Introduction

T-24.in.1. Forget not that the motivation for this course is the attainment and the keeping of the state of peace. ² Given this state the mind is quiet, and the condition in which God is remembered is attained. ³ It is not necessary to tell Him what to do. ⁴ He will not fail. ⁵ Where He can enter, there He is already. ⁶ And can it be He cannot enter where He wills to be? ⁷ Peace will be yours because it is His Will. ⁸ Can you believe a shadow can hold back the Will that holds the universe secure? ⁹ God does not wait upon illusions to let Him be Himself. ¹⁰ No more His Son. ¹¹ They are. ¹² And what illusion that idly seems to drift between Them has the power to defeat what is Their Will?

T-24.in.2. To learn this course requires willingness to question every value that you hold. ² Not one can be kept hidden and obscure but it will jeopardize your learning. ³ No belief is neutral. ⁴ Every one has the power to dictate each decision you make. ⁵ For a decision is a conclusion based on everything that you believe. ⁶ It is the outcome of belief, and follows it as surely as does suffering follow guilt and freedom sinlessness. ⁷ There is no substitute for peace. ⁸ What God creates has no alternative. ⁹ The truth arises from what He knows. ¹⁰ And your decisions come from your beliefs as certainly as all creation rose in His Mind because of what He knows.