why the sparartion course of miracles

What does the course in Miracles teach?

A Course in Miracles teaches that the separation from God is nothing more than the belief that our will and God’s will are not the same (T-9 .I.7:9). If this is true, and if we are honest about the sometimes vicious and always shifting nature of what appears to our will, then it must follow that we are something other than what we think we are – ...

What does "explanare" mean in Miracles?

I have always questioned the wisdom of explaining A Course in Miracles, given the implied premise of “explain” – to give an interpretation of some fact in order to make it easier to understand – and its Latin root – “explanare,” which means to smooth out and render intelligible.

What does the Holy Spirit remind us of?

The Holy Spirit begins this process by reminding us always what we want: inner peace, love, joy, ecstatic union, Heavenly unity, oneness with God, nirvana, et cetera. If we are clear that we want to be happy, and see that we are not happy, then we can begin to inquire into whether there is a way to be happy now.

What is inner peace?

Thus, inner peace lies simply in remembering our decision to think apart from God and then making a different decision.

What we are not a mystery or a secret?

What we are is not a mystery or a secret, but it is hidden. And we are the ones who hid it and who refuse to accept – through denial, through projection, through sheer stubbornness and so forth – responsibility for this decision. So in effect we are trying to solve a problem that we made, and trying to solve it without looking at ourselves.

When Bohm pointed out that the observer and the observer were not separate in a meaningful way,

When Bohm pointed out that the observer and the observer were not separate in a meaningful way, he was not trying to be religious or spiritual. Quite the opposite. It was simply a fact one could give attention to, see clearly as a problem, and then solve. Jungian analyst and writer James Hillman was looking at the same problem (and imagining a similar solution) in his beautiful and provocative essay The Thought of the Heart.

Can I get it without actually making the change?

The answer is “yes,” but it hinges on our willingness to accept a new way of thinking, one which brooks no division between our will and God’s. It is easy to intellectualize this. It is easy to say “I get it,” without actually making the change. There is not really a “self” that “gets” anything.

What is the teaching of A Course in Miracles?

The fundamental teaching of A Course in Miracles is the “atonement principle,” which states that separation from God through sin did not happen . The course further teaches that sin is the absence of love and nothing more. It denies that sin is an act against God. The principal purpose of A Course in Miracles is to “restore to one’s awareness ...

When was the course in Miracles scribed?

It is claimed that A Course in Miracles was “scribed” by Schucman between 1965 and 1972 through a process of inner dictation.

What does the Bible say about restoring to sinful unredeemed man?

Furthermore, the idea of restoring to sinful, unredeemed man the “power to choose” is against everything the Bible teaches. The only power in the life of a Christian is the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, of which we are not ashamed ( Romans 1:16 ). The heart and mind of the unregenerate man has no power to choose anything but death.