Among the biggest secrets we try to keep is just a sense of autonomy and pride. The idea or feeling that you're important in some special way, that you're loved by a special person, that somebody is giving you special attention, these are a number of the ego's very subtle secrets. We are attempting to hide our Divine Self and are playing each one of these different games, which be seemingly very upsetting. It's pretty depressing and it really doesn't go anywhere, so we try to get scraps of special love, attention and recognition to prop ourselves up.

We work so hard at becoming “better people”, at gaining greater intelligence and more skills. We desire to be liked more and be much more popular. The entire self-help industry is centered on improving the self so you can become a better you. That's another trick we secretly play on ourselves, thinking we've to keep spinning our wheels attempting to become better. This self-improvement game is another secret we can to master to let go of. It's very relaxing when you start to understand that you do not have to become any better than you already are. Acim You were created perfect. It's not through self-improvement that you will find peace but through self-acceptance.

As I caused A Course in Miracles, I possibly could note that there is a fear of divine love in my own mind. I realized this is the ego's fear of losing itself. The ego is afraid to be exposed and being seen as a puff of nothingness. That's driving a car of intimacy. We speak about this fear in relationships, which is sometimes projected as fear of sexual intimacy, but it is really a fear of dropping our persona, our mask of individuality. It's driving a car of having swept away by a glorious love, a love so powerful that none of us may even imagine something as glorious and powerful!

For me, those would be the big secrets, as it doesn't start off with this great awareness. It always starts with feeling like you have done something very wrong, whether you've masturbated, stolen something, mistreated somebody, or there's something in your thoughts that you have judged as so hideous that you don't even want to face it, you just want to forget about it and push it out of awareness.

Underneath dozens of memories and thoughts, may be the belief that individuals are separated. This is the “secret” we hide. It is actually an impossible belief, but we believe that it's true; We have judged it as horrific and have pushed it out of awareness. All unconscious guilt arises from this belief in separation. And as you probably give yourself to the miracle, you feel dozens of hidden beliefs and secrets are increasingly being washed away and you finally face this hidden belief in separation!

A Course In Miracles is a book which brings you tools to reverse all fearful thoughts and beliefs. Using these tools afford them the ability to find the complete sense of freedom and peace you've been yearning for.