INTRODUCTION

This abstract consists mostly of very short sentences or parts of sentences from the Course arranged in a unique design for easy reading of quotes by subject.  Starting with Nature of the Course the 40 subject names in bold italicized print appear here in the same sequence the subjects appear in the Abstract.  Chapters I through IV condenses the Course’s answers to four of the great questions of life:

                                                           Chapter I,  WHO AM I?

We are told our true Self is a Creation of God. We are spirit, a Thought in the Mind of God. Being on a zero-distance journey, our destination (a state of Love, Peace and Joy) also helps tell us who we are.

                                                           Chapter II, WHY AM I HERE?

We are here on a Journey to experience who we are while we still do not remember. Along the way, we will experience Healing and Miracles . This journey without distance is over when we all eventually awaken from our Dreams/Illusions and remember who we always were and will always be, One Spirit with God and all His Creations. Meanwhile, relax. We can not fail. In the words of the course , we are here "only to be truly helpful."  We are also instructed in the relentless use of a kind of Forgiveness unique to the Course.  Eventually this kind of forgiveness will remove the blocks in our minds which prevent us from remembering who we are.  The illusion of time gives most of us many opportunities to repeat the Journey. As a student of the course, you become a Teacher of God to the extent you allow the Holy Spirit to teach through you by example. This will accelerate your progress but the journey is not over until all God's Children awaken as one. 
                                                  Chapter III, WHERE AM I GOING?                       

The true home of our true self is Heaven where we exist eternally with God and all of his creations in a state of  Love, Peace, and Joy.  Until we are fully awakened  the Holy Instant gives us glimpses  of  the Oneness/Sonship , of all of God’s ageless children.


                                               Chapter IV, HOW DO I GET THERE?

We get there by removing all mental blocks to our awareness of Truth by using our upper (Spirit) mind to let go of all the lower mind’s Ego thoughts, which started with the tiny, insane idea that we were separate from God. We are provided with the mental Tools of Forgiveness, Salvation, Atonement, and True Perception to do this. In the Course these Tools are symbols of goals as well as the processes we can use to reach the goals. The Course teaches us to let go of  three great illusions of: Time, Bodyand World and the false beliefs of: Fear, Sin and Guilt.  Help from the Holy Spiritis also promised to all who ask and listen. The value of Relationships is emphasized as a means of speeding us along on our journey.

                                             Chapter V, NEW PERSPECTIVES ON

The subjects of Christ, Jesus, Giving/Receiving, Problems, Decisions/Choices, Prayer, Name of God, and The Word of God are all put into a new perspective

                                                      Chapter VI, LAWS OF LIFE           

This is one subject chapter is a collection of quotes which outline Four Basic Laws of Life .  When understood and applied these laws will improve your life regardless of where you are on your journey to remembering who you are and experiencing Truth

                                                 Chapter VII, SPIRITUAL TRUTH