The Master Teacher

A course in miracles is a transforming, enlightening, and life-changing experience. It is a unique and profound spiritual journey that has been used by students around the world to free themselves from mental limitations.

The Master Teacher of a course in miracles is a spiritual leader who, under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit, is uniquely qualified to share the teachings of A Course in Miracles with students. His purpose is to help students recognize their true identity as children of God, which is wholly and totally different from the limited self-identity of space/time, and to enter into their individual journeys of transformation in this Christ Light.

He is a highly gifted, empathetic and loving guide who, through his discourses, ignites intensely emotional responses in his students. These responses often result in the release of long-held beliefs and attitudes that have been the source of loneliness, pain, aging, and death, as well as their inability to live their full potential.

It is an experience that transcends the doctrinal debates of established religion, the conceptual controversy of science and theology, and the purity of spiritual experience that is the essence of all religion. It is a moment of inner listening to the Voice for God, drawn from the deep recesses of the mind through the wisdom of a conscious moment of self-acceptance. acim

During the early years of his work with ACIM, David Hoffmeister had a number of mystical experiences. These were recorded and are available for download on the ACIM website.

He has also authored several books, including “A Course in Miracles: The Heart of Spiritual Healing,” a collection of writings from his own experience and practice with ACIM. He has travelled the world speaking about A Course in Miracles and its unique ability to bring the mind into a state of peace.

He has also acted as an interpreter for the teachers of A Course in Miracles, speaking at conferences and other events, including a session on the course at the Parliament of World Religions 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. He has filmed documentary film about his students, and has published numerous articles in A Course in Miracles and other magazines.
The Course

The Course in Miracles has three volumes: a Text, a Workbook for Students and a Manual for Teachers. Each has a different purpose and the Text, the most theoretical, contains the ideas that underlie the Course’s thought system and which are the basis for the lessons of the Workbook. The Teacher’s Manual provides answers to some of the questions that might arise in a student’s practice of the Course.

It is very important for all students of the Course to read the Teacher’s Manual thoroughly, especially if they are going to be a teacher. There is a great deal in the Teacher’s Manual that is designed to help both the teacher and his pupil in their relationship with each other.

A major theme in the Teacher’s Manual is that the Master Teacher is a spiritual shepherd, a mentor and guide. He guides his pupil along the path of the Course and teaches him what he needs to learn.

He is also a healer, helping his pupil to overcome his egoic thoughts and to deal with the ideas that he has picked up from outside of the Course. He helps his pupil make decisions about what to study and what aspects of the Course he should be working on at any given time.

His role as a teacher is very large, and the contract he has entered into with his pupil is one of the most important in the Course’s history. He makes a commitment to help his pupil in his life and in the world, to assist him in his study of the Course and to help him find a place for it in his life.

In order to fulfill this promise the Master Teacher must be able to teach his pupil how to use the Course and to help him to apply its principles to the world. The teacher must have a deep understanding of the Course’s concepts and be willing to be a guide, a healer and a counselor for his student throughout their journey on the Course.

The course of the Master Teacher’s life and work must be centered in love and forgiveness, in the knowledge that all of the world’s problems can be solved by the power of God’s love. He must be a spiritual guide and teacher, a healer and a counselor, a spiritual shepherd and mentor.