Miracles should inspire gratitude, not awe. You should thank God for what you really are. The children of God are holy and the miracle honors their holiness, which can be hidden but never lost (T-1.I.31:1-2). Miracles are natural expressions of love; they remind us that we are one with God, and that our brothers andContinue reading “Principle Thirty-One of A Course in Miracles”
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On Practicing A Course in Miracles
Recently, Scott Britton and I talked about A Course in Miracles. You can read his post and listen to our conversation on Itunes, Spotify, or Youtube. Talking to Scott reminded me that no matter how much theorizing we do about the Course – and spirituality generally – we still need praxis. We still need to bring it into application. A CourseContinue reading “On Practicing A Course in Miracles”
Thanking God for You: Dialogue as a Form of Healing in A Course in Miracles
I. Love and Fear A Course in Miracles says something interesting: it says that Love is beyond what can be taught (T-in.1:6). This means that we already know all that we need to know about Love. It means we already know all that one can know about Love. It also means that the usual meansContinue reading “Thanking God for You: Dialogue as a Form of Healing in A Course in Miracles”
The Decision to be Happy
Happiness is a decision for which we are responsible. It is not more complex than that. We don’t need to fix anything outside of us; we have to let go of the idea that anything outside of us can be fixed. None of that is the problem. Our work as students of A Course inContinue reading “The Decision to be Happy”
ACIM and the Enemy of Inner Peace
1 Earlier this week I wrote about the “problem” of evil. Here I want to go deeper into it, but from the perspective of having enemies. Many ACIM students, when asked to make a list of their enemies, demur. “All men are my brothers.” “I’m a lover, not a hater.” They obey a voice insideContinue reading “ACIM and the Enemy of Inner Peace”
A Course in Miracles: What is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is a way of thinking that A Course in Miracles posits as both the ego’s opposite and the ego’s undoing. Like ego, the Holy Spirit is experienced as a voice which both interprets experience and makes suggestions about how to respond to experience. However, listening to it rather than to ego producesContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is the Holy Spirit?”