Product Description

Original Manuscript of A Course in Miracles. Includes the Text, Workbook, and Manual for Teachers, with the Aramaic Gospels of Matthew and John.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12435 in Books
• Published on: 1992-01-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1249 pages

Amazon.com
When Helen Schucman, a professor of medical psychology at Columbia University, began hearing an inner voice of rapid dictation (which she eventually identified as the voice of Jesus), she decided to start taking shorthand notes. Then, with the support and encouragement of a colleague, Schucman continued to assemble the teachings that came to her. The result is A Course in Miracles, a book that has spawned hundreds of study groups and an international following. Although some may find the teachings simplistic ("To heal is to make happy"), many are struck by the predominately compassionate and eloquent passages of this Christian-based interpretation of the Bible ("Whenever you deny a blessing to a brother you will feel deprived, because denial is as total as love"). Indeed, many of the teachings carry weight and certainly merit the acclaim and attention that this book has generated. --Gail Hudson

From the Publisher
The book described on Amazon as: "A Course in Miracles BY FOUNDATION FOR INNER PEACE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007" is the only edition that contains in one place all of the writings that Dr. Helen Schucman, its scribe, authorized to be printed. It is published solely by The Foundation for Inner Peace, the organization chosen by Dr. Helen Schucman in 1975 for this purpose.

Versions by other publishers are also listed on Amazon but ARE NOT PUBLISHED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR INNER PEACE.

Customer Reviews

Change your mind, Change your life
This book gives you a method by which to change your life. It is spoken in a spiritual language (not religious) but can be understood outside of the spiritual realm. It states that God's teachers come from all religions and NO religion. The longer I study the book, the more I know it's true. There are study groups EVERYWHERE. Surf the net for them or look on meetup.com. I am a student of philosophy, psychology and prior to reading this book, agnostic. The author was a Columbia college professor and Jew. The lighter reading versions of this message include Conversations with God (Walshe) Power of Now (Tolle) and The Four Agreements (Ruiz)

Vedanta/Buddhism for dummