READING YOUR LESSONS

Dear Students, 

Here are some hints for getting the most out of your lessons. It is always a good idea to read your lesson completely, at least once. But I know you have busy lives (as well as busy minds). Sometimes it is the busy mind that interfere with the ability to focus on spiritual work, even when you think it is something else. The false self will do everything to keep you from Truth, because the ego realizes at an unconscious level that Truth means the end of the false nature.

Helpful Hints:

• Print a copy of your lesson right away and carry it with you. Commit to reading one or two paragraphs a day, whenever you have a free moment. Do this until you have read your whole lesson, even if it takes several days or a week.

•  After you read a paragraph or two, think about what you read as you go throughout your day. When possible, apply what you have learned to your daily life or to a particular situation you are in. Bring your spiritual life into your everyday reality. 

• When you have a problem or find yourself in a negative state, open your lesson and randomly choose a few sentences to read. This is better than letting a problem or negative emotions take you over. Try this also when you have questions and are seeking guidance. 

• If you have a computer that speaks (all MacIntosh computers have voices, some quite nice; that's what I have)....listen to your lesson. I listen to every lesson I write. Sometimes I listen while I am cleaning a room or doing yoga.

• Record the lesson in your own voice and listen to it. Or read it out loud to yourself. You will have a much different experience saying the words, reading to yourself. All children love to be read to, even the children inside us.

• Before you go to sleep at night, read a few sentences. The last thing you dwell upon at night becomes internalized. 

• When you roll out of bed in the morning, roll into your lesson. Read at least a few sentences to get your day going. If you have time, be still and meditate upon the words you have read. 

• If you have friends or relatives around you who are also taking the lesson, consider starting a small study group where you read and talk about the lessons. This will greatly increase your capacity to understand and benefit from The School.

• Remember that your lessons can work effectively for you only if you work for them. Even when you do not read your lessons, you are still connected to the angels and the energy of the school. This connection always has a positive impact upon you and your life. But you can increase this impact by your willingness to show up for yourself.