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Lesson 6 - I am upset because I see something that is not there.

July 21, 2025 /

1. The exercises with this idea are very similar to the preceding ones. 2Again, it is necessary to name both the form of upset (anger, fear, worry, depression and so on) and the perceived source very specifically for any application of the idea. 3For example:

              4I am angry at _________ because I see something that is not there.

              5I am worried about _________ because I see something that is not there.

2. Today’s idea is useful for application to anything that seems to upset you, and can profitably be used throughout the day for that purpose. 2However, the three or four practice periods which are required should be preceded by a minute or so of mind searching, as before, and the application of the idea to each upsetting thought uncovered in the search.

3. Again, if you resist applying the idea to some upsetting thoughts more than to others, remind yourself of the two cautions stated in the previous lesson:

            2There are no small upsets. 3Hulle is almal ewe steurend vir my             innerlike vrede.

                                                                                    4And:

            5I cannot keep this form of upset and let the others go. 6Vir             die doel van hierdie oefeninge sal ek hulle dus almal as dieselfde beskou.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 6: I am upset because I see something that is not there. (ACIM, W-6)

Lesson 5 - I am never upset for the reason I think.

July 20, 2025 /

1. This idea, like the preceding one, can be used with any person, situation or event you think is causing you pain. 2Apply it specifically to whatever you believe is the cause of your upset, using the description of the feeling in whatever term seems accurate to you. 3The upset may seem to be fear, worry, depression, anxiety, anger, hatred, jealousy or any number of forms, all of which will be perceived as different. 4This is not true. 5However, until you learn that form does not matter, each form becomes a proper subject for the exercises for the day. 6Applying the same idea to each of them separately is the first step in ultimately recognizing they are all the same.

2. When using the idea for today for a specific perceived cause of an upset in any form, use both the name of the form in which you see the upset, and the cause which you ascribe to it. 2For example:

              3I am not angry at _________ for the reason I think.

            4I am not afraid of _________ for the reason I think.

3. But again, this should not be substituted for practice periods in which you first search your mind for “sources” of upset in which you believe, and forms of upset which you think result.

4. In these exercises, more than in the preceding ones, you may find it hard to be indiscriminate, and to avoid giving greater weight to some subjects than to others. 2It might help to precede the exercises with the statement:

            3There are no small upsets. 4Hulle is almal ewe steurend vir my             innerlike vrede.

5. Then examine your mind for whatever is distressing you, regardless of how much or how little you think it is doing so.

6. You may also find yourself less willing to apply today’s idea to some perceived sources of upset than to others. 2If this occurs, think first of this:

            3I cannot keep this form of upset and let the others go. 4Vir             die doel van hierdie oefeninge sal ek hulle dus almal as dieselfde beskou.

7. Then search your mind for no more than a minute or so, and try to identify a number of different forms of upset that are disturbing you, regardless of the relative importance you may give them. 2Apply the idea for today to each of them, using the name of both the source of the upset as you perceive it, and of the feeling as you experience it. 3Further examples are:

              4I am not worried about _________ for the reason I think.

              5I am not depressed about _________ for the reason I think.

6Three or four times during the day is enough.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 5: I am never upset for the reason I think. (ACIM, W-5)

Lesson 4 - These thoughts do not mean anything.

July 19, 2025 /

These thoughts do not mean anything.

They are like the things I see in this room

(on this street, from this window, in this place).

1. Unlike the preceding ones, these exercises do not begin with the idea for the day. 2In these practice periods, begin with noting the thoughts that are crossing your mind for about a minute. 3Then apply the idea to them. 4If you are already aware of unhappy thoughts, use them as subjects for the idea. 5Do not, however, select only the thoughts you think are “bad.” 6You will find, if you train yourself to look at your thoughts, that they represent such a mixture that, in a sense, none of them can be called “good” or “bad.” 7This is why they do not mean anything.

2. In selecting the subjects for the application of today’s idea, the usual specificity is required. 2Do not be afraid to use “good” thoughts as well as “bad.” 3None of them represents your real thoughts, which are being covered up by them. 4The “good” ones are but shadows of what lies beyond, and shadows make sight difficult. 5The “bad” ones are blocks to sight, and make seeing impossible. 6You do not want either.

3. This is a major exercise, and will be repeated from time to time in somewhat different form. 2The aim here is to train you in the first steps toward the goal of separating the meaningless from the meaningful. 3It is a first attempt in the long-range purpose of learning to see the meaningless as outside you, and the meaningful within. 4It is also the beginning of training your mind to recognize what is the same and what is different.

