-Chronological List of all Questions and
Answers.
Part 1: Questions from years 2002 and 2003
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12/31/2003
Q #348: Why do I feel spiritually
more at home in a particular place?.
Q #349: How does one stop perceiving
physical problems?.
Q #350: God, illusion, dreams, the
dreamer, and separation.
Q #351: What is the meaning of:
"The memory of God comes to a quiet mind"?
Q #352: What should I do if external
circumstances are making me depressed and angry?
Q #353: How can I find my
"purpose" in life?
Q #354: Is the ego just a long-dead
mistaken thought?
Q #355: I study the Course but why do
I feel terror, panic and fear?
12/24/2003
Q #342: Why do I feel rejected and
lonely?.
Q #343: Does the brain
"think"?.
Q #344: A question about miracle
impulses.
Q #345: Must we give up simple bodily
pleasures ?
Q #346: What should I do if I am very
uncomfortable at my spouse's church?
Q #347: I find Christmas very
depressing. How should I see this?
12/17/2003
Q #337: Errors, the ego, murder, and
nature.
Q #338: A question about overeating
and guilt.
Q #339: A question about the
"light episodes," and about reincarnation.
Q #340: Can pets really accept and
learn from miracles ?
Q #341: What is meant by "All
who have met before will meet again"?
12/10/2003
Q #331: Can you comment on
Krishnamurti's ideas about fear and authority?.
Q #332: What are the
"anti-karma" passages in the Course?
Q #333: How does the Course view
competition ?
Q #334: How should one go about
forgiving Jesus ?
Q #335: What is the best way to
remember, and deal with, unkind or attacking thoughts?
Q #336: How should I view apparent
intervention by the Holy Spirit if I know in fact He does not intervene?
12/03/2003
Q #323: Why does the Course use the
term "Son" of God?.
Q #324: Any peace I see seems to be
temporary. Why?
Q #325: Isn't looking at our egos the
same as "analyzing the darkness"?
Q #326: Have any Course students
achieved the holy instant ?.
Q #327: How can oneness be compatible
with individual beings?
Q #328: If everything is illusion,
how can the Course exist?
Q #329: Is marriage a special
relationship?
Q #330: What are "Iambic
Pentameters"?
11/26/2003
Q #316: What is the meaning of
"Think not you made the world"?.
Q #317: Forgiveness applied to
different forms of attack.
Q #318: Jesus does seem to
refer to the soul. What does this mean?
Q #319: What is meant by "the
hand we hold is our own" ?.
Q #320: Is the idea of a "soul
mate" incompatible with the Course?.
Q #321: How could God create
something which could, in turn, create?
Q #322: The difficulty of seeing
ourselves as cause, instead of effect.
11/19/2003
Q #310: How can a psychologist best
help a patient?.
Q #311: Doese everyone have a role to
play in the world?
Q #312: Is it wrong or bad for me to
miss or crave a relationship?
Q #313: Help! How do I avoid a
recurring disastrous pattern in my life?.
Q #314: My anger and hatred of evil
prevents me from forgiving.
Q #315: How can I deal with a poor
self-image?
11/12/2003
Q #303: What exactly is
"grace" and how does one attain it?
Q #304: What exactly is "the
authority problem"?.
Q #305: Still more about "I need
do nothing."
Q #306: Why might I be preoccupied
with death?
Q #307: What is the explanation of a
buzzing or vibrating feeling while meditating?
Q #308: Why does the Course seem to
arouse such antagonism in non-believers?.
Q #309: How can we know if we are
truly bringing the problem to Jesus?
11/05/2003
Q #296: How do I know if I have crossed into
"The real world"?
Q #297: Is the Course saying my
loving thoughts and my feelings of connection are not real?.
Q #298: Why are lilies a symbol of
forgiveness?.
Q #299: What is meant by "happy
dreams"?
Q #300: It seems that all healing
necessitates attack.
Q #301: What is the special
significance of giving something a name?.
Q #302: Is the Course saying we
should, or should not, deny the reality of our bodies?.
10/29/2003
Q #291: How can I reconcile apparent differences
between ACIM(r) and "The Pathwork"?
Q #292: Comments and thoughts on
loneliness.
Q #293: More about "I need do
nothing" versus "practical reality".
