David Hoffmeister & A Course In Miracles

Community Chautauqua at Casa Quantico with David Hoffmeister, December 7, 2023,David discusses the importance of letting go and recognizing that what seems important and valuable in the world is part of a trick or deception to keep us from the present moment.He discusses Jesus' teachings on the importance of ego goals based on a timeline of past, present, and future. Jesus emphasizes that everyone who comes to this world organizes their perception based on what they believe and has a self that they create as they go along.The spiritual journey involves letting go and recognizing that what seems valuable is part of a deception to keep us from the present moment. In lesson 133, Jesus teaches us to discern valuable from valueless, moving away from high ideals and bringing the student back to practicality. He states that if something will not last forever, it has no value; if it will last forever, it is valuable. This helps us understand that gain and loss, winning and losing, and success and failure are equally