When I briefly explored one-to-one teaching of A Course in Miracles a few years ago, I found that people were not really interested in the course so much as they wanted strategies for dealing with what was coming up in their lives. Questions about work, family, health, psychological wellness . . . I thought itContinue reading “ACIM Drama: A Pep Talk”
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Forgetfulness and A Course in Miracles
To remember is merely to restore to your mind what is already there (T-10.II.3:1). This is an important concept, integral to practicing A Course in Miracles. We aren’t really learning anything – as in acquiring missing information in order to reassemble a puzzle. We are simply remembering what we know but forgot. Yet I wantContinue reading “Forgetfulness and A Course in Miracles”
Politics and A Course in Miracles
I had a nice long talk once with an individual who teaches ACIM professionally. They were smart and committed, and had reflected a lot on their practice and comprehension of A Course in Miracles. I learned a lot. Near the end, this individual advised me to stop following politics and to stop being politically active.Continue reading “Politics and A Course in Miracles”
On Playing Well With Others
Years ago a fellow student who had spent time with Tara Singh criticized Singh for using the phrase “bring into application.” Singh meant that it was not enough to study and learn: one had to actually embody that learning, to make it the fact of experience rather than an a mere ideal. The student feltContinue reading “On Playing Well With Others”
Humility and Uncertainty: A Course in Miracles
Yet the essential thing is learning that you do not know (T-14.XI.1:1). To be a student of A Course in Miracles is in part to embrace humility and in part to develop a tolerance for uncertainty. It is not only these things, but these things help. They can buttress a spiritual practice that is bentContinue reading “Humility and Uncertainty: A Course in Miracles”
Present Moment Awareness and A Course in Miracles
Generally we conflate inner peace with a good feeling – an ideal personal experience. It’s subjective, meaning it happens to us – it’s our experience of being. We have it. A lot of us know intellectually that’s an inaccurate representation, but underneath it remains a powerful belief. It’s part of the working algorithm of ourContinue reading “Present Moment Awareness and A Course in Miracles”