Q #294: Will a simplified version of
the Course be available for children?
Q #295: How do I cope when loved ones
are heavily invested in victimhood?.
10/22/2003
Q #285: How can I distinguish the voice of the
ego from the Voice of the Holy Spirit?
Q #286: Why are there "no
accidents in salvation" ?
Q #287: What is the meaning of
"The Last Unanswered Question" ?
Q #288: What exactly is a miracle?
Q #289: What is meant by "I need
do nothing"?.
Q #290: What is meant by
"unacceptable" in relation to bodily impulses ?
10/15/2003
Q #281: A question about guilt,
responsibility, and upsetting incidents.
Q #282: Will Buddhism help or hinder
my progress with the Course?
Q #283: How do I reconcile taking
care of my health with the Course's teachings ?
Q #284: A question about being a
police officer and studying the Course.
10/08/2003
Q #275: What is the meaning of
"extension" ?.
Q #276: Can I still learn &
practice Course principles in a group that I don't care for ?
Q #277: Am I in your dream or
are you in mine ?
Q #278: If the ego has no
power, how can the ego become "vicious" ?
Q #279: Could long study of the
Course bring about fearful mental symptoms ?
Q #280: Is there any positive
or beneficial form of denial ?
10/01/2003
Q #269: How do pets return to God ?.
Q #270: About the existence of the
ego
Q #271: How can we develop our
relationship with Jesus?
Q #272: A basic explanation of
forgiveness.
Q #273: Is Lucifer a symbol for the
separation?
Q #274: Is suicide ever an acceptable
decision?
09/24/2003
Q #263: Can we get in touch with the
original thought of separation ?.
Q #264: Where exactly are the
decision maker, and the Holy Spirit, in the theoretical picture?
Q #265: Why do you sell a picture of
a blue-eyed blonde-haired Jesus?
Q #266: What is the script and what
part does choice play in it ?
Q #267: If fear is never justified,
should people in frightening situations feel no fear ?
Q #268: I understand the Course
intellectually but do not feel more peaceful
09/17/2003
Q #258: Is forgiveness a process, or
a one-time action?.
Q #259: Why does the Course appear to
predict the progress of my learning?
Q #260: Does the body really die and
does the soul live on?
Q #261: Can I use a central loving
figure other than Jesus ?
Q #262: Please explain "Swear
not to die, you holy Son of God" ?
09/10/2003
Q #252: Could other
"redeemer" figures exist in other versions of time?.
Q #253: If the world is unreal, why
not just ignore worldly obligations?
Q #254: Is it wrong to experience
judgemental thoughts, if we recognize them as such?
Q #255: How can I prevent the
complexity of everyday life from blocking my peace ?
Q #256: Is it somehow
"wrong" to ask my boss for more money ?
Q #257: Should one really stop taking
anti-depressant medication ?
09/03/2003
Q #246: How can I deal with my
addictions from a Course perspective?.
Q #247: What is the Course's
viewpoint on "same-sex" relationships?
Q #248: What does the Course mean
when it says the mind "cannot create beyond itself"?
Q #249: What does the Course mean by
"unholy values will produce confusion..." ?
Q #250: If "chance plays no part
in God's plan," how can God not be involved in this world ?
Q #251: What is the meaning of
"a celestial speedup" ?
08/27/2003
Q #239: How can we
kill others and still be loving and forgiving?.
Q #240: Is the
Course's thought system compatible with gods and goddesses?
Q #241: Could my
relationship with Jesus be a special relationship?
Q #242: What does the
Course mean by "Proper learning conditions" ?
Q #243: What is the
Course perspective on "unpardonable sin" ?
Q #244: Is happiness
the goal of life?
Q #245: Does the term
"at-one-ment" have any specific meaning?
08/20/2003
Q #234: What is the role of non
human forms in the Sonship?.
Q #235: Don't
miracles make us happy and cure our problems?
Q #236: Are creative
strivings a distraction and a waste of time?
Q #237: Can war be a
means of salvation ?
Q #238: Insomnia as a
defense against the truth ?
08/13/2003
Q #227: Who is the
"specific brother" with whom I must heal my relationship?.
Q #228: How could God
exist before His creations, if the word "before" is meaningless ?
