Im not through the book just yet, it does take a long time to read as it is about 400 pages, although i read the first 200 when i first purchased this book.
Before I continue with my review, let me say this, I will NEVER be the same again. And the book says, once you know HOW to forgive, you will NEVER be the same again.
Life has changed for me, and of course for the better.
Please note, i am an avid reader and i have not ONCE written a review, EVER, this is my first one. When I write in capitals, I place extreme importance on that word.
Here's how I came across this book. Just last weekend, i broke down as I looked at my life, and realized that NOTHING was teh way that I had intended or wanted it to be. Certainly there were and are manyyyyyyyyyyyyy many things that I am ever so greatful for. Still, I was not truly happy.
No matter how kind, how wonderful i was, how much i networked, how much money i had how many friends i had who loved me, parents who loved and supported me, something was still not right. And as the book explains its our beleif that we are seperate from God that makes us feel that way, and ONLY will our return to him fill that ache that is sooo deep.
I came to the realiztion that NOTHING in this world could bring me true happiness. Nothing! This can also be scary because once you realize that nothing of this world can bring you real happiness, there's not much to look forward to. All goals become meaningless dont they? Why would you go after a goal knowing that it will not fulfill you? And it will not fulfill you becuase the things of this world are things of time, and what is of time will eventually fade, it does not last! it is not eternal. because of its changeable nature, we are bound to be hurt by it in some way.
God's love is eternal and it is real. I knew deep in my soul that this is so, and the reason for which i was able to receive this book when i did. I made a mental decision and then believed that nothing of this world could bring me happiness. I didnt or dont deny my existence, but now things are different.
anyway, so like i said, i broke down, i was crying and reaally praying to God for an answer to could help me get back home to him. I really cried from the bottom of my heart and prayed to God. Then this is the thought, (there was no voice or anything) but there was a thought and the thought was A course in miracles.
I had already been a student of ACIM for over 3 years now. I knew what ACIM was. I immediately stopped crying as I felt a sense of peace come over me and knew that I was not alone, as I had always known, but sometimes you need reassurance and this was one of those times for me.
Anyway, i didnt open ACIM, instead I was curious to see the reviews that had been written about it, as ACIM had a tremendous (positive) impact on my life, because it helpd bring me closer to God (of course in reality we can not be closer to God as we are home IN God)
So i went on to Amazon to read some of the reviews, and of course 99% was very positive and inspiring. It made me happy to know that others had also benefited tremendously and found their way home.
Then i came across ONE review that mentioned The Dissapearance of the Universe. The title is what intriugued me. If you ask me i was meant to discover this.
As mentioned ACIM had a tremendous positive impact on my life, still I had not become enlightened (of courser we can not become enlightened, as we are already enlightened) so that is why i didnt open it in the first place after the thought had been placed in my head, but when instead to look at some reviews for inspiration.
ACIM is written very poetically and some parts are hard to underrstand. The Dissapearnace of the Univerese truly helped me to understand sooooooooo many things, especially forgiveness and HOW to forgive. As mentioned previously, in the book it says, once you know HOW to forgive, you will never be the same again.
For the First time in my 25 years, i learned how to forgive. I never really truly heled grudges but there were certain things that I truly did not know HOW to forgive, even when I desperately wanted becasuse i KNew that it would heal me.
This book taught me HOW to forgive, and I will NEVER be the same again. It's been just over a week that I have been reading this, and i can tell you my mind and my heart have already been healed so much. I know this becuase now i look at the world and i laugh, i am ALWAYS smiling, i am laughing everything is soooo beautiful and so precious to me now. I love all and all loves me. Life is wonderful.
Here is what it says about forgivenss, and this is how i learned to forgive.
The world is not real. This is a dream. It is a dream because we are unconcioous. When you are unconcious you do things out of habit, which of course means that you are not doing thigns conciously, which means that you at times do things without event knowing it. We are robots at times becuase of this. Therefoer we are dreaming. and the things good and bad that we do not know we are even doing. Being a robot is almost like being crazy. Could you not forgive a crazy person?
If you knew this how could you not forgive. All those things that seemed to happen, all the bad things that you think you cant forgive people for, you will now learn to forgive them because now you know that they do not know what they are doing. They did not mean to hurt you, they are playing a scrip that is on auto. They do not know. Forgive them for they do not know.
Now i could forgive the world, and i have been healed. Thank you God, Jesus & The Holy Spirit. I love you.
You have healed me. I will never be the same again.
I have seen many things on my journey, i wont discuss them here, its too much.
But i just wanted to share my story, and let you all know that this is the most beautiful journey one can take. I am so pleased and so happy. God loves us all.
I wish you all success in your journey, and remember when God is with you all things are possible. Trust him to lead you home.
Love and blessings to all
Forgive the world
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Reading A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is coming home,it feels nothing short of divine intervention, it makes sense and it sets you free. When I started reading it, I would randomly start tearing up without knowing why, just I felt so moved and liberated by its words but I couldn't synthesize the overall message quickly enough and after some research I found The Dissaperance of Universe (DU). DU is compelling enough to really thrust you into the ACIM side effects (for example, when reading I started having crazy gore nightmares that were very strange because they didn't scare me at all yet were horrific, just to read an explanation for them in the book two nights after they started, at another time a white dove landed next to me while I was reading on a terrace in a place where I vacationed for about five days and I never saw a single dove or pigeon before or after, something I took to be a symbol of the Holy Spirit and overall I feel the energies around me have been shifting in a positive way). I felt every question I had while reading DU was immediately answered and explained to me in the book, it felt like I myself was conversing with the ascended masters. I also really enjoyed the side stories about the life of Jesus and the future.The course and this book have given me perspective and tranquility, it feels like tension started disappearing, the mind is projecting fewer painful experiences as it is forgiving. If you are looking to cope with anxiety from toxic situations or just need help breaking a negative thought or behavior pattern, you may find the philosophy of this book helpful. I also noticed a reduction in negative and irritating situations - in equal parts due to me not being emotionally affected by situations (something that seemed impossible before) but also others acting in less disruptive manner around me. Despite being an avid reader, I could never get through any self-help or perception adjustment books in my life, and I don't enjoy religious texts as I am an atheist (well, was an atheist before reading the book), yet for some reason I couldn't put this book down. I now also bought it for my parents and I definitely plan on re-reading it. I still have questions and a lot of learning and healing ahead of me, but this has been a great start.
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