing |
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| VIII. The Little Garden |
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| IX. The Two Worlds |
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| T-19. The Attainment of Peace |
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| I. Healing and Faith |
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| II. Sin versus Error |
Choose your standard: condemn as sin, or correct as mistake. | |
| III. The Unreality of Sin |
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| IV. The Obstacles to Peace |
Peace returns when you choose the messenger, the purpose, and the friend. | |
| T-20. The Vision of Holiness |
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| I. Holy Week |
Drop the thorns; choose the lily gift of forgiveness to your brother. | |
| II. The Gift of Lilies |
Your mind chooses its altar; accept a purpose that grants true vision. | |
| III. Sin as an Adjustment |
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| IV. Entering the Ark |
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| V. Heralds of Eternity |
Vision and judgment cannot mix; decide which you want to practice. | |
| VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit |
Choose again from idols to love; lay the body aside for the Holy Instant. | |
| VII. The Consistency of Means and End |
Let the end decide the means: choose vision of sinlessness, not imagining. | |
| VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness |
Only two purposes govern sight; withdraw desire for madness and choose holiness. | |
| T-21. Reason and Perception |
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| Introduction |
Let the world witness your choice: condemnation or joining God’s Will. | |
| I. The Forgotten Song |
Stop guessing from pain; accept vision’s guidance beyond the body. | |
| II. The Responsibility for Sight |
Your sight follows your chosen goal; hand the power of decision to Spirit. | |
| III. Faith, Belief and Vision |
Move faith to holiness: let purpose be replaced by a new viewpoint. | |
| IV. The Fear to Look Within |
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| V. The Function of Reason |
Let reason ask the question the ego avoids: which voice will I follow? | |
| VI. Reason versus Madness |
Choose mercy in the instant; accept correction with your brother together. | |
| VII. The Last Unanswered Question |
▲Reduce every dilemma to one question: what do I want to see? | |
| VIII. The Inner Shift |
Indecision is the last obstacle; answer the question and choose healing fully. | |
| T-22. Salvation and the Holy Relationship |
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| Introduction |
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| I. The Message of the Holy Relationship |
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| II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness |
No middle ground: decide with your brother for salvation now. | |
| III. Reason and the Forms of Error |
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| IV. The Branching of the Road |
At the fork, stop going nowhere: acknowledge the choice and walk on with Heaven. | |
| V. Weakness and Defensiveness |
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| VI. The Light of the Holy Relationship |
Decide what you value: mind’s freedom, not the body’s imagined freedom. | |
| T-23. The War Against Yourself |
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| Introduction |
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| I. The Irreconcilable Beliefs |
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| II. The Laws of Chaos |
Let your feeling be the test: which way did I choose today? | |
| III. Salvation without Compromise |
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| IV. Above the Battleground |
Stay above the battleground: choose miracles when disturbance tempts attack again. | |
| T-24. The Goal of Specialness |
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| Introduction |
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| I. Specialness as a Substitute for Love |
Expose the secret decision for specialness that keeps war quietly running within. | |
| II. The Treachery of Specialness |
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| III. The Forgiveness of Specialness |
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| IV. Specialness versus Sinlessness |
A change of purpose changes everything; decide to heal instead of hurt now. | |
| V. The Christ in You |
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| VI. Salvation from Fear |
In countless moments, choose holiness over body-based fear and let time shorten. | |
| VII. The Meeting Place |
Ask what it’s for; choose a new goal for perception. | |
| T-25. The Justice of God |
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| Introduction |
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| I. The Link to Truth |
Safety is where you decide it is; perception follows that placement faithfully. | |
| II. The Savior from the Dark |
Hopelessness is chosen; accept God’s frame and release private purpose. | |
| III. Perception and Choice |
What you want seems justified; choose the Helper now, not guilt. | |
| IV. The Light You Bring |
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| V. The State of Sinlessness |
Choose your brother’s true function; the role you give returns to you. | |
| VI. The Special Function |