Q #229: If only
salvation can cure, do I still need my medicines?
Q #230: Can I go back
later and do Workbook lessons I skipped ?
Q #231: How should I
feel about enjoyment of worldly things?
Q #232: How does the
Course feel about children and parenthood?
Q #233: What does the
Course mean when it says I make an ego for everyone else?
08/06/2003
Q #221: Does every
separate form have its own mind?.
Q #222: Could
manipulative techniques actually be used for healing?
Q #223: Do we need
one special learning-partner to learn the Course?
Q #224: Is everything
pre-destined? Are we powerless?
Q #225: If someone
attacks me, am I really supposed to "do nothing"?
Q #226: Can we really
change anything with choices made inside time and space?
07/30/2003
Q #215: How should I
pray?.
Q #216: Why is any
happiness brought about by the Course so fragile?
Q #217: Is it really
true that "the world I see holds nothing that I want"?
Q #218: How important
are the "light" episodes mentioned in the Course?
Q #219: How would the
Course view demonic "possession" and "stigmata"?
Q #220: Why did Jesus
have to die for our sins?
07/23/2003
Q #208: Ensuring your
purpose is in accord with God.
Q #209: Feeling the
"presence" of others.
Q #210: Ego
consciousness vs. God-consciousness.
Q #211: Can we be
affected by a disease if we have no fear or knowledge of it?
Q #212: Are some
types of judgement harmless?
Q #213: Undoing
hatred of another person.
Q #214: What are all
the different "forms" of the universal curriculum?
07/16/2003
Q #202: How should I
teach Course principles to children?
Q #203: Do the
Workbook lessons need to be done daily?
Q #204: Is happiness
the goal of the Course?
Q #205: Must everyone
accept the Atonement before anyone can enter Heaven?
Q #206: What are some
practical examples of forgiveness?
Q #207: Is it wrong
to have questions and need answers about the Course?
07/09/2003
Q #195: How can I reconcile the need
to compete - with the Course's teachings ?
Q #196: Do people need to feel like
victims and victimizers?
Q #197: What is the soul?
Q #198: Why did God create One-ness?
Q #199: How can I ask for help from a
mere abstract concept?
Q #200: Question about the Course,
relationships, and childhood molestation
Q #201: How do we return to the point
at which the original error occurred?
07/02/2003
Q #190: How much of
our lives is "written" beforehand ?
Q #191: Are all love
relationships "special"? Even those with our children?
Q #192: "I do
not choose God's channels wrongly:" clarification.
Q #193: Is "The
Lord's Prayer" a real prayer in a Course sense?
Q #194: Where does
the Course say that the world is not real?
06/25/2003
Q #185: Is this world part of God's
dream ?
Q #186: Who is "the
accuser" ?
Q #187: What happens to us when we
finally let go of the ego?
Q #188: How can I learn to take
myself and the world less seriously?
Q #189: What does the Course mean by
"To have, give all to all"?
06/18/2003
Q #180: Should I stay in a
relationship where my love is not returned?.
Q #181: Is it wrong to experience
God's love as sensual?
Q #182: How can someone be sick if
they are totally at peace?
Q #183: If nothing can harm me, why
should I heed physical danger?
Q #184: Fear and uncertainty about
whether my needs will be met.
06/10/2003
Q #174: How can I forgive abuse ?
Q #175: Can we expect peace after
death?
Q #176: Clarification of the second
and third splits.
Q #177: Can I practice the Course
without accepting its theology?.
Q #178: What prayer or words will
help me "dispel" the ego?
Q #179: Is it an attack to force
one's will on one's children?
06/03/2003
Q #168: How do I deal
with guilt over someone deceased ?
Q #169: How should I
deal with my ambivalence toward work?
Q #170: Is sex an
ego-drive, or can it be holy?
Q #171: Confusion
about the original tiny mad idea.
Q #172: Should the
Course help my life go in the direction I desire ?
Q #173: What is thought?
What is thinking?
05/28/2003
Q #163: What is meant
by "It needs but two"?
Q #164: How should I
regard my judgements of others?
Q #165: Is there one
dreamer of the dream, or many?
Q #166: Why does the
Course urge me to see things differently if there is no difference?
Q #167: Are phenomena
like "deja-vu" and "synchronicity" ego-activities ?
