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i The Shorthand Notes Volume 4 Use of Terms i

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ACIM Notes E-Text Volume 4 Use of Terms

1) I NTRODUCTION U(1) .............................................................................................................................................. 1 2) MIND-SPIRIT (LINE 17)........................................................................................................................................... 3 4) FORGIVENESS – THE FACE OF CHRIST (LINE 4) ...................................................................................................... 6 6) JESUS – CHRIST .................................................................................................................................................... 13 7) THE HOLY SPIRIT ................................................................................................................................................. 17 3) THE EGO- THE MIRACLE U(4) ........................................................................................................................... 21 8) EPILOGUE............................................................................................................................................................. 25

Preliminary rough draft of the Shorthand Notes corresponding to the Use

of Terms volume.

Page by Page Table of Contents with corresponding Urtext and Notes

page references

1) INTRODUCTION U(1)............................................................................................................................................. 1 (N 3:28)(Ur 1)....................................................................................................................................................... 1

(N 3:29) (Ur 1)...................................................................................................................................................... 2 (N 3:30) (Ur 1 - 2)................................................................................................................................................. 3 2) MIND-SPIRIT (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 17) ....................................................................................... 3

(N 3:31)(Ur 2)....................................................................................................................................................... 4 (N 3:32) (Ur 2 - 3)................................................................................................................................................. 5 (N 3:33)(Ur 6)....................................................................................................................................................... 6

4) FORGIVENESS – THE FACE OF CHRIST (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 4)................................................. 6 (N 3:34) (Ur 6)...................................................................................................................................................... 7 (N 3:35) (Ur 7)...................................................................................................................................................... 8 (N 3:36) (Ur 7)...................................................................................................................................................... 9

5) PERCEPTION – KNOWLEDGE (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 8)................................................................ 9 (N 3:37) (Ur 7 – 8).............................................................................................................................................. 10 (N 3:38) (Ur 8).................................................................................................................................................... 11

(N 3:39) (Ur 8 - 9)............................................................................................................................................... 12 (N 3:40)(Ur 8 – 9)............................................................................................................................................... 13 6) JESUS – CHRIST (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 15)............................................................................... 13

(N 3:41)(Ur 9 – 10)............................................................................................................................................. 14 (N 3:42)(Ur 10)................................................................................................................................................... 15 (N 3:43)(Ur 10 – 11)........................................................................................................................................... 16 (N 3:44)............................................................................................................................................................... 17

7) THE HOLY SPIRIT ............................................................................................................................................... 17 (N 3:45)(Ur 11 – 12)........................................................................................................................................... 18 (N 3:46)(Ur 12)................................................................................................................................................... 19 (N 3:47) (Ur 12).................................................................................................................................................. 20

3) THE EGO- THE MIRACLE .................................................................................................................................. 21 (N 3:48)(Ur 4)..................................................................................................................................................... 21 (N 3:49)(Ur 4)..................................................................................................................................................... 22 (N 3:50)(Ur 4 – 5)............................................................................................................................................... 23 (N 3:51)(Ur 5)..................................................................................................................................................... 24 (N 3:52)(Ur 5 & 13)............................................................................................................................................ 25

8) EPILOGUE............................................................................................................................................................ 25 (N 3:100)(Ur 13)................................................................................................................................................. 26 (N 3:99)(Ur 13 – 14)........................................................................................................................................... 27 (N 3:96)(Ur 14)................................................................................................................................................... 28



1 The Shorthand Notes Volume 4 Use of Terms 1

Use of Terms - 1 18/02/2009 Use of Terms - 1

1) Introduction U(1)

(N 3:28)(Ur 1)