One perfect choice lets the Holy Spirit use time for salvation. | |
| VII. The Rock of Salvation |
Make the one sane decision: the world is madness, not God. | |
| VIII. Justice Returned to Love |
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| IX. The Justice of Heaven |
Answer yes to justice: release world values and let problems be removed. | |
| T-26. The Transition |
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| I. The “Sacrifice” of Oneness |
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| II. Many Forms; One Correction |
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| III. The Borderland |
In the borderland, let alternatives become unalike so choosing is effortless. | |
| IV. Where Sin Has Left |
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| V. The Little Hindrance |
Two teachers, two directions: release the past’s mission and follow present light. | |
| VI. The Appointed Friend |
Stop befriending preferred illusions; make room for the Appointed Friend. | |
| VII. The Laws of Healing |
Each instant chooses life or death; forgiveness is the little wish. | |
| VIII. The Immediacy of Salvation |
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| IX. For They Have Come |
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| X. The End of Injustice |
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| T-27. The Healing of the Dream |
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| I. The Picture of Crucifixion |
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| II. The Fear of Healing |
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| III. Beyond All Symbols |
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| IV. The Quiet Answer |
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| V. The Healing Example |
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| VI. The Witnesses to Sin |
Decide what you will witness: the miracle, not sin’s testimony. | |
| VII. The Dreamer of the Dream |
You are the dreamer; choose the gentle dream and awaken. | |
| VIII. The “Hero” of the Dream |
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| T-28. The Undoing of Fear |
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| I. The Present Memory |
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| II. Reversing Effect and Cause |
Exchange dreams by owning you dreamed it, then choose again. | |
| III. The Agreement to Join |
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| IV. The Greater Joining |
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| V. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear |
No middle ground: share fear’s dream, or share God instead. | |
| VI. The Secret Vows |
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| VII. The Ark of Safety |
Wholeness has one allegiance: no gap with your brother, no split. | |
| T-29. The Awakening |
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| I. The Closing of the Gap |
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| II. The Coming of the Guest |
You invited the Guest; regret dissolves when you choose His purpose. | |
| III. God’s Witnesses |
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| IV. Dream Roles |
Stop choosing among dreams; decide whether you want to awaken. | |
| V. The Changeless Dwelling Place |
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| VI. Forgiveness and the End of Time |
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| VII. Seek Not Outside Yourself |
Prefer happiness to being right, and admit you don’t know purpose. | |
| VIII. The Anti-Christ |
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| IX. The Forgiving Dream |
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| T-30. The New Beginning |
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| Introduction |
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| I. Rules for Decision |
▲A daily decision practice: choose your Adviser, then follow peace. | |
| II. Freedom of Will |
Freedom is choosing with your brother, not opposing God in isolation. | |
| III. Beyond All Idols |
Choose beyond form: idols promise gain but request loss. | |
| IV. The Truth behind Illusions |
A simple reversal: stop wanting the idol’s gift, and deception ends. | |
| V. The Only Purpose |
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| VI. The Justification for Forgiveness |
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| VII. The New Interpretation |
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| VIII. Changeless Reality |
Miracles follow desire: choose healing, and refuse to idolize appearances. | |
| T-31. The Final Vision |
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| I. The Simplicity of Salvation |
Only two lessons: choose what you will learn by choosing your outcome. | |
| II. Walking with Christ |
Hear two calls: choose to walk with your brother, not lead or follow. | |
| III. The Self-Accused |
Shorten the delay: change the belief now, and the body follows. | |
| IV. The Real Alternative |
Worldly options deceive; find the real alternative and choose toward happiness. | |
| V. Self-Concept versus Self |
Beneath self-concept is choice: decide what your brother represents. | |
| VI. Recognizing the Spirit |
One choice in vision: recognize Spirit, or keep flesh as reality. | |
| VII. The Savior’s Vision |
Let self-concept be changed: choose joining, and let vision be loving. | |
| VIII. Choose Once Again |
★Every upset is a cue to choose again for Christ’s strength. | |