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.
Another GREAT help in seeing the MIP (motive, intent and purpose) of The Course. This is just another of Miller’s genius books! He has always had the ability to make something that has appeared to be highly intellectual into a presentation that is extremely helpful for a new OR present student of the Course. This book is no exception. Having been a teacher/student/facilitator of the Course for many, many years (early 80’s), and have used many of Patrick’s books in my classrooms, I can assure you that this latest one is a miracle in itself. I think you will be as astounded as I and my students were (and are) in applying his insights into our present Course study, which is our 7th time through! I have also taken notice that Patrick Miller DOES understand and believe that because there is only ONE mind, therefore really no original idea, that this is why this book resonates so quickly and deeply for each of us. He is merely explaining for all of us, in detail, the commonality of the experiences we all experience as we continue studying the Course.
A Vanguard Book I believe this work will, if not soon, one day be in the vanguard of books on the Course.If Disappearance works so well as a primer before one reads the Course, I believe this work willsimilarly help thousands who have read the Course, and have so many question marks swirling in the airabout what the heck they just readD. Patrick has this incredible ability to state in a simple yet elegant way, some of the most profoundareas of the Course intersecting with our day to day life. I found myself with so many aha moments, asif to say to myself Ahhaa ~ that makes sense now to me!John F.