U 1 A 1. Thi s i s not a cour se i n t heor et i cal 1 1

phi l osophy, nor i s i t concer ned2

wi t h pr eci se ter mi nol ogy i n connect i on wi t h or i gi ns.3

I t i s concer ned onl y wi t h At onement , or t he4

cor r ect i on of percept i on. The means of t he At onement5

i s f or gi veness. The st r uct ur e of “Self” " i ndi vi dual6

consci ousness" i s essent i al l y i r r el evant , because i t i s a7

concept r epr esent i ng t he "or i gi nal er r or " or8

t he "or i gi nal s i n. " To study t he er r or i t sel f9

does not l ead t o cor r ect i on, i f you ar e10

i ndeed t o succeed i n over l ooki ng t he11

er r or . And i t i s j ust t hi s pr ocess of12

over l ooki ng at whi ch t he cour se ai ms.13

U 1 A 2. Al l t er ms ar e pot ent i al l y14

cont r over si al , and t hose who seek cont r over sy15

wi l l f i nd i t here. Yet t hose who seek16

cl ar i f i cat i on wi l l f i nd i t as wel l 2.17

They must , however , be wi l l i ng t o over l ook18

cont r over sy, r ecogni zi ng t hat i t i s a19

def ense agai nst t r ut h. I n t he f or m of20

a del ayi ng maneuver tactic3. Theol ogi cal21

consi der at i ons ????? as such concepts ar e necessar i l y22

cont r over si al , si nce t hey depend on bel i ef and can t her ef or e be23

accept ed or r ej ect ed. A uni ver sal24

t heol ogy i s i mpossi bl e, but a uni ver sal25

1 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this word.2 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this word.3 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this phrase, using “maneuver” instead of “tactic.”





(N 3:29) (Ur 1)

exper i ence i s not onl y possi bl e but necessary.1

I t i s t hi s exper i ence t owar d whi ch t he cour se i s di r ect ed.2

Here al one consi st ency becomes3possi bl e because her e al one uncer t ai nt y4

ends.5

U 1 A 3. Thi s cour se remai ns wi t hi n t he ego6

f r amewor k, wher e i t i s needed. I t i s not7

concer ned wi t h what i s beyond al l8

er r or because i t i s pl anned onl y t o set9

t he di r ect i on t owar ds i t . Ther ef or e i t uses10

words, whi ch are symbol i c, and cannot expr ess11

what l i es beyond symbol s. ( I t i s not ) I t i s12

al ways t he ego that quest i ons because13

i t i s onl y t he ego t hat doubt s. The14

cour se merel y gi ves anot her15

Answer , once a quest i on has16

been rai sed. However , t hi s Answer17

does not at t empt t o r esor t t o i nvent i veness18

or i ngenui t y. These ar e at t r i but es of t he19

ego. THE COURSE I S SI MPLE. I t has20

one f unct i on and one goal . Onl y i n21

t hat does i t r emai n whol l y consi st ent22

because onl y t hat can be23

consi st ent .24

U 1 A 4. The ego wi l l demand many25





(N 3:30) (Ur 1 - 2)

2) Mind-Spirit (this Ur heading occurs at line 17)

answer s t hi s cour se does not gi ve.1I t does not r ecogni ze as quest i ons2

t he mere f orm of a quest i on t o whi ch an answer3

i s i mpossi bl e. The ego may ask, "How4

di d t he i mpossi bl e occur ?" , "To what di d5

t he i mpossi bl e happen?" , and may ask i t6

i n many f orms.7

Yet t here i s no answer ; onl y8

an exper i ence. Seek onl y t hi s, and9

do not l et t heol ogy del ay you. U(2) U 1 A 5. You wi l l10

not i ce t hat t he emphasi s on st r uct ur al11

i ssues i n t he cour se i s br i ef and ear l y.12

Af t er wards, and soon, i t dr ops away13

t o make way f or t he cent r al t eachi ng.14

Si nce you have asked f or cl ar i f i cat i on, however ,15

t hese ar e4

t he t er ms t hat are used i n t he begi nni ng. 16U 2 A 1. The5 " mi nd" i s used t o repr esent t he17

act i vat i ng agent ( or ener gy) of ( ?) Spi r i t ,18

suppl yi ng t he6 creat i ve ener gy. The t er m i s19

al so used i s capi t al i zed when7 i t ref ers t o20

God or Chr i st 8.21

Spi r i t i s t he Thought of God whi ch22

He cr eat ed l i ke Hi msel f . The uni f i ed23

Spi r i t i s God' s one Son, or Chr i st .24

U 2 A 2. I n t hi s wor l d, because t he mi nd i s spl i t ,25

4 Urtext and FIP add “some of”5 Urtext and FIP add “term”6 Urtext and FIP change “the” to “its”7 Urtext and FIP change this line to “When the term is capitalized.”8 Urtext and FIP add “(i.e., the Mind of God or the Mind of Christ)”





(N 3:31)(Ur 2)

t he Sons of God appear t o be separat e.1

Nor do t hei r mi nds seem t o be j oi ned.2

I n t hi s i l l usor y st at e, t he concept of an3" i ndi vi dual mi nd" seems t o be meani ngf ul .4

