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The Basic Principles of A Course in Miracles: The Wizard of OzA Course in Miracles for PrisonersChannelling The Voice Of The Spirit: Bringing "A Course In Miracles" To Life- Stop Hoping, Start Knowing: Your Life Is What You Intend - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you know the difference between hoping and knowing? Hoping has you wanting a new outcome—knowing has you living it. Hoping comes with skepticism—knowing stems from conscious intention. Whatever you call that Higher Being in your life, it is always delivering according to the strength and ...
Views: 7810(3 votes) - A Comparison between A Course in Miracles and Quantum Physics - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2011 from Lorri CoburnQuantum physics is confusing, confounding, and convoluted. It indicates that our universe is upside down, and what we think we see is not reality. In fact, physicists are having a hard time determining what reality really is. At the subatomic level, particles can be in two places at one time, ...
Views: 7561(1 vote) - Controlling Behavior – The Balance between Care and Control - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2010 from Judith EvicciDeeply caring for others invites us to step over the relationship line and tell people what to do with their lives. Another motivation is not so benevolent. The actions others take can directly benefit or harm us. Of course, we care. Controlling behavior means offering unsolicited help to ...
Views: 7306(1 vote) - Angels And Their Role In Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Nicci StrikerIn this discourse, we will briefly cover the different types of angels and their purposes. There are nine different types of angels; angels, Archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim. In this class, we will learn about angels and Archangels. This ...
Views: 7178(3 votes) - Let Your Light Shine - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2010 from Caroline and Craig MakepeaceI wanted to share with you today one of the most inspiring pieces of writing I've ever heard. I first heard it through the movie Coach Carter but have since learned that it was penned by Marianne Willamson. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are ...
Views: 6971(7 votes) - Definition: Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2008 from Robin KPlease Note: The following term is defined in the context of A Course in Miracles. In religious experience', or a sacred experience where an individual comes in contact with transcendental reality. Habel defines religious experiences as the structured way in which a believer enters into a ...
Views: 5631(3 votes) - The Basic Principles of A Course in Miracles: The Wizard of Oz - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Lorri CoburnThe central teaching of A Course in Miracles is that we are home with God right now, asleep to our true nature and dreaming about life on earth. We are like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, dreaming a horrific nightmare that we are lost and can’t find our way home. Like Dorothy, we long for home, ...
Views: 5593(1 vote) - ***Is Human Nature Good? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Robert PerryMost of the time I find human nature to be depressing. We all seem so clearly out for ourselves. Put us together and inevitably trouble ensues; we fight, we divorce, we molest, we rob, we kill. We wage war not just on the battlefield, but on every field—in the bedroom, at the office, even ...
Views: 5063(2 votes) - Definition: Atonement - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2008 from Robin KPlease Note: The following term is defined in the context of A Course in Miracles. What Is Atonement? Question: Would you be able to do a lesson on the Atonement? I know it means an undoing. Is it an undoing of the separation? Would you know what steps we can take to achieve it? Is Atonement ...
Views: 4969(1 vote) - True Forgiveness is Recognizing there is nothing to Forgive. - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Steve DahlMany of you have recognized that your experiences of Life are created by your beliefs and stories. Sometimes we get so involved in our stories, that we think they are true. While we are under the power of these stories we become insane; Doing things that no rational person would ever do, ...
Views: 4889(3 votes) - How to Create Miracles in Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Lynn RobinsonI heard from a client last week who had lost her job and was faced with the possibility of losing her home. She said, "I need a miracle!" Well... I happen to believe in miracles. I love what the book A Course in Miracles says, "Miracles are natural. When they do not occur, something has gone ...
Views: 4693(3 votes) - The Path of Forgiveness: Sympathy, Empathy & Generosity - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Ana HolubOn our forgiveness path, we examine many aspects of our emotional life. For instance, what is the difference between sympathy and empathy, and how do they fit into a life dedicated to generosity and healing? We are often taught that sympathy is the same thing as love. "Oh, you poor thing!" ...
