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''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=A_Course_in_Miracles_-_Contents#Workbook_Part_I The Workbook]'' includes 365 lessons, one for each day of the year. It is not [[necessary]], however, to do the lessons at that tempo, and one might want to remain with a particularly appealing lesson for more than one day. The instructions urge only that not more than one lessons a day should be attempted. The practical nature of the Workbook is underscored by the introduction to its lessons, which emphasizes [[experience]] through application rather than a prior [[commitment]] to a spiritual goal:
''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=A_Course_in_Miracles_-_Contents#Workbook_Part_I The Workbook]'' includes 365 lessons, one for each day of the year. It is not [[necessary]], however, to do the lessons at that tempo, and one might want to remain with a particularly appealing lesson for more than one day. The instructions urge only that not more than one lessons a day should be attempted. The practical nature of the Workbook is underscored by the introduction to its lessons, which emphasizes [[experience]] through application rather than a prior [[commitment]] to a spiritual goal:
<blockquote>Some of the [[ideas]] the workbook presents you will find hard to [[believe]], and others may seem to be quite startling. This does not matter. You are merely asked to apply the ideas as you are directed to do. You are not asked to judge them at all. You are asked only to use them. It is their use that will give them [[meaning]] to you, and will show you that they are true.
<blockquote>Some of the [[ideas]] the workbook presents you will find hard to [[believe]], and others may seem to be quite startling. This does not matter. You are merely asked to apply the ideas as you are directed to do. You are not asked to judge them at all. You are asked only to use them. It is their use that will give them [[meaning]] to you, and will show you that they are true.</blockquote>
Remember only this; you need not [[believe]] the ideas, you need not [[accept]] them, and you need not even [[welcome]] them. Some of them you may actively [[resist]]. None of this will matter, or decrease their efficacy. But do not allow yourself to make exceptions in applying the ideas the workbook contains, and whatever your [[reactions]] to the ideas may be, use them. Nothing more that that is required (Workbook, p. 2)</blockquote>
<blockquote>Remember only this; you need not [[believe]] the ideas, you need not [[accept]] them, and you need not even [[welcome]] them. Some of them you may actively [[resist]]. None of this will matter, or decrease their efficacy. But do not allow yourself to make exceptions in applying the ideas the workbook contains, and whatever your [[reactions]] to the ideas may be, use them. Nothing more that that is required (Workbook, p. 2)</blockquote>
Finally, the ''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=A_Course_in_Miracles_-_Contents#Manual_for_Teachers Manual for Teachers]'', which is written in question and answer form, provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes a [[clarification]] of a number of the terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text.
Finally, the ''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=A_Course_in_Miracles_-_Contents#Manual_for_Teachers Manual for Teachers]'', which is written in question and answer form, provides answers to some of the more likely questions a student might ask. It also includes a [[clarification]] of a number of the terms the Course uses, explaining them within the theoretical framework of the Text.
<blockquote>This Course is a beginning, not an end...No more specific lessons are assigned, for there is no more need of them. Henceforth, hear but the [[Ta|Voice for God]]...He will direct your efforts, telling you exactly what to do, how to direct your [[mind]], and when to come to Him in [[silence]], asking for His sure direction and His certain Word (Workbook, p. 487).</blockquote>
<blockquote>This Course is a beginning, not an end...No more specific lessons are assigned, for there is no more need of them. Henceforth, hear but the [[Ta|Voice for God]]...He will direct your efforts, telling you exactly what to do, how to direct your [[mind]], and when to come to Him in [[silence]], asking for His sure direction and His certain Word (Workbook, p. 487).</blockquote>
==What It Says==
==What It Says==
<center>''Nothing real can be threatened''.</center>
<center>''Nothing real can be threatened''.</center>