?I nput and t o be?5

I t i s t her ef or e descr i bed9 AS I F i t mind has t wo par t s;6

spi r i t and ego. U 2 A 3. Spi r i t i s the par t t hat7

i s st i l l i n cont act wi t h God t hr ough t he Hol y Spi r i t ,8

Who abi des i n t hi s par t 10 as9

wel l . U 2 A 4. The ot her par t 11 i s ent i r el y i l l usor y and10

makes onl y i l l usi ons. Spi r i t r et ai ns11

t he pot ent i al f or creat i ng, but i t s Wi l l whi ch12

i s God' s , i s seems to be i mpr i soned whi l e the mi nd13

i s not uni f i ed. The t er m "soul " i s not14

used except i n di r ect Bi bl i cal quot at i ons15

because of i t s hi ghl y cont r over si al nat ur e.16

I t woul d, however , be an equi val ent17

of "spi r i t , " wi t h t he under st andi ng t hat , bei ng18

of God, i t i s et er nal and was never bor n. 12 19

Even i n thi s wor l d the mi nd has20

Cr eat i on cont i nues unabat ed because21

t hat i s t he Wi l l of God. Thi s Wi l l i s22

al ways uni f i ed, and t her ef or e has no23

meani ng i n t hi s wor l d. I t has no24

opposi t e and no degr ees. U 2 A 5. The mi nd can be25

9 Urtext and FIP insert “in the course”10 Urtext and FIP insert “but sees the other part”11 Urtext and FIP insert “of the mind”12 These last two sentences are moved up to the previous paragraph in Urtext, FIP and in editor’s mark-up in the Notes.





(N 3:32) (Ur 2 - 3)

r i ght or wr ong, dependi ng on t he voi ce i t l i st ens1

t o13. Ri ght - Mi ndedness l i st ens t o t he Hol y Spi r i t , f or gi ves2

t he wor l d, and t hr ough Chr i st ' s vi si on sees t he r eal3wor l d i n i t s pl ace. Thi s i s the f i nal vi s i on,4

t he l ast per cept i on, t he condi t i on i n whi ch God can t ake14 5

t he l ast 15 st ep Himself . Her e t i me and i l l usi ons end6

t oget her . Wr ong- mi ndedness l i st ens t o t he ego,7

and makes i l l usi ons, per cei vi ng si n and8

j ust i f yi ng anger , and seei ng gui l t , di sease9

and death as r eal . Both t he r eal (2) wor l d and10

t hi s wor l d(1)16 are i l l usi ons because r i ght - mi ndedness11

mer el y over l ooks, or f or gi ves, what never12

happened. U(3) Ther ef or e i t i s not t he One- Mi ndedness of t he13

Chr i st Mi nd, Whose Wi l l i s one wi t h God' s.14

U 2 A 6. I n t hi s wor l d t he onl y r emai ni ng f r eedom15

i s17 f r eedom of choi ce; al ways18 bet ween onl y16

t wo choi ces or t wo voi ces. Wi l l i s not17

i nvol ved i n per cept i on at any l evel , and has18

not hi ng t o do wi t h choi ce. Consci ousness19

i s t he r ecept i ve mechani sm, r ecei vi ng messages20

f r om above or bel ow; f r om t he Hol y Spi r i t or t he ego.21

Consci ousness 19 has l evel s, and awareness can shi f t s 20 22

qui t e dr amat i cal l y, but i t cannot t r anscend t he23

per cept ual r eal m. At i t s hi ghest24

i t becomes aware of t he r eal wor l d, and can be25

13 Urtext and FIP change “listen to” to “to which it listens”14 Urtext and FIP change “can take” to “takes”15 Urtext and FIP change “last” to “final”16 Urtext and FIP substitute “this world and the real world” and the handwritten superscript editing marks, shown here as (1) and (2) instruct that

change.17 Urtext and FIP insert “the”18 Urtext and FIP insert “this choice is always”19 Between lines 18 and 19, with an arrow pointing to line 22, the following words are written “ In this world, there are only wishes, desires and

hopes.” 20 First written “awareness shifts” the glyph for “can” is written above the line, with the apparent intent to change it to “can shift.”





(N 3:33)(Ur 6)

4) Forgiveness – The Face of Christ (this Ur heading occurs at line 4)