Views: 4467(3 votes) - The Day I Woke Up, Became Enlightened, Awakened…I’m Not Real Sure What to Call It - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from Dr. Steve McSwain,“The hour I have long wished for has now come.” -- Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) I had reclined on the living room couch, picked up the remote, and began surfing the plethora of television programs, most of which are repetitive and useless. I paused from channel-surfing just long ...
Views: 4256(5 votes) - ***Gentleness Is Strength - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Robert PerryWe all love to be on the receiving end of gentleness. It feels wonderful to be treated gently. Yet, on the giving end, we wonder if being gentle can get the job done. We live in a world resistant to change, even change for its own good. If we are going to make a positive difference, surely at ...
Views: 3910(2 votes) - Do Miracles Still Happen Today? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Janelle AlexHave you ever wondered if miracles still happen today? You might be surprised. But first, shouldn’t you ask, “Just what is a miracle anyway?” There is no way to know if miracles happen in modern society unless you truly know the definition of a miracle. Perhaps, your definition is different ...
Views: 3787(1 vote) - A Course in Miracles for Prisoners - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Joseph WolfeSince early in 2007 the efforts to deliver a message of hope as offered in A Course in Miracles to prisoners have been ongoing. Prisoners have been a pet project for this writer for several reasons. The first of these reasons might be attributed to the personal experience of having served most ...
Views: 3716(5 votes) - Various Forms Of Lord Hanuman - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2016 from Harshad JethraLord Hanuman is revered all over the world by his worshippers, who are devout and sincere. He is known by various names, like Maruti, Anjaneya and Bajrang Bali. One of the seven chiranjeevis or immortals in Vedic astrology, Lord Hanuman was born to Lord Pawan, the wind God, and Anjana Devi. ...
Views: 3546 - ***Patience - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2007 from Robert PerryWe all know that we are supposed to be patient, yet we are usually ambivalent about it. Patience means waiting calmly, without complaint, for something that we hope will occur. Waiting patiently often feels like reining in wild horses. We would like to step in and force that desired outcome. ...
Views: 3512(3 votes) - My Path to A Course in Miracles - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from ROBERT RIDEOUTLooking back now, my path to A Course in Miracles probably all started in 1969 when I accepted Jesus my personal Lord and Savior, under the influence of the Campus Crusade for Christ. However, after joining a Christian brotherhood of aspiring monks, where I was daily quizzed on how many Bible ...
Views: 3486 - Awakening through A Course In Miracles - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from David HoffmeisterThis review is from: Awakening Through a Course in Miracles (Paperback) I studied A Course in Miracles for 19 years and thought I understood it. But reading Awakening Through A Course In Miracles took me to a much deeper level. What is so different about this book is that the author, David ...
Views: 3482(1 vote) - A Brief History of Vedic Astrology - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2016 from Harshad JethraAll across the world, we nowadays find a large number of people inclined towards astrology, wherein astrology allows individuals to make better decisions for their future and find the right path to move ahead in life. The history of astrology, nevertheless, dates back way back to the Vedic ...
Views: 3453 - The Runaway Bunny - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Susan Dugan“Read it again, Mama,” my then two-year-old daughter would chant night after night at bedtime. And regardless of how tired I was, I would start over, vaguely conscious even then that my own little bunny would all too soon be running away as all little bunnies eventually do. “Once there was a ...
Views: 3350 - Spiritual Healing, Dissolving Your Fears - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Nancy MiillerAll of us desire a more meaningful, peaceful, joyful and loving life. So why do we see the world filled with chaos, anxiety, and overall fear? We look around and perceive this person this to us and we perceive this event doing that to us, and we keep judging, judging, and judging until we think ...
Views: 3262(2 votes) - Why Do People Feel it’s Necessary to Be Fearful? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Daya Devi-DoolinAccording to A Course in Miracles, the answer is that humanity feels it is un-deserving of God's love. We feel it is necessary to punish ourselves before God punishes us. Mass consciousness feels God is a punishing and unforgiving Supreme Intelligence and if we attack ourselves first, we won't ...
Views: 3142(1 vote) - Definition: Forgiveness - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2008 from Robin KPlease Note: The following term is defined in the context of A Course in Miracles. What is the difference between false forgiveness and true forgiveness? Short answer: According to the Course, the basic difference between the two is that false forgiveness sees sin as real, while true ...
