By Gonny 
Imagine you put on a VR headset, and suddenly, you find yourself in a completely new world. You walk through streets, greet people, touch objects, and maybe even feel the wind on your face (if the VR is really good). Everything seems real. But then—someone taps you on the shoulder and reminds you: “Hey, you’re just sitting on your couch!” You take off the headset and… surprise! The world you thought you were in was just a projection, a simulation, a dream. Welcome to reality.
According to A Course in Miracles, this is exactly what’s happening with our world. We are all wearing a ‘VR headset’ called ‘the body,’ and through this headset, we experience a world that we take as real. We smell, feel, think, suffer, enjoy—and it all seems convincingly real. But… what if it’s not?
ACIM teaches that this world is a projection of the mind, a dream in which we have forgotten that we are still safe and untouched in God. Just like a VR player gets completely absorbed in the game and forgets their ‘real self,’ we too have become engrossed in this illusion of time and space.
And just as everything in VR follows the logic of the game—gravity, rules, obstacles—so does this world seem to have its own natural laws. Bodies get tired, people age, things break. But what if we realized that we are not the player inside the game but the player who is always safe outside of it?
A VR game can be quite intense. Imagine walking through a dark alley, and suddenly, a car comes out at you. Your heart races, you panic… and then you remember: Oh wait, it’s just a game! You relax and maybe even laugh.
That’s exactly how this world works. When we forget that it’s a dream, we take everything seriously. We panic over problems, feel guilt, get angry at others, and struggle with fear. But the moment we remember that we’re wearing the VR headset—and that in reality, we are safe and at peace in the arms of God—everything changes. The fears of the ‘game’ lose their grip on us.
And how do wd take off the VR headset?
ACIM gives us a simple solution: forgiveness. But not the traditional kind of forgiveness, where someone does something wrong, and you ‘graciously’ choose to let it slide. No, true forgiveness means realizing that nothing really happened because it was all a dream. It means that we stop reacting to the world as if it has real power over us because we know we are safe in God.
You might be wondering: Can I just walk through the world as if I’m in a VR game? In a way, yes! Not as a detached robot, but as someone who knows that everything happening here is an illusion. This gives you the freedom to love, without fear. You no longer have to take anything ‘seriously’ because you know that only love is real.
So next time you feel angry, stressed, or afraid, ask yourself: Am I still wearing my VR headset?
And if the answer is ‘yes’… smile and remember that you always have the choice to return to the reality of love.
The VR game doesn’t end just because you realize it’s a game—but from now on, you’ll play it with a smile. And that, dear VR players, is true freedom!
With live and light,
G.