4. In using your thoughts for application of the idea for today, identify each thought by the central figure or event it contains; for example:

            2This thought about _________ does not mean anything.

            3It is like the things I see in this room

            (on this street, and so on).

5. You can also use the idea for a particular thought that you recognize as harmful.

2This practice is useful, but is not a substitute for the more random procedures to be followed for the exercises. 3Do not, however, examine your mind for more than a minute or so. 4You are too inexperienced as yet to avoid a tendency to become pointlessly preoccupied.

6. Further, since these exercises are the first of their kind, you may find the suspension of judgment in connection with thoughts particularly difficult. ²Do not repeat these exercises more than three or four times during the day. ³We will return to them later.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 4: These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in the place]. (ACIM, W-4)

Lesson 3 - I do not understand anything I see in this room.

July 18, 2025 /

I do not understand anything I see in this room

(on this street, from this window, in this place).

1. Apply this idea in the same way as the previous ones, without making distinctions of any kind. 2Whatever you see becomes a proper subject for applying the idea. 3Be sure that you do not question the suitability of anything for application of the idea. 4These are not exercises in judgment. 5Anything is suitable if you see it. 6Some of the things you see may have emotionally charged meaning for you. 7Try to lay such feelings aside, and merely use these things exactly as you would anything else.

2. The point of the exercises is to help you clear your mind of all past associations, to see things exactly as they appear to you now, and to realize how little you really understand about them. 2It is therefore essential that you keep a perfectly open mind, unhampered by judgment, in selecting the things to which the idea for the day is to be applied. 3For this purpose one thing is like another; equally suitable and therefore equally useful.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 3: I do not understand anything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place]. (ACIM, W-3)

Lesson 2 - I have given everything I see in this room all the meaning that it has for me.

July 17, 2025 /

I have given everything I see in this room

(on this street, from this window, in this place)

all the meaning that it has for me.

1. The exercises with this idea are the same as those for the first one. 2Begin with the things that are near you, and apply the idea to whatever your glance rests on. 3Then increase the range outward. 4Turn your head so that you include whatever is on either side. 5If possible, turn around and apply the idea to what was behind you. 6Remain as indiscriminate as possible in selecting subjects for its application, do not concentrate on anything in particular, and do not attempt to include everything you see in a given area, or you will introduce strain.

2. Merely glance easily and fairly quickly around you, trying to avoid selection by size, brightness, color, material, or relative importance to you. 2Take the subjects simply as you see them. 3Try to apply the exercise with equal ease to a body or a button, a fly or a floor, an arm or an apple. 4The sole criterion for applying the idea to anything is merely that your eyes have lighted on it. 5Make no attempt to include anything particular, but be sure that nothing is specifically excluded.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 2 – I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning that it has for me. (ACIM, W-2)

Lesson 1 - Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything.

July 16, 2025 /

Nothing I see in this room

(on this street, from this window, in this place)

means anything.

1. Now look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see:

              2This table does not mean anything.

              3This chair does not mean anything.

              4This hand does not mean anything.

              5This foot does not mean anything.

              6This pen does not mean anything.

2. Then look farther away from your immediate area, and apply the idea to a wider range:

              2That door does not mean anything.

              3That body does not mean anything.

              4That lamp does not mean anything.

              5That sign does not mean anything.

              6That shadow does not mean anything.

3. Notice that these statements are not arranged in any order, and make no allowance for differences in the kinds of things to which they are applied. 2That is the purpose of the exercise. 3The statement should merely be applied to anything you see. 4As you practice the idea for the day, use it totally indiscriminately. 5Do not attempt to apply it to everything you see, for these exercises should not become ritualistic. 6Only be sure that nothing you see is specifically excluded. 7One thing is like another as far as the application of the idea is concerned.

4. Each of the first three lessons should not be done more than twice a day each, preferably morning and evening. 2Nor should they be attempted for more than a minute or so, unless that entails a sense of hurry. 3A comfortable sense of leisure is essential.

✨ Inspired by the core message of the Course:

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God."

This lesson comes from (A Course in Miracles). Hemelbewus presents it in Afrikaans as part of a path of inner healing and forgiveness. The translation was done with great care and dedication over several years by Henri Theron, and brings the deep spiritual teachings of the Course to Afrikaans-speaking readers.

📚 Read more about the Course: www.acim.org

Lesson 1 – Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything. (ACIM, W-1)

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