Views: 3140(2 votes) - What is "A Course in Miracles?" - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2008 from Diane PerrettoReligion lays claim to truth in one way or another. A Course in Miracles is not a religion and it doesn’t attempt to dole out predictions of truth like a deck of tarot cards. It has as its goal the changing of one’s mind to enable us to recognize truth when it comes knocking. ...
Views: 3088(2 votes) - Qigong for Longevity - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Martin EisenQigong (Chi Kung) is a Chinese medical therapy thousands of years old. It consists of mental as well as physical maneuvering which simultaneously adjust body posture, breathing, and the mind. Qigong for health is not strenuous and can even be performed by handicapped people. It can be done ...
Views: 3075(3 votes) - Truth Will Set You Free From Fear - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2019 from David NelmesEveryone has a desire to see things more clearly and more truthfully...even if they are not aware of it. We all have a drive to grow and learn and discover who we are and who created us. Like our creator, we are also creators, thus we are creative and love to build things and express our true ...
Views: 3075(2 votes) - A Course In Miracles - Year One - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Sandra DawesI didn’t know what to expect when I decided to start doing the daily lessons in my A Course in Miracles text. I had received the book in March 2010 and started reading the text shortly after. I’ve never been one to highlight textbooks in the past, but this book had so much information to ...
Views: 3072(1 vote) - ***There Is No Sin - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 from Robert PerryMost of us don't use the word "sin" very much; it has a rather distasteful ring to it. But the concept, I believe, is deeply embedded in our psyches. What is sin? I am not versed in theological treatments of it, but I think I have a good grasp of the popular concept, the one lodged in our ...
Views: 3068(2 votes) - Bloodless Sacrifice; What Two Words Don't Go Together? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Jerry LewisI couldn’t believe it. The discussion guide we use in Emmanuel UMC’s adult Sunday school class, which has been pretty good up to now, completely “whiffed” in its explanation of why God accepted Abel’s sacrifice but not Cain’s. Genesis 4:2 …….And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a ...
Views: 3034 - Lessons from the Garden of Eden: Part 2. God is the Master Scientist Creating Miracles through Science - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2013 from Jerry PollockSUMMARY: As a scientist I believe that science cannot explain miracles. As a person of fourteen years of climbing the spiritual ladder, I believe that miracles cannot explain science. However my unshakable belief in God instructs me that God created our world through scientific miracles. One of ...
Views: 3029(1 vote) - How to End Pain and Suffering and Create Joy, Love and Peace - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from Sherri HatchFirst, let me remind you of what is the first cause of our pain and suffering. Oddly enough, a believed “thought” causes our pain and suffering. The truth is, it’s not our bank account, or Johnny leaving his dirty socks on the floor, or our weight that is causing our misery. It is the beliefs ...
Views: 3024(1 vote) - Attraction - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCEvery one automatically attracts to himself just what he is, and you may set it down that wherever you are, however intolerable the situation may be, it is just where you belong. There is no power in the Universe but yourself that can get you out of it. Some one may help you on the road to ...
Views: 2999(2 votes) - The Control of Conditions - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCIn taking up this subject, let us very clearly understand that we do not differentiate between Conscious Mind and Spirit; there is no difference, for they are One. The Spirit of Intelligence, which is God, in order to do something for us must do that thing through us, and what It is to do ...
Views: 2995(1 vote) - Healing Through Forgiveness - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from David Hoffmeister“So, why is forgiveness so important?” you may ask. The reason is this: Forgiveness is the pathway to peace of mind and when your mind is at peace, the world is a beautiful place to be. We all want that! The kind of forgiveness that we are talking about is not the kind that involves ...
Views: 2925(3 votes) - A Course in Miracles and Radical Thinking - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Craig VillarrubiaIf you’re not familiar with A Course in Miracles then you should know that the course teaches a radical shift in how we see the world. This isn’t a course in superficial niceness or be good and you’ll go to heaven. This is a course that asks you to radically change your thinking about the ...
Views: 2872(2 votes) - Guardian Angels By Eleanor Goold - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Bob MillerGuardian angels have long been watching over us. Since time began, and in every culture, angels have been with us in one form or another. Representations of the angelic realms tend to come to us at times of personal, spiritual awakening. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that records of ...
