I sent a newsletter out today which explores the second principle of miracles. Although the early parts of the text can be choppy, the section outlining the fifty principles has always felt clear and helpful to me. The second principle asks us to look beyond the miracle to its Source, reminding us that what mattersContinue reading “Notes in Late December”
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The First Principle of A Course in Miracles
There is no order of difficulty in miracles. One is not “harder” or “bigger” than another. They are all the same. All expressions of love are maximal T-1.I.1:1-4). Imagine I set four photographs on a table before you: one is of a 1-pound weight, one of a 10-pound weight, one of a 100-pound weight, andContinue reading “The First Principle of A Course in Miracles”
Lesson 23: ACIM in a Nutshell
We might reframe ACIM Daily Lesson 23 this way: if you want to know peace, then give up projection. Indeed, in a sense, this lesson encapsulates the whole function and thus our whole practice of A Course in Miracles. There is no point in lamenting the world. There is no point in trying to changeContinue reading “Lesson 23: ACIM in a Nutshell”
On Letting Go and Letting God
We are not really capable of full alignment with the metaphysics of A Course in Miracles. To even recognize ACIM – as a book, a method, a community – is to be separated. So I think that while being clear about the underlying metaphysics is helpful to our practice, it’s not – in and ofContinue reading “On Letting Go and Letting God”
Choice is the Last Illusion
Imagine that it’s lunch time. On the table before you are twenty hot dogs. Each is the same – one hot dog in a roll without any condiments. They are identical. So you’re going to pick one, but it doesn’t matter which one you pick. You can call it a choice but is it really?Continue reading “Choice is the Last Illusion”
Beyond Spiritual Awakening
If I were pretending to know something, which I am not, because I don’t, I might write the following. When you are “awake,” there will be no “you” to partake of the experience, and no “other” with whom to share it. It’s not an experience that one has, nor a state one observes, nor anContinue reading “Beyond Spiritual Awakening”