Gifts from a Course in Miracles: Accept This Gift, A Gift of Peace, A Gift of Healing

by Frances E. Vaughan

Book Overview

The philosophical depth, psychological insight, and spiritual guidance of A Course in Miracles have been an extraordinary treasure of wisdom for millions of readers worldwide since its original publication in 1976. The reason for its popularity is simple- It deals directly with the root causes of human suffering and proposes the means through which we can return to our natural state of wholeness and peace. This volume, beautifully illustrated with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874778034
• ISBN13: 9780874778038
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

You Will Remember Everything the Instant You Desire It ...

The Course of Miracles can be daunting especially if you decide that you are going to go at it alone. People usually buy it, read a few pages, and up on the shelf it goes. There's even a joke in Course in Miracles groups, that it has a shelf life of 8-10 years before it gets picked up again. That's okay, because Truth, like Beauty, stands and waits. Truth is Like Love, it never pushes its own way. Besides, Truth really isn't in a book whether it be the Bible or Ralph Waldo Emerson or A Couse in Miracles. Truth is in you now. In Truth, Truth is who you are... That's okay, you can be a little startled. But I invite you to simply breathe in the statement; Truth is who I am... and breathe it out, Truth is what I am... Again, you don't have to force this to be True. It already is. You don't have to accept it. You can reject it. In fact, many of us have spent many lifetimes doing so. But I just want you to know, there is Something calling you to this teaching because at a very deep level, you know that you are of God...of Spirit...of Life. You know that you are not of this world. At a certain level of things, deep in our subconscious minds, we remember the Original Ectasy of being created out of Pure Love, Pure Joy, Pure Innocence. On a human level, we think that if we had the fancy home, or the shiny Mercedes, or the "right" partner, we'd be happy - and I'm not knocking these things - but what we really desire, what we really, really want is to be One with God, again. Well, good news, we already are and we can never leave home without it...sorry, bad joke, I know. This book is not as intimidating as the actual Course in Miracles text. The format is much easier to read than the Course. If you hadn't read the Course, there are certain parts of it written in iambic pentameter. The very same style of writing that William Shakespeare and John Donne would use. Once you get used to it, however, it flows beautifully, but if you are not used to it, you'll find yourself stumbling and tripping over the lines. At least, this was my experience. This book is perfect for just leaving on the nightstand and reading just before going to bed or right after waking up - or both -it's a great way to begin your meditation. Usually, I'll shorten the quote even more to just a sentence and take it into meditation. Here are some examples: Let forgiveness be the substitute for fear. This is the only rule for happy dreams... Every choice you make establishes your own identity as you will see it and believe it is... There is nothing outside you... Love will immediately enter into any mind that truly wants it... A therapist doesn't heal, he lets healing be... The last one I have laminated and put over my desk. I have to remember as a Spiritual Counselor, I don't heal anyone. I see their Truth now. I see only Spirit...only Love...only God...and if I cannot see Spirit, then I must heal my mind about them. I love this book. I wish the pictures were in color, but that would

Excellent Resource re: the Tenets of "The Course"

I must confess that I have not yet read "The Course in Miracles" - Due to it's sheer size, I've felt a bit intimidated. I have, however, read many, many books that deal with the ideas espoused in "The Course", and I've foud these ideas to make quite a lot of sense! This particular book, "Gifts from a Course in Miracles", is written in such a way that each major "tenet" is further broken down into smaller sub-sections - each dealing with a part of the "tenet" being discussed - and it's written quite similar to the form of a poem. I really like the format, as it makes the info. easier to digest. If you are at all interested in finding out about the ideas espoused in "The Course", or even if you're already a student of it, I would highly recommend this book.

A great distillation of the Course's main message

I found the Course to be too dense. This, however, is just right. It has all the essential truth in a much easier to digest form.Thank You Marianne and company,Daniel

Wonderful.

I'm not a serious student of ACIM, but have a passing familiarity from the books and tapes of Marianne Williamson and others. This volume, which I found purely by accident (are there accidents?), is a beautiful collection of quotes from the course. Reading it serially, or picking it up and opening to any page leaves one with a true sense of peace. I would absolutely recommend it for those who find the full text of the Course too much to take on.

This book is simplifies ACIM into poetic form.

Many students of A Course In Miracles have difficulty getting into the material because of the style in which it is written. Gifts From A Course In Miracles puts the text into a format that makes it easy to understand and digest.