Gifts from A Course In Miracles
Frances Vaughan & Roger Walsh (eds.). Published by Tarcher/Putnam.
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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 illustrates with more than 125 photographs by award-winning photographer Jane English, brings together the most evocative and inspirational selections from the Course and contains the entire texts of three previously published books, Accept This Gift, A Gift of Healing, and A Gift of Peace. Exceptionally poetic and moving, these succinct, powerful passages readily stand by themselves as potent capsules of profound inner wisdom, and as tools for our hearts and minds in the wider world.
“This book contains nuggets of truth that can change your life.”
—Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love is Letting Go of Fear
“I know what this book has given to me; I smile at the thought of what it can give to you.”
—Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love and The Age of Miracles
“An invaluable collection from one of the great sources of the perennial wisdom—a gold mine of psychological and spiritual insights.”
—Ken Wilber, author of Up from Eden, The Spectrum of Consciousness, and Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
“A Gift of Healing is a profound examination of why we sicken and how we can heal. It is a book that calls on our deepest self for understanding.”
—Charles T. Tart, Ph.D., author of Waking Up: Overcoming the Obstacles to Human Potential
“This short book is a marvelous guide to using healing not simply to relieve pain, but as an opportunity for self-transformation. It is inspired and profound.
—Willis Harman, author of Higher Creativity: Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insights
Bill Thetford (coscribe of A Course in Miracles) and Roger
| GIFTS FROM A COURSE IN MIRACLES
Edited by TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Foreword by Marianne Williamson Introduction |
| ACCEPT THIS GIFT |
| 1. THE PATH OF LIGHT The nature of the Course • Miracles Purpose • Choice • Truth and Reality2. THE MIND Mind • Belief • Thought • Perception 3. DREAMS AND ILLUSIONS 4. THE WORLD AND TIME 5. MISTAKEN IDENTITY 6. TRUE IDENTITY 7. OBSTACLES ON THE PATH 8. HEALING RELATIONSHIPS 9. THE PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVE 10. A NEW BEGINNING |
| A GIFT OF PEACE |
| 1. THE CHOICE IS OURS Deciding for Peace • Our Shared Purpose2. CHANGING YOUR MIND ABOUT YOUR MIND The Power of Mind • The Power of Mind • Perception Is a Mirror The Power of Thought 3. CHANGING WHAT YOU THINK IS REAL 4. THE OBSTACLES TO PEACE 5. THE END OF CONFLICT 6. PEACE TO MY BROTHER, WHO IS ONE WITH ME 7. IT IS THROUGH US THAT PEACE WILL COME 8. THE GIFTS OF PEACE 9. THE WAY TO PEACE IS OPEN |
| A GIFT OF HEALING |
| 1 THE DESIRE FOR HEALING The Decision to Heal • The conditions of Healing • Healing One Another2. THE DREAM OF SICKNESS The Veil of Illusion • Separation Is Sickness Limitations of the Body • The World You See Time and Eternity • From Fear to Faith 3. THE CAUSES OF THE DREAM 4. THE MEANS OF AWAKENING 5. THE JOY OF FREEDOM |
Roger Walsh is professor of psychiatry, philosophy, and anthropology, as well as professor in the religious studies program at the University of California at Irvine.