Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles
The first comprehensive guide to studying A Course in Miracles, for readers at all levels of experience.

The channeled writings of A Course in Miracles have touched millions of lives. And yet ACIM can 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, ACIM presents a challenge for even the most motivated students.

Now D. Patrick Miller-the leading historical chronicler of ACIM and 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 Miracles is 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.
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Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles
The first comprehensive guide to studying A Course in Miracles, for readers at all levels of experience.

The channeled writings of A Course in Miracles have touched millions of lives. And yet ACIM can 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, ACIM presents a challenge for even the most motivated students.

Now D. Patrick Miller-the leading historical chronicler of ACIM and 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 Miracles is 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.
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Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles

Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles

by D. Patrick Miller
Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles

Living with Miracles: A Common-Sense Guide to a Course in Miracles

by D. Patrick Miller

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The first comprehensive guide to studying A Course in Miracles, for readers at all levels of experience.

The channeled writings of A Course in Miracles have touched millions of lives. And yet ACIM can 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, ACIM presents a challenge for even the most motivated students.

Now D. Patrick Miller-the leading historical chronicler of ACIM and 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 Miracles is 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781585428793
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/12/2011
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 8.02(w) x 5.52(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

D. Patrick Miller is an author, an editor, and the founder of Fearless Books. He is a member of the Authors Guild and the Editorial Freelancers Association and was president of the Northern California chapter of the American Society of Journalists and Authors for six years. He is the author of Necessary Wisdom, Living with Miracles, and A Little Book of Forgiveness.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A New Kind OF Common sense

Part I The Basics

1 What Is A Course in Miracles? 11

2 How (and Why) to Start the Course 31

3 Getting Through the Language 47

4 Hearing an Inner Voice 67

Part II The big ideas

5 Beginning to Forgive 87

6 Recognizing What's Real (and What Isn't) 101

7 Letting Go of Ego 123

8 Transforming Special Relationships 142

Part III The Long Haul of Learning

9 Forgiving Trespasses and Impasses 167

10 Seeing Through the Body 184

11 Taking Breaks and Spacing Out 202

Part IV The Payoff

12 Miracles of a Lifetime 227

13 Forgiveness 24/7 245

14 Awakening to the Happy Dream 262

Appendix: Recommended Resources for Further Course Study 285

Index 287

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