Is enlightenment the goal of the Curriculum of A Course in Miracles?

I have been struggeling a bit with this question for a while..

Found this answer that seems to satisfy me (and my ego)


I have copied it from this web page: http://www.facimoutreach.org/qa/questions/questions22.htm#Q101

A truly enlightened person would have no need to let others know of his or her having totally transcended the ego. In fact, that might be a helpful way of evaluating someone’s claim to having achieved enlightenment. If such a person goes around announcing it, that is almost a sure sign that there is still some ego left. As the Course portrays the state, there is basically only one characteristic that might stand out, which is that the person would smile more frequently: "There is a way of living in the world that is not here, although it seems to be. You do not change appearance, though you smile more frequently. Your forehead is serene; your eyes are quiet. And the ones who walk the world as you do recognize their own" (W.pI.155.1:1,2,3,4).



There are numerous accounts of students, though, who have experienced significant shifts in their thinking and in their reactions, so that what formerly had "pushed all their buttons," for example, no longer evokes the same reaction. Forgiveness works, in other words, and so that should be the focus of each day.



Finally, with reference to someone being in "absolute connection with God," we refer you to the section in the manual, "Can God Be Reached Directly?" (M.26). There Jesus tells us: "Sometimes a teacher of God may have a brief experience of direct union with God. In this world, it is almost impossible that this endure. It can, perhaps, be won after much devotion and dedication, and then be maintained for much of the time on earth. But this is so rare that it cannot be considered a realistic goal. If it happens, so be it. If it does not happen, so be it as well. All worldly states must be illusory. If God were reached directly in sustained awareness, the body would not be long maintained" (M.26.3:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8).



Thus, direct union with God is not the goal of the Course’s curriculum. Reaching a state of peace is its goal, where we rise above the battleground with Jesus and look back down with compassion for everyone. "This Course will lead to knowledge, but knowledge itself is still beyond the scope of our curriculum. Nor is there any need for us to try to speak of what must forever lie beyond words.…It is not for us to dwell on what cannot be attained. There is too much to learn. The readiness for knowledge still must be attained" (T.18.IX.11:1,2,5,6,7).