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The Characteristics of God’s Teachers (Jan 18, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:30:43 +0000

The Course teaches that we are all teachers and learners every second of the day whether we realise it or not. We teach by demonstration and by demonstration we teach not only others but primarily and most importantly ourselves. There are two possible curriculums or thought systems that are possible to teach and therefore learn. The thought system of the ego (the world's curriculum) or the thought system of the Holy Spirit (the system the Course is designed to introduce us to.)

The Lessons of the Holy Spirit (Feb 21, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:25:12 +0000

In believing we are separated from wholeness, love and truth we experience ourselves as fragmented, incomplete and lacking. This is intolerable and we are therefore compelled to constantly seek outside ourselves for the completion we lack. This completion, this sense of being whole is dependant on us feeling special. We seek to extract or take that specialness from others overtly and covertly in the associations we form.

Easter and A Course in Miracles (Mar 21, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:02:52 +0000

Easter is the single most important festival in the Christian Church. It is the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection being the culmination of his ministry on earth. It was the ordination of a new covenant, where man was redeemed from sin and death. It has, since that event which it commemorates, influenced by way of its interpretation most of the western world regardless of the faith of those it touched.

The Obstacles to Peace – Part II (May 16, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:17:24 +0000

We began our discussion last time with the first two obstacles to peace;

1 The desire to get rid of it, and
2 The belief that the body is valuable for what it offers.

We also likened these two obstacles to a dynamic of attack, first attack outside, then attack on oneself. In this light we spoke of the third obstacle as being viewed as the ultimate payment for this attack, be it directed outward or inward. As we shall see however, this "ultimate" cost is but a veil to hide from our sight the final obstacle that peace must flow across. But more of that later, for now let us look at the third obstacle to peace.

The Obstacles to Peace – Part I (Apr 18, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:07:36 +0000

The collection of sections, The Obstacles To Peace appear just past the half way point through the Course. It follows on from the discussion of the holy relationship and the transformation of our perception of the world as a place of attack and fear to one of peace, through the invitation extended to the Holy Spirit to enter with us into our relationships.

The Laws of Healing (Jun 20,1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 08:38:56 +0000

The Course's concept of healing, particularly in our time of spiritual revival and New Age movements is likely to be misunderstood, or at least be somewhat confusing if not seen from an understanding of the Course's metaphysical foundation. If our aim or purpose is, as the Course defines it, healing, it is necessary we be very clear about what it is we need to avoid and therefore by implication, seek.

Magic: What is it and how do we deal with it (Jul 18, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 08:28:04 +0000

Magic, one of those words we use quite freely in our everyday life, receives a radical overhaul in its meaning as given in ACIM.

Specialness – Part I (Aug 15, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 08:05:22 +0000

Exploring the concept of specialness confronts us with the challenge of looking at all that we value and all that we believe about what we are and the nature of the world we live in. As the introduction makes clear, each decision we make is a conclusion based on all that we believe

Specialness – Part II (Aug 22, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:57:14 +0000

In Part I, we explored the topic of specialness--how it began, what it is, how it expresses itself and its purpose. Specialness is, in essence, the least decision to choose attack instead of love. The original and primary attack was the attempt by the Son of God to substitute his own self-concept in place of his Self as created by God. His true Self can only be known in his relationship to the Father, because that is what he is. In that knowledge the Son is also creator:

The "Laws" of Chaos – Part II (Sept 26, 1997)

miracles — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:36:48 +0000

We will begin our talk by summarizing some of the ground we covered in Part I where we discussed the first three of the five 'laws' of chaos.

The first law is that the truth is different for everyone. So in contrast to what the Holy Spirit's first and last lesson would be: the truth is true...