A Course in Miracles - Applied: A New Paradigm of Forgiveness

In this segment, we discuss the thought that we can't look at guilt from a distance. It has to be real up close. Readings from:

V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego

1. No one can escape from illusions unless he looks at them, for not looking is the way they are protected. ²There is no need to shrink from illusions, for they cannot be dangerous. ³We are ready to look more closely at the ego’s thought system because together we have the lamp that will dispel it, and since you realize you do not want it, you must be ready. ⁴Let us be very calm in doing this, for we are merely looking honestly for truth. ⁵The “dynamics” of the ego will be our lesson for a while, for we must look first at this to see beyond it, since you have made it real. ⁶We will undo this error quietly together, and then look beyond it to truth.

2. What is healing but the removal of all that stands in the way of knowledge? ²And how else can one dispel illusions except by looking at them directly, without protecting them? ³Be not afraid, therefore, for what you will be looking at is the source of fear, and you are beginning to learn that fear is not real. (https://acim.org/acim/en/s/150#1:1-2:3 | T-11.V.1:1–2:3)