Rules for Decision CD40 & 3m40

This workshop was held September 3–6, 1993. The CDs have been edited in order to maintain the flow of the actual teaching material. The editing was done by Rosemarie LoSasso, and included deleting, repeating, or abbreviating some audience questions.

Note to the Listener

Disc 1 (1:04:11)1. Introduction (2:41)

Metaphysical Background2. Heaven (4:08)3. The Tiny, Mad Idea (2:12)4. Two Ways of Looking (3:51)5. Making the Choice: The Decision Maker (5:41)6. Projection of the World (5:42)7. The Miracle (2:28)8. Introduction: (10:53)9. (T-30.in.1), (T-29.IX.10)

(7:01)10–11. (T-3-in.1) (7:05)(8:44)12. Questions (3:38)

The New Beginning, Rules for Decision The New Beginning The Forgiving Dream

The New Beginning

Disc 2 3(1:13:3 )1–2. (T-30.I.1) (9:49)(6:33)3. Question: “I can’t, and I should, forgive him!” (7:53)4. (cont.) (T-30.I.1) (2:15)5. Questions: What about exhilaration? (2:45)6. Using the Mind to Alleviate Symptoms (1:46)7. Meditation:

g (W-pII.287,256) (3:28)8. The Ego Has No Power (3:19)9. (cont.) (T-30.I.2)(1:41)10. (T-14.III.9) (5:51)11–13 (cont.) (T-30.I.2-3) (7:58)(9:25)(10:42)

Rules for Decision

Rules for Decision

You are my goal, my Father. Only You. God is the onlyoal I have today.

Rules for Decision The Decision for Guiltlessness

. Rules for Decision

Disc 3 (1:11:59)1. (cont.) (T-30.I.4) (8:35)Rules for Decision 2–7. (T-17.VI.1-4) (6:55)(5:35)(8:12)(10:07)(10:12)

(10:26)Questions and Discussion

8. Understanding that We Don’t Understand (1:40)9. (W-pI.24.1-2) (5:42)10. Subverting the Course Process (4:28)

Setting the Goal

I do not perceive my own best interests.

Disc 4 (1:09:50)1. (W-pI.24.2) (4:13)2–3. (cont.) (T-17.VI.4-5) (8:45)(10:57)4. Question: The First Obstacle to Peace (9:26)5–8. (cont.) (T-30.4-7) (3:30)(8:41)(12:26)(11:47)

I do not perceive my own best interests.Setting the Goal

Rules for Decision

Disc 5 (1:10:03)1. Question: “Am I in denial?” (5:41)2–4. (cont.) (T-30.I.7-8) (3:39)(10:59)(5:51)5. Meditation:

(W-pII.328,326) (4:11)6. (cont.) (T-30.I.8) (3:56)

7. Asking and Listening (3:23)8. (T-31.V.17) (4:19)9. Seeing our Roles as Classrooms (1:41)10. (W-pI.184.9-11) (9:15)11. (T-5.VII.6) (9:31)12. Question: Every Decision is Conscious (1:21)13. (T-18.V.2) (4:09)14. (T-13.III.1) (2:00)

Rules for Decision I choose the second place to gain the first. I am forever

an Effect of God.Rules for Decision

Self-Concept versus Self

The Name of God is my inheritance.The Decision for God

The Happy Dream The Fear of Redemption

Questions

Disc 6 (1:06:08)1. (cont.) (T-5.VII.6) (4:04)2. (W-pI.23.5) (10:04)3. Three Steps of Forgiveness (7:12)4. Question: Setting a Realistic Goal (4:41)5. (cont.) (T-5.VII.6) (9:54)6. (cont.) (T-30.I.8-10) (12:51)7–9. (T-29.VII.1-3) (10:00)(4:25)(2:52)

The Decision for God I can escape the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.

The Decision for God Rules for Decision Seek Not Outside Yourself

Disc 7 (53:07)1–8. (T-30.I.10-16) (6:54)(6:05)(6:15)(4:48)(5:29(6:58)

(7:40)(8:53)Rules for Decision

Disc 8 (1:09:21)1. “A Jesus Prayer” ( , p. 82) (5:55)2. Review (9:39)3–4. (T-8.V.1) (8:30)(10:32)5. Question: Participate in Your Classrooms (2:37)

Meditation: The Gifts of God

The Undivided Will of the Sonship

6. (cont.) (T-8.V.1) (1:39)7. (W-pI.185.3) (7:47)8–10. (cont.) (T-8.V.1-2) (4:36)(8:03)(9:56)

The Undivided Will of the Sonship I want the peace of God The Undivided Will of the Sonship

Disc 9 (55:47)1–2. (T-8.V.3-4) (6:43)(3:00)3. Question: Did Jesus identify with the ego? (:34)

The Undivided Will of the Sonship

4–5. (T-8.V.4-5) (4:00)(2:35)6. (T-9.VII.4) (5:46)7. (T-8.V.5) (4:36)8. (T-8.I.5-6) (7:56)9. (T-8.V.5-6) (3:50)10. (W-pI.70.9) (1:32)11. (T-8.V.6) (2:23)12. (T-30.I.17) (11:30)13. Conclusion (1:13)

The Undivided Will of the SonshipThe Two Evaluations The Undivided Will of the SonshipThe Direction of the Curriculum The Undivided Will of the SonshipOnly God’s plan for salvation will work. The Undivided Will of the SonshipRules for Decision

Disc 10 (1:09:34)Excerpted Questions1. Relationships: Staying or Leaving (3:24)2. What is the answer? (1:42)3. What is wonderful about being sick? (1:31)4. Confusing Levels (1:35)5–6. Our Need for Scapegoats:

(T-14.III.9) (5:59)(1:47)7. But God is the Creator, and I’m not! (6:28)8. Remember this is a process

(M-26.4) (6:30)9. I thought … and now I’m just confused. (2:59)10. What do you say to blissninnies? (1:03)11. Honoring Your Classroom (6:56)12. When the Ego Plays Holy (2:35)13. The Ego’s Script Forgiven (1:56)14. There are no abuses in the past. (2:01)15. The Hundredth Monkey (2:57)16. One teacher saves the world? (1:47)17. I think I want the peace of God! (1:01)18. I Am Wrong: the Essence of Gratitude (:18)19. Choosing pain is not a sin. (3:40)20. Faith and Trust in this Process (1:08)21. The Ego Knows Nothing of the Holy Spirit (4:28)22. The Ego/Body is Nothing (3:09)23. From Emmet the Unhappy to Emmet the Happy (2:04)24. Joining in Form versus True Joining (1:48)25. The Goal of the Course (:33)

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The Decision for Guiltlessness

: Can God Be Reached Directly?