t r ai ned t o do so i ncreasi ngl y. Yet t he ver y1

f act t hat i t has l evel s and can be t r ai ned2

demonst r at es t hat consci ousness cannot r each knowl edge.3

U 4 A 1. U(6) Forgi veness i s f or God and toward God but4

not of Hi m. I t i s i mpossi bl e t o t hi nk of anyt hi ng He5

cr eat ed t hat coul d need f or gi veness.6

For gi veness t hen i s an i l l usi on, but because of i t s7

pur pose, whi ch i s t he Hol y Spi r i t ' s, i t has one8

di f f er ence. Unl i ke al l ot her i l l usi ons9

i t l eads away f r om er r or and not t owar ds10

i t . U 4 A 2. For gi veness mi ght be cal l ed a11

ki nd of happy f i ct i on; a way i n whi ch12

t he unknowi ng can br i dge t he gap13

bet ween t hei r per cept i on and t he t r ut h. They cannot14

go di r ect l y f r om per cept i on t o knowl edge because15

t hey do not t hi nk i t i s t hei r wi l l t o do so. Thi s16

makes God appear t o be an enemy17

i nst ead of what He r eal l y i s. And18

i t i s j ust t hi s i nsane per cept i on t hat19

makes t hem unwi l l i ng mer el y t o r i se up and20

t o r et ur n t o Hi m i n peace.21

U 4 A 3. And so t hey need an i l l usi on22

of Hel p, because t hey ar e hel pl ess; a23

Thought of peace because t hey ar e i n conf l i ct .24





(N 3:34) (Ur 6)

God knows what Hi s Son needs bef or e1

he asks. He coul d not be21 at al l2

concer ned wi t h f orm, but havi ng gi ven3t he cont ent i t i s Hi s Wi l l t hat i t be4

under st ood. And t hat suf f i ces.5

The f or m adapt s i t sel f t o need; t he6

cont ent i s unchangi ng, as et er nal7

as i t s Cr eat or .8

U 4 A 4. The f ace of Chr i st has t o be seen bef ore9

t he memory of God can r etur n. The reason i s obvi ous.10

Seei ng t he Face of Chr i st i s per cept ual 22. No- one11

can l ook on knowl edge. But t he Face of Chr i st i s t he12

gr eat Symbol of f or gi veness. I t i s13

sal vat i on. I t i s t he symbol of t he r eal wor l d.14

Whoever l ooks on t hi s no l onger sees t he15

wor l d. He i s as near t o Heaven as16

i s possi bl e out si de t he gat e. Yet f r om t hi s17

gat e i t i s no mor e t han j ust a st ep18

i ns i de. I t i s the f i nal one. 23 And t hi s19

we l eave to God. U 4 A 5. I t i s a symbol , t oo,20

but as t he symbol of Hi s Wi l l21

al one i t cannot be di vi ded. And so22

t he Uni t y t hat i t r ef l ect s becomes23

Hi s Wi l l . I t i s the onl y t hi ng s t i l l i n t he24

wor l d i n par t , and yet t he br i dge t o25

21 Urtext and FIP have “is not” in place of the words which are crossed out and appear to be “could not be.” . 22 Urtext has “involves perception” while FIP has “involves perception.”23 Urtext and FIP have “step”.





(N 3:35) (Ur 7)

Heaven. U(7) 1

U 4 A 6. God' s Wi l l i s al l t her e i s. We can but go2

f r om not hi ngness t o ever yt hi ng; f r om hel l3

t o Heaven. I s t hi s a j our ney? No, not4

i n t r ut h, f or t r ut h goes nowher e. But5

i l l usi ons shi f t f r om pl ace t o pl ace; f r om t i me6

t o t i me. The f i nal st ep i s al so but7

a shi f t . As a per cept i on i t i s8

par t unr eal . And yet t hi s par t9

wi l l vani sh. What r emai ns i s peace10

et er nal and t he Wi l l of God. U 4 A 7. There ar e no11

wi shes now f or wi shes change. Even12

t he wi shed- f or can become unwel come. That13

must be24 because t he ego cannot be at peace.14

But Wi l l i s const ant , as t he gi f t of15

God. And what He gi ves i s al ways l i ke Hi msel f .16

Thi s i s t he pur pose of t he Face of Chr i st .17

I t i s t he gi f t of God t o save Hi s Son.18

But l ook on t hi s and you have been f orgi ven.19

U 4 A 8. How l ovel y does t he wor l d become i n j ust20

t hat si ngl e i nst ant when you see t he21

t r ut h about your sel f r ef l ect ed t her e.22

Now you are si nl ess and behol d your23

si nl essness. Now you ar e hol y and24

24 Urtext and FIP insert “so”





(N 3:36) (Ur 7)

5) Percept ion – Knowledge (this Ur heading occurs at line 8)

