Lesson 101: Perfect Happiness: A Path to Joy from A Course in Miracles

by Jon Mundy

Overview

Although it may require a lifetime of study to grasp, the bestselling A Course in Miracles has inspired millions. Perhaps its most essential lesson is 101: the belief that there is no sin and that God's will for us is perfect happiness. Longtime teacher Jon Mundy digs deeply into this concept, providing an insightful and clear path through one of the manual's most meaningful and complex lessons.
 

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454908180
Publisher:	Sterling Ethos
Publication date:	05/20/2014
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Jon Mundy, PhD, is the executive director of All Faiths Seminary International in New York City and the author of Living a Course in Miracles. Visit him at drjonmundy.com.

Table of Contents

About the Course viii

Referencing: A Course In Miracles ix

Part I Introduction: The Path To Happiness 3

Chapter 1 Who Wants to Know? 11

Part II Perfection Is and Cannot Be Denied

Chapter 2 A Perfect Book: Introduction to A Course in Miracles 23

Chapter 3 A Perfect Path: God's Plan for Salvation (GPS) 36

Chapter 4 A Perfect You 51

Chapter 5 Perfect Happiness 63

Chapter 6 Perfect Vision 74

Chapter 7 Perfect Love 87

Part III Basic Principles in A Course in Miracles

Chapter 8 Mythology, Metaphysics, and Miracles: The Cosmic Egg 107

Chapter 9 Let's Play Make-Believe: Getting Trapped Behind the Mask 119

Chapter 10 Who Pulls the Puppet's Strings?: The Ego, the Body, and the Dreaming of the World 127

Part IV The Laws of Happiness

Chapter 11 The Fundamental Laws of Happiness 143

Chapter 12 Stages in the Development of Trust: On Trust and Happiness 158

Chapter 13 Life without Lies: Honesty and Happiness 174

Chapter 14 The Major Addiction We All Share: Tolerance and Happiness 190

Chapter 15 The Strength of Gentleness 206

Chapter 16 The Constancy of Joy 217

Chapter 17 In Defenselessness My Safety Lies 230

Chapter 18 The Fundamental Law of Sharing 241

Chapter 19 Patience and Happiness 253

Chapter 20 Where Is Your Faith? 261

Chapter 21 The Centrality of Open-Mindedness 272

Part V Practicing the Principles

Chapter 22 Engaging Right-Minded Thinking 289

Chapter 23 Sacred Contracts: The Script is Written 309

Postscript: Is Perfect Happiness Possible? 319

Acknowledgments 320

Index 321

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Living A Course in Miracles:
“. . . a wonderful guide to both understanding and behavior, with light in our minds and love in our hearts.” —Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love

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