Living with Miracles : A Guide to Working with a Course in Miracles

by Miller, Patrick D.

• ISBN13: 9781585428793
• ISBN10: 1585428795
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-12
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

The first comprehensive guide to studying A Course in Miracles, for readers at all levels of experience. The channeled writings of A Course in Miracleshave touched millions of lives. And yet ACIMcan be surprisingly difficult to navigate. From its often complex concepts about the nature of the ego, reality, and love; to the many intense, surprising, personal changes it can bring into readers' lives, ACIMpresents a challenge for even the most motivated students. Now D. Patrick Miller-the leading historical chronicler of ACIMand a highly respected authority on its teachings-provides the definitive how-to manual for engaging with ACIM. His guide distills years of hard-won insights and helps students navigate the sometimes intense experience. Living with Miraclesis designed to make even the novice comfortable when approaching ACIM. Miller leads the reader through the most common emotions, reactions, and questions that arise when studying ACIM; provides insights and tips about pacing yourself, as well as when and how to take breaks from study; and gives advice on working through early misconceptions and difficult later stages. He also provides useful, absorbing historical material, stories from practitioners around the world who reflect honestly on their experiences, and a resources section with ideas for those looking to continue their study of this remarkable spiritual teaching.

Author Biography

D.Patrick Miller is the author of understanding A Course in Miracles and the Way of Forgiveness. In 2003, he discovered, developed, and published the first edition of the landmark bestseller. The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary R. Renard. Miller lives in Berkeley, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A New Kind OF Common sense
The Basics
What Is A Course in Miracles?	p. 11
How (and Why) to Start the Course	p. 31
Getting Through the Language	p. 47
Hearing an Inner Voice	p. 67
The big ideas
Beginning to Forgive	p. 87
Recognizing What's Real (and What Isn't)	p. 101
Letting Go of Ego	p. 123
Transforming Special Relationships	p. 142
The Long Haul of Learning
Forgiving Trespasses and Impasses	p. 167
Seeing Through the Body	p. 184
Taking Breaks and Spacing Out	p. 202
The Payoff
Miracles of a Lifetime	p. 227
Forgiveness 24/7	p. 245
Awakening to the Happy Dream	p. 262
Appendix: Recommended Resources for Further Course Study	p. 285
Index	p. 287
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