percei ve i t so. And now t he mi nd1

r et ur ns t o i t s Cr eat or ; t he j oi ni ng of t he2

Fat her and t he Son, t he Uni t y of unities t hat st ands3

behi nd al l j oi ni ng and25 st i l l beyond t hem4

al l . God i s not seen but onl y5

under st ood. Hi s Son i s not6

at t acked but r ecogni zed.7

U 5 A 1. The wor l d we you see i s an i l l usi on of a8

wor l d. God di d not cr eat e i t , f or what9

He creat es must be et ernal as10

Hi msel f . Yet t her e i s not hi ng i n t he wor l d11

you see t hat wi l l endur e f orever . Some12

t hi ngs wi l l l ast i n t i me a l i t t l e whi l e13

l onger t han other s. But t he t i me wi l l come14

when al l t hi ngs vi si bl e wi l l have an end.15

U 5 A 2. The body' s eyes ar e t her ef ore not t he means by whi ch the16

r eal wor l d can be seen, f or t he i l l usi ons17

t hat t hey l ook upon must l ead t o more18

i l l usi ons of r eal i t y. And so t hey do.19

For ever yt hi ng t hey see not onl y20

wi l l not l ast , but l ends i t sel f t o21

t hought s of si n and gui l t . Whi l e22

ever ythi ng t hat God cr eat ed i s23

f or ever wi t hout si n and t her ef or e i s f or ever24

wi t hout gui l t .25

25 Urtext and FIP substitute “but” for “and”





(N 3:37) (Ur 7 – 8)

U 5 A 3. Knowl edge i s not t he r emedy f or1

f al se per cept i on si nce, bei ng anot her2

l evel , t hey can never meet . The one3

cor r ect i on possi bl e f or f al se per cept i on4

must be t r ue per cept i on.5

U(8) I t wi l l not endur e. But f or t he t i me i t l asts i t6

comes t o heal . For t r ue per cept i on i s a7

r emedy wi t h many names. For gi veness,8

sal vat i on, At onement , t r ue per cept i on, al l9

are one. They are a26 one begi nni ng wi t h t he10

end t o l ead t o Oneness f ar beyond t hemsel ves.11

Tr ue percept i on i s t he means by whi ch t he wor l d12

i s saved f r om si n, f or si n does not exi st . And13

i t i s t hi s t hat t r ue per cept i on sees. U 5 A 4. The wor l d14

st ands l i ke a bl ock bef or e Chr i st ' s f ace.15

But t r ue per cept i on l ooks on i t as not hi ng16

mor e t han j ust a f r agi l e vei l , so easi l y17

di spel l ed t hat i t can l ast no l onger t han18

an i nst ant . I t i s seen at l ast f or onl y what19

i t i s. And now i t cannot f ai l t o di sappear ,20

f or now t her e i s an empty pl ace made cl ean and21

r eady. Where dest r uct i on was percei ved t he22

f ace of Chr i st appear s, and i n t hat i nst ant i s t he23

wor l d f or got , wi t h t i me f or ever ended as t he24

wor l d spi ns i nt o not hi ngness f r om wher e i t came.25

26 Urtext has “a” crossed out and “the” written in. FIP has “the.”









(N 3:40)(Ur 8 – 9)

6) Jesus – Christ (this Ur heading occurs at line 15)

For where God' s memor y has come at l ast1

t her e i s no j our ney, no bel i ef i n si n, no2

wal l s, no bodi es, and t he gr i m appeal of3

gui l t and death is there snuf f ed out f or ever . U 5 A 8. Oh4

my br ot hers, i f you onl y knew t he peace5

t hat wi l l envel op you and hol d you saf e and6

pur e and l ovel y i n t he Mi nd of God, you coul d7

but r ush t o meet Hi m wher e Hi s al t ar8

i s. Hal l owed your Name and Hi s, f or9

t hey ar e j oi ned her e i n t hi s hol y pl ace.10

Her e He l eans down t o l i f t you11

back t o Hi m, out of i l l usi ons i nt o hol i ness;12

out of t he wor l d and i nt o t i mel essness; out13

of al l f ear and gi ven back t o Love.14

U 6 A 1. Ther e i s no need f or hel p t o ent er15

Heaven f or you never l ef t . But t her e i s16

need f or hel p beyond your sel f as you’ r e31 17

ci r cumscr i bed by f al se bel i ef s of your18

I dent i t y, Whi ch God al one est abl i shed19

i n r eal i t y. Hel per s ar e gi ven you i n many20

f orms, al t hough upon t he al t ar They ar e21

One32. Behi nd33 each one t here i s a Thought of22

God, and t hi s wi l l never change. But23

t hey have names whi ch di f f er f or a t i me, f or24

t i me needs symbol s, bei ng i t sel f unr eal .25

31 Urtext and FIP have “you are.” The glyph here could be “you” or “your” or “you’re” and the latter seems likely.32 Urtext and FIP omit the capital.33 Urtext and FIP substitute “Beyond” for “Behind.”





