{"id":814,"date":"2026-05-26T08:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hemelbewus.org\/?p=814"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:52:00","slug":"les-53-hersiening-lesse-11-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hemelbewus.org\/en\/les-53-hersiening-lesse-11-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 53 - Review (11-15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we will review the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong>1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11)<strong> My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00b2Since the thoughts of which I am aware do not mean anything, the world that pictures them can have no meaning. \u00b3What is producing this world is insane, and so is what it produces. \u2074Reality is not insane, and I have real thoughts as well as insane ones. \u2075I can therefore see a real world, if I look to my real thoughts as my guide for seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12)<strong> I am upset because I see a meaningless world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00b2Insane thoughts are upsetting. \u00b3They produce a world in which there is no order anywhere. \u2074Only chaos rules a world that represents chaotic thinking, and chaos has no laws. \u2075I cannot live in peace in such a world. \u2076I am grateful that this world is not real, and that I need not see it at all unless I choose to value it. \u2077And I do not choose to value what is totally insane and has no meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong>3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13)<strong> A meaningless world engenders fear.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00b2The totally insane engenders fear because it is completely undependable, and offers no grounds for trust. \u00b3Nothing in madness is dependable. \u2074It holds out no safety and no hope. \u2075But such a world is not real. \u2076I have given it the illusion of reality, and have suffered from my belief in it. \u2077Now I choose to withdraw this belief, and place my trust in reality. \u2078In choosing this, I will escape all the effects of the world of fear, because I am acknowledging that it does not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14)<strong> God did not create a meaningless world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00b2How can a meaningless world exist if God did not create it? \u00b3He is the Source of all meaning, and everything that is real is in His Mind. \u2074It is in my mind too, because He created it with me. \u2075Why should I continue to suffer from the effects of my own insane thoughts, when the perfection of creation is my home? \u2076Let me remember the power of my decision, and recognize where I really abide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><\/strong>5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15)<strong> My thoughts are images that I have made.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00b2Whatever I see reflects my thoughts. \u00b3It is my thoughts that tell me where I am and what I am. \u2074The fact that I see a world in which there is suffering and loss and death shows me that I am seeing only the representation of my insane thoughts, and am not allowing my real thoughts to cast their beneficent light on what I see. \u2075Yet God\u2019s way is sure. \u2076The images I have made cannot prevail against Him because it is not my will that they do so. \u2077My will is His, and I will place no other gods before Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%; margin: auto; text-align: center;\">\n\n  <!-- YouTube video embed -->\n  <div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPq5KfffkGA?rel=0\"\n      title=\"Les 53 \u2013 A Course in Miracles Afrikaans | Hemelbewus\"\n      frameborder=\"0\"\n      allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n      allowfullscreen\n style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\">\n    <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Like & Comment Button -->\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lPq5KfffkGA\"\n     target=\"_blank\"\n     style=\"       display: inline-block;       margin-top: 15px;       background-color: #1eabe4;       color: #fff;       padding: 12px 20px;       text-decoration: none;       font-weight: bold;       border-radius: 6px;       transition: background-color 0.3s ease;       width: 100%;       box-sizing: border-box;     \"\n     onmouseover=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#1594c6'\"\n     onmouseout=\"this.style.backgroundColor='#1eabe4'\">\n    \ud83d\udc4d Like &amp; Comment on YouTube\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2728 Inspired by the core message of the Course:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcda <strong>Read more about the Course:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acim.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.acim.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lesson 53: Review (11-15). 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