05/21/2003
Q #157: How do we know God is unaware of
our existence in the world.
and Where does the Course mention "the
decision maker"?
Q #158: Why does the Course say "you
cannot lose anything
unless you do not value it"?
Q #159: Is it sufficient just to be aware
of, and concerned about, our specialness?
Q #160: Is it important that my dreams are
still dominated by the ego?
Q #161: Why the difference between the
Course message and the Catholic message?
Q #162: In my mind I feel I attack people
so why does the Course
say the "mind cannot attack"?
05/14/2003
Q #151: Does divine
Mind create the world of form?
Q #152: Dealing with
fear about becoming one with God?
Q #153: More about
reincarnation.
Q #154: Conflicts
between Catholicism and the Course.
Q #155: Why do I
continue to experience fear and panic attacks?.
Q #156: Whose voice
authored the Course?
05/07/2003
Q #144: How should
one deal with anxiety?
Q #145: How do we
know we are making the choice to undo separation?
Q #146: Why is a part
of me fearful of Jesus?
Q #147: How do I
bring peace to someone else's mind?
Q #148: How could a
state of Oneness lead to the thought of separation?.
Q #149: If I think my
mind is healed, why do I still feel pain?.
Q #150: How do I undo
the damage I have done by attacking someone?.
04/30/2003
Q #139: How do I know
what my beliefs are about money?
Q #140: Conversations
with Jesus and requests of him
Q #141: Why is the
Course so difficult? Will it get better?
Q #142: I feel guilty
about experiencing aches and pains.
Q #143 Dealing
with depression about the Iraq war.
04/23/2003
Q #135: What is the
Course's view of suicide?
Q #136: How can God
be "lonely"?
Q #137: How do I
accept completion?.
Q #138: Does anything
we do make any difference to the outcome?
04/16/2003
Q #130: What is
"true empathy" vs. "false empathy"?
Q #131: Has God
forsaken us?
Q #132: Getting what
I want in the world of forms?.
Q #133: What is the
meaning of diseases like Tourettes's syndrome?
Q #134 Are pets part
of the sonship?
04/09/2003
Q #124: What is the
meaning of "magic"?
Q #125: Concern about
progress with the Course, and "waiting" for something.
Q #126: Did Jesus
heal by seeing "The Christ" in another?.
Q #127: If there is
only one Mind, why do I perceive myself as unique?
Q #128: How do I heal
depression spiritually instead of medically?
Q #129: What advice
do you have if I have "wandered" from the Course?
04/02/2003
Q #117: Why
would a baby or animal become sick?
Q #118: The
ego, retaliation, self attack, and fear.
Q #119: Gentleness,
peace, trust, worldly distractions.
Q #120: Should
we give up eating meat?
Q #121: Did
God create the Earth or did we?
Q #122: What
was the significance of the 5-pointed star?
Q #123: Is
illness in specific body parts a helpful clue?
03/26/2003
Q #113: Why am
I not earning enough money?
Q #114: How can
I "do nothing" if someone is suffering?
Q #115: How
should I think about menopause?
Q #116: Does
God intervene in this world?
03/19/2003
Q #108: The
difference between special love and real love
Q #109: A
clarification of the term "mind"
Q #110: Why do
we think the voice of the Course is that of Jesus?
Q #111: Is the
entire world an illusion?
Q #112: How can
the Course help with the grief process?
03/12/2003
Q #101: Has
any Course student become "enlightened?"
Q #102: Are
self-help books useful?
Q #103: What
is meant by "our creations?"
Q #104: Is
"to forgive" the same as "to give over?"
Q #105: What
is the best method to study the Course?
Q #106: What
are the differences between the Course and Ghandi/MLK/Chavez, etc.?
Q #107: About
anger and strife in the workplace
03/05/2003
Q #95: Confusion and fear while studying the Course
Q #96: Is praying for others beneficial?
Q #97: Why did Jesus not return as a body to give us the Course?
Q #98: Is the Course "required"? What
difference will it make?
Q #99: About low self worth and relationships
Q #100: If we
are Love, how could non-love have entered our existence?
02/26/2003
Q #89: What and where is the real Self?
Q #90: What is meant by "I need do nothing"?