(N 3:41)(Ur 9 – 10)

1

Thei r names ar e l egi on, but we wi l l not go beyond2

t he names t he cour se i t sel f empl oys. God3does not hel p because He knows no4

need. But He cr eat es al l Hel per s5

of Hi s Son whi l e he bel i eves hi s6

f ant asi es are t r ue. Thank God f or7

t hem f or t hey wi l l l ead you home.8

U(10) U 6 A 2. The Name of J esus i s t he Name of9

one who was a man but saw t he f ace of10

Chr i st i n al l hi s brot her s and remember ed11

God. So he became i dent i f i ed wi t h12

Chr i st , a man no l onger , but at13

one wi t h God. The man was an i l l usi on,14

f or he seemed t o be a separat e bei ng,15

wal ki ng by hi msel f , wi t hi n a body that appeared16

t o hol d hi s sel f f rom Sel f , as al l i l l us i ons17

do. Yet who can save unl ess he18

sees i l l usi ons and t hen i dent i f i es t hem as19

what t hey are? J esus r emai ns a20

Savi or because he saw t he f al se21

wi t hout accept i ng i t as t r ue. And22

Chr i st needed hi s f or m t hat He mi ght23

appear t o men and save them f r om t hei r own i l l usi ons.24

U 6 A 3. I n hi s compl et e i dent i f i cat i on wi t h t he Chr i st –25

t he per f ect Son of God, Hi s one cr eat i on and26





(N 3:42)(Ur 10)

Hi s happi ness, f or ever l i ke Hi msel f and One wi t h Hi m –1

J esus became what al l of us must be.2

He l ed t he way f or us t o f ol l ow hi m. He3l eads us back t o God because he saw t he4

r oad bef or e hi m, and he f ol l owed i t . He5

made a cl ear di st i nct i on, st i l l obscur e6

t o us, bet ween t he f al se and t r ue. He of f er ed7

us al l a f i nal demonst r at i on34 i t i s i mpossi bl e8

t o ki l l God' s Son, nor can hi s l i f e i n any way9

be changed by si n and evi l , mal i ce,10

f ear or deat h. U 6 A 4. And ther ef or e al l your si ns have been11

f or gi ven you because t hey car r i ed no ef f ect s at al l .12

And so they wer e but dr eams. Ar i se wi t h hi m13

who showed you t hi s because you owe hi m14

t hi s who shar ed your dreams t hat t hey mi ght15

be di spel l ed. And shar es t hem st i l l16

t o be at one wi t h you.17

U 6 A 5. I s he t he Chr i st ? Oh yes, al ong18

wi t h you. Hi s l i t t l e l i f e on ear t h was not19

enough t o t each the mi ght y l esson t hat he20

l ear ned f or al l of us. He wi l l r emai n wi t h you21

t o l ead you f r om t he hel l you made t o God.22

And when you j oi n your wi l l wi t h hi s, your si ght wi l l23

be hi s vi si on, f or t he eyes of Chr i st ar e24

shar ed. Wal ki ng wi t h hi m i s j ust as nat ur al25

34 Urtext has “that” handwritten in, and FIP keeps it.







(N 3:44)

t o car e f or t o you t o car e f or as I car e f or you. "1

7) The Holy Spir it2

U 7 A 1. J esus i s t he mani f est at i on of t he Hol y Spi r i t , Whom3

he cal l ed down upon t he ear t h af t er he4

“ascended i nt o Heaven, ” or became5

compl et el y i dent i f i ed wi t h t he Chr i st , t he Son of6

God as He creat ed Hi m. The Hol y Spi r i t ,7

bei ng a cr eat i on of t he one Cr eat or ,8

creat i ng wi t h Hi m and i n Hi s l i keness9

or Spi r i t , i s et er nal and has never10changed. He was "cal l ed down upon11

t he ear t h" i n the sense t hat i t was now12

possi bl e t o accept Hi m and t o hear Hi s Voi ce.13

Hi s i s t he Voi ce f or God, and i s t her ef or e t aki ng35 14

fo rm36. Thi s f or m i s not Hi s r eal i t y, whi ch God al one knows al ong wi t h Chr i st ,15

Hi s r eal Son, Who i s part of Hi m.16

U 7 A 2. The Hol y Spi r i t i s descr i bed t hr oughout t he cour se as gi vi ng us t he17

answer t o the separat i on and br i ngi ng the pl an of t he At onement t o us,18est abl i shi ng our par t i cul ar par t i n i t and showi ng us exact l y what i t i s. He19

has establ i shed J esus as the l eader i n car r yi ng20

21

35 Urtext has written modifications which FIP preserves, putting this into the past tense, “has therefore taken” instead of “is therefore taking”.36 From this point to end of page is missing … half the Notes page is torn off. The bold, italic type is drawn from the Urtext manuscript.