Views: 2849(1 vote) - The Yoga of A Course in Miracles - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Amy TorresA Course in Miracles (ACIM) offers us a highly individualized curriculum where we use the body as a learning device under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Yoga is one of the classrooms the Holy Spirit offers me to use my body for spiritual purposes. ACIM provides a mind training, therefore all ...
Views: 2803(2 votes) - The New Spiritual Science Miraculous Healings with Rev. Julie Renee Doering - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from JULIE RENEE DOERINGWe use an entirely new modality of healing in the Miraculous Activations weekends, that of ‘Miraculous Healing’. It is a unique form of healing developed from both my innate ability to see and understand the human experience in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms and the ...
Views: 2801 - The Two Healing Faces Of Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from David OttCan you see the two faces in this picture? To view this Face and the other "Cloud-Layers of Ego" illustration in this article Click the following Link: http://www.peakrecovery.com/two%20faces.pdf If you are young or happy in a new relationship, you will probably see first or easily the ...
Views: 2765(1 vote) - Inexplicably, Predictably Happy - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Amy TorresRecently a phrase popped into my head, "Inexplicably predictably happy." That's one way I experience God--words come to me and I can tell they are not mine (some people call this "channeling"). I was actually grieving at the time I "heard" those words, but even though I was grieving, I ...
Views: 2738(1 vote) - God's Vision or the Ego's Eyesight? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Amy TorresMore than one spiritual path explains that this world is an illusion. Even science now agrees. But what do they mean? And if this world is an illusion, what good does it do us to know that? A Course in Miracles (ACIM) teaches us, "It is because the thoughts you think you think appear as ...
Views: 2734(1 vote) - What is enlightenment and how you can achieve it effectively through creative meditation ? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from TKS Datuk Dr. Azam Zulkifli Al - Qadiri Zulkifli Al - QadiriI do not have explain further about what is meditation as it already grown popular around the world nowadays. People who practice meditation will notice that there are something unique about meditation. There are a lot of e-books on “how to meditation” and “meditation how to” that can easily be ...
Views: 2729 - The Belief Behind Feeling Angry or Anxious - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Chris Gerace JohnsonAny emotion that we feel is a direct result of our belief about either some words which were spoken or an event that has occurred which we think triggered us to feel a certain way. The truth is, when we subconsciously mistakenly believe something to be true about other people, we cause ourselves ...
Views: 2728 - How to Worship Lord Hanuman - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2016 from Harshad JethraAt all places in India and across the world, Lord Hanuman is the most worshipped deity from Vedic mythology. People flock temples of Lord Bajrang Bali in particular on Saturdays, and pictures of the Bajrang Bali can be found widespread in all corners of the world. It is commonly believed that ...
Views: 2674 - What to Do When the Law of Attraction Doesn't Work - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2012 from Amy TorresThe concept of the Law of Attraction has become almost mainstream in American culture today. Instruction abounds. There's "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, the Seth material channeled by Jane Roberts, the Abraham teachings by Esther and Jerry Hicks, and, of course, the movie "The ...
Views: 2655(6 votes) - A New Frame of Reference for Shifting From Fear to Love - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Louise FrechetteWe’ve all been there: stuck in fear or anxiety and wishing there was a quicker, easier way of getting free—of experiencing what A Course in Miracles describes as a miracle: “a shift away from fear to love”. So how do we make the shift more easily so we don’t remain hostage to our ego and to the ...
Views: 2650(3 votes) - ***Being Truly Helpful - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2007 from Robert PerryHow to be helpful to another is something we all wrestle with. When someone I care about is in need I find myself struggling to locate the right words, and I worry that I will bungle things. In short, I become filled with self-concern. It does not take a genius to see that being caught up in ...
Views: 2611 - Shekinah, Divine Feminine & the Holy Spirit - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Amy TorresLast night we had a guest from Israel in our Course in Miracles class. About an hour into class, I referred to the Holy Spirit as “He” and she bolted upright with surprise! “He?” she said, making sure she heard me right. “Yes,” I answered, “The Course in written with Christian terminology. ...
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