Q #91a&b: What is
the significance of people like Johnathan Edwards
Q #92: Is it useful to keep doing all the
workbook lessons?
Q #93: About applying Jesus' concepts to our
perceptions
Q #94: How can I speed up learning forgiveness?
02/19/2003
Q #85: Why is the Course called
non-dualistic?
Q #86: Why can't we project a different world?.
Q #87: What is meant by "Swear not to die"?
Q #88: How could the original error possibly
happen?
02/12/2003
Q #80: Is my knowledge real knowledge?
Q #81: Forming a special relationship with the Course.
Q #82: The nature of dreaming & the real world & duality
Q #83: The name of God
Q #84 Overeating and other hurtful activities
02/05/2003
Q #75: What are "the Great Rays"
Q #76: The role of the body.
Q #77: The Holy Spirit's quietness.
Q #78: Forgiving others without meeting them.
Q #79 Conflict in the family.
01/29/2003
Q #70: Beauty in art and nature.
Q #71: Feeling victimized in relationships.
Q #72: About God's "plan".
Q #73: Deciding against pain.
Q #74 Our preoccupations.
01/22/2003
Q #64: Practicing the workbook..
Q #65: The nature of mind.
Q #66: Friends who "disappoint" us.
Q #67: Achieving right-mindedness.
Q #68 The fate of the mind after body-death.
Q #69 Finding forgiveness.
01/15/2003
Q #59: How to forgive.
Q #60: The use of white lies.
Q #61: Special relationships and attack.
Q #62: A question about "positive
thoughts."
Q #63 Dealing with anger.
01/08/2003
Q #54: How important is
intelligence.
Q #55a: Secret
hate of good people.
Q #55b: what is
"The pearl of great price".
Q #56: Why do we choose the life we do.
Q #57: 12-step programs & the Course.
Q #58: Seeing "calls for love."
01/01/2003
Q #49: The neutrality of the world and the body.
Q #50: The difficulty of forgiving.
Q #51: Looking at the ego with humility.
Q #52: Guilt about worldly suffering.
Q #53: Trying to improve the external world.
12/25/2002
Q #43: Identifying the
"voice" of the Holy Spirit.
Q #44: How to forgive.
Q #45: Course "training" and "certification."
Q #46: How important are our feelings.
Q #47: Re-thinking past decisions.
Q #48: "The Power of Now".
12/18/2002
Q #38: The "call that never has been made".
Q #39: Attachments to this world.
Q #40: The "intellectual" level of the
Course.
Q #41: Sleeping vs. waking dreams.
Q #42: Does God intervene in this world
12/11/2002
Q #34: Artistic expression in an
awakened state.
Q #35: Apparent lack of progress.
Q #36: About angels -- are they real?.
Q #37: About choice vs. destiny.
12/04/2002
Q #28: Forgiving horrific acts.
Q #29: Jesus' apparent act of "anger".
Q #30: Giving up addictions.
Q #31: The meaning of "sin".
Q #32: Is consciousness illusory.
Q #33: Letting go of grievances..
11/27/2002
Q #22: The "Rules for Decisions."
Q #23: Belonging to a mainstream religion.
Q #24: About reincarnation.
Q #25: Course-study is causing sadness.
Q #26: The meaning of "the Holy Instant."
Q #27: Pre-separation consciousness.
11/20/2002
Q #17: Undoing separation.
Q #18: The meaning of "will."
Q #19: The nature of guilt.
Q #20: Friendship & romance.
Q #21: A question about the meaning and purpose of art.
11/13/2002
Q #13: The meaning of "purification".
Q #14: The healing of the body.
Q #15: About death and grief.
Q #16: The reality of the body.
11/06/2002
Q #9: Attacks on people who
extend love.
Q #10: How did the ego arise.
Q #11: How to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Q #12: How to form and run a group.
10/30/2002
Q #5: Gender-specific language.
Q #6: The uniqueness of the Course as a spiritual path.
Q #7: Forgiving yourself.
Q #8: Looking at the world without judgement.
10/23/2002
Q #3: Different levels of meaning in the Course.
Q #4: Reconciling the war on terrorism with the Course's teachings.
10/16/2002
Q #1: The Christian language of the Course.
Q #2: The practice of religious rituals.
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