(N 3:45)(Ur 11 – 12)

out t hi s pl an si nce ?? he was t he f i r st t o1

compl et e hi s own par t per f ect l y. Al l2

power i n Heaven and eart h i s t her ef ore gi ven hi m,3and he wi l l shar e i t wi t h you when you have compl et ed4

your s. The At onement pr i nci pl e was gi ven5

t o t he Hol y Spi r i t l ong bef or e J esus set i t i n6

mot i on.7

U 7 A 3. The Hol y Spi r i t i s descr i bed as t he r emai ni ng8

communi cat i on l i nk bet ween God and Hi s9

separ at ed sons. I n or der t o f ul f i l l t hi s speci al10

f unct i on assignment t he Hol y Spi r i t has assumed a11

dual f unct i on. He knows because He i s12

par t of God; He percei ves because He U(12) 13

was sent t o save humani t y. He i s14

t he gr eat cor r ect i on pr i nci pl e; t he br i nger15

of t r ue per cept i on, t he i nher ent power of t he16

vi si on of Chr i st . He i s t he l i ght i n whi ch t he17

f or gi ven wor l d i s per cei ved; i n whi ch t he f ace of18

Chr i st al one i s seen. He never f or get s19

t he Cr eat or or Hi s Cr eat i on. He never20

f orget s t he Son of God. He never f orget s21

you. And He br i ngs t he Love of your Fat her t o22

you i n an et er nal shi ni ng t hat wi l l never be23

obl i t er at ed because God has put i t t her e.24

U 7 A 4. The Hol y Spi r i t abi des i n t he par t of your mi nd25









3) The Ego- The Miracle (N 3:48)(Ur 4)

U 3 A 1. I l l us i ons wi l l not l ast . Thei r deat h i s sure,1

and t hi s al one i s cer t ai n i n t hei r wor l d. I t i s t he2

ego' s wor l d because of t hi s. What i s t he ego?3

But a dr eam of what you really ar e. A t hought4

you ar e apar t f r om your Cr eat or and a wi sh t o5

be what He cr eat ed not . I t i s a6

t hi ng of madness, not r eal i t y at al l .7

A name f or namel essness i s al l i t i s.8

A symbol of i mpossi bi l i t y; a choi ce f or9

opt i ons t hat do not exi st . We cal l i t10

t hat t o hel p us under st and t hat i t i s not hi ng11

but an anci ent t hought t hat what12

i s made has i mmort al i t y. But what13

coul d come of t hi s except a dr eam whi ch,14

l i ke al l dr eams, coul d onl y di e?15

U 3 A 2. What i s t he ego? Nothi ngness, but i n16

a f or m t hat seems l i ke somet hi ng. I n a17

wor l d of f or m t he ego cannot be deni ed f or18

i t al one seems r eal . How coul d19

God' s Son as He cr eat ed hi m abi de20

i n f or m or i n a wor l d of f or m? Who asks21

you t o def i ne t he ego and expl ai n how22

i t ar ose can be but he who t hi nks i t23

r eal , and seeks by def i ni t i on t o ensur e24

t hat i t s i l l usi ve nat ur e i s conceal ed25





(N 3:49)(Ur 4)

behi nd the words t hat seem t o make i t so1

real . U 3 A 3. Ther e i s no def i ni t i on f or a l i e2

t hat serves t o make i t t r ue. Nor can t her e3

be a t r ut h t hat l i es conceal ef f ecti vel y.4

The ego' s unr eal i t y i s not deni ed by5

wor ds nor i s i t s meani ng cl ear6

cl ar i f i ed because i t s nat ur e seems7

t o have a f orm. Who can def i ne the i ndef i nabl e?8

And yet t here i s an answer even her e.9

U 3 A 4. We cannot r eal l y make a def i ni t i on f or what10

t he ego i s, but we CAN say what i t i s not . And11

t hi s i s shown t o us wi t h per f ect cl ar i t y.12

I t i s f r om t hi s t hat we deduce al l t hat t he13

ego i s. Look at i t s opposi t e and you14

can see t he onl y answer t hat i s meani ngf ul .15

U 3 A 5. The ego' s opposi t e i n ever y way, - - i n16

or i gi n, ef f ect and consequence - - we17

cal l a mi r acl e. And her e we f i nd18

al l t hat i s not t he ego i n t he wor l d. Her e19

i s t he ego' s opposi t e and her e al one we l ook20

on what t he ego was. For her e we see21

al l t hat i t seemed t o do, and cause and22

i t s ef f ects ??? ??? must st i l l be one.23

U 3 A 6. Wher e t her e was darkness now we see t he l i ght .24

What was t he ego? What t he dar kness was.25





(N 3:50)(Ur 4 – 5)

Where was t he ego? Where t he dar kness was.1

What i s i t now and wher e can i t be f ound?2

Not hi ng and nowher e. Now t he l i ght has come:3I t s opposi t e has gone wi t hout a t r ace.4

Wher e evi l was t her e U(5) now i s hol i ness.5

What i s t he ego? What t he evi l was.6

Wher e i s t he ego? I n an evi l dr eam7

t hat but seemed r eal whi l e you were dr eami ng i t .8

Wher e t her e was cruci f i xi on st ands God' s Son.9

What i s t he ego? Who has need t o ask?10

Where i s t he ego? Who has need t o seek11

f or an i l l usi on now t hat dr eams ar e gone?12

U 3 A 7. What i s a mi r acl e? A dr eam13

as wel l . But l ook at al l t he14

aspect s of Thi s dream, and you wi l l never15

quest i on any more. Look at t he ki ndl y16

wor l d you see st r et ched f or t h bef ore you17

as you wal k i n gent l eness. Look at18

t he hel per s al l al ong t he way you t r avel ,19

happy i n the hope of Heaven and t he cer t ai nt y20

of peace. And l ook an i nst ant , t oo, on21

what you l ef t behi nd at l ast and22

f i nal l y past by. U 3 A 8. Thi s was t he ego - - al l23

t he cr uel hat e, t he need f or vengeance and t he24

cr i es of pai n, t he f ear of dyi ng and t he25





(N 3:51)(Ur 5)

ur ge t o ki l l , t he br ot her l ess i l l usi on and t he1

sel f t hat seemed al one i n al l t he2

uni ver se.3 Thi s t er r i bl e mi st ake about4

your sel f t he mi r acl e cor r ect s as5

gent l y as a l ovi ng mot her si ngs her6

son child t o r est . I s not a song7

l i ke t hi s what you woul d hear ? Woul d8

i t not answer al l you t hought t o ask,9

and even make t he quest i on meani ngl ess?10

U 3 A 9. Your quest i ons have no answer , bei ng11

made t o st i l l God' s Voi ce, whi ch12

asks of ever yone one quest i on onl y:13

"Ar e you r eady yet t o hel p Me save14

t he wor l d?" Ask t hi s i nst ead of what15

t he ego i s, and you wi l l see an endl ess16

l i ght i ng up of al l t he wor l d a sudden17

br i ght ness cover up the wor l d the ego18

made. No mi r acl e i s now wi t hhel d f r om19

anyone. The wor l d i s saved f r om what20

you t hought i t was. And what i t i s21

i s whol l y uncondemned and whol l y pure.22

U 3 A 10. The mi r acl e f orgi ves; t he ego damns. Nei t her23

need be def i ned except by thi s.24

Yet coul d a def i ni t i on be mor e sur e,25





(N 3:52)(Ur 5 & 13)

or mor e i n l i ne wi t h what sal vat i on asks?1

Pr obl em and answer l i e t oget her her e, and havi ng2

met at l ast t he choi ce i s cl ear . Who3chooses hel l when i t i s r ecogni zed? And who4

woul d not go on a l i t t l e whi l e when5

i t i s gi ven hi m t o under st and t he way i s shor t and6

Heaven i s hi s goal ? U(13) 7

8) Epilogue8

U 8 A 1. For get not once t hi s j our ney i s begun9

t he end i s cer t ai n. Doubt s al ong t he way10wi l l come and go and go t o come agai n.11

Yet i s t he endi ng sure. No one can f ai l12

t o do what God appoi nt ed hi m t o do.13

When you f or get , r emember t hat you wal k14

wi t h Hi m and wi t h Hi s Word upon your heart .15

Who coul d despai r when hope l i ke t hi s i s hi s?16

I l l usi ons of despai r may seem t o come,17

but l ear n how not t o be decei ved by t hem.18

Behi nd each one ther e i s r eal i t y19

and ther e i s God. Why woul d you wai t f or t hi s20

and t r ade i t f or i l l usi ons, when Hi s Love21

i s but an i nst ant f ar t her on t he r oad22

wher e al l i l l usi ons end? The end I S sur e23









(N 3:96)(Ur 14)

of t hi s new day l ooks on a di f f er ent wor l d1

where God i s wel come41 and Hi s Son wi t h Hi m.2

We who compl et e Hi m of f er t hanks t o Hi m,3

as He gi ves t hanks to us. The Son i s st i l l ,4and i n t he peace qui et t hat God has gi ven hi m5

ent er s hi s home and i s at peace at l ast .6

t her e i s st i l l at l ast .7

Ent er s t he st i l l ness of hi s home at l ast . 428

41 Urtext and FIP replace “welcome” with “welcomed”42 Note the three variants Schucman offers for the final sentence; she ended up using the first one.



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