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I recently read a brief article by Robert Perry that
rasied an extremely intereting point. One I think is very
worthy of conversation.
What do you think? He says:
"A great deal of the accepted wisdom about the Course is simply not true.
To give you a small tase of what I mean, let's look at something as basic
as the miracle. We all know that a miracle is a shift in perception, right?...
Yet actually the Course nevr says this, not once. While it does occasionally
talk about miracles that are internal, it almost always characterizes a miracle
as an extension of healed perception from a giver (or "miracle worker") to a
receiver (a "miracle receiver"-- see T I.VII.3:10 and 2.V.3:2). ...
... When people approach the Course, I see them do the same few things
over and over again. First, they primarily see what they have been taught to
see, by other students and teachers, as well as the general spiritual
smorgasbord out there. You can even tell which teachers and teachings
they have been influenced by. Second, they are mostly blind to the things
they haven't been taught to see. Third, they latch onto a few simple concepts
and see them everywhere."
What do you think? I tend to agree. There are many ideas in the books
that are rarely discussed.
rasied an extremely intereting point. One I think is very
worthy of conversation.
What do you think? He says:
"A great deal of the accepted wisdom about the Course is simply not true.
To give you a small tase of what I mean, let's look at something as basic
as the miracle. We all know that a miracle is a shift in perception, right?...
Yet actually the Course nevr says this, not once. While it does occasionally
talk about miracles that are internal, it almost always characterizes a miracle
as an extension of healed perception from a giver (or "miracle worker") to a
receiver (a "miracle receiver"-- see T I.VII.3:10 and 2.V.3:2). ...
... When people approach the Course, I see them do the same few things
over and over again. First, they primarily see what they have been taught to
see, by other students and teachers, as well as the general spiritual
smorgasbord out there. You can even tell which teachers and teachings
they have been influenced by. Second, they are mostly blind to the things
they haven't been taught to see. Third, they latch onto a few simple concepts
and see them everywhere."
What do you think? I tend to agree. There are many ideas in the books
that are rarely discussed.
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Re: What ACIM says, doesn't say
Fri, January 5, 2007 - 1:30 AMI agree, conditioning perhaps? As in life's conditioning? Maybe?
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Re: What ACIM says, doesn't say
Fri, January 5, 2007 - 10:40 AMThis example that Perry gives is particularly noticible
when we compare to the URtext. Lots of talk about
miracle givers and receivers, performing miracles, etc.
There's quite a different terminology eg. Holy Spirit, is
called "The Spiritual Eye".
Perry also points out that groups use the same terminology
that they received from their teachers-- oftentimes terminology
that, though not in diagreement with ACIM, is quite diferent
from Course jargon.
I notice (consitent with my teachers Jack and Layle Luckett)
that some teachers emphasize understanding completely
the pathology of ego and guilt, while others emphasize doing
forgiveness and generating love
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Re: What ACIM says, doesn't say
Fri, May 11, 2007 - 8:20 PMRobert Perry is obviously in conflict.
Also you are simply incorrect in your assertion that The Course never stated that a miracle is a shift in perception.
Anyone who seeks conflict has certainly chosen the right planet.
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Re: What ACIM says, doesn't say
Fri, May 11, 2007 - 11:21 PMI didn't say that, Perry did.
I still think his point is well taken.
What ACIM says and what it is taken to mean
are often quite different. I can think of at least
four "schools of Course thought" that are very
distinctively recognizable by the jargon they use.
Jampolskyists, Wapnickites, Singhists, and Master
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Re: What ACIM says, doesn't say
Mon, May 21, 2007 - 6:10 PMThanks for the clarification, Mark.
You've put your finger directly on a key issue The Course repeatedly refers to as our main challenge of recognizing the ego's BS and just not listening to it.
The four schools of thought are perfect examples of the way ego can distract us away from the real and necessary hard work of "puppy-training" our own minds with the help of the Holy Spirit as the only Teacher we need (puppytrainer.dave.googlepages.com/).
GURU? Gee, You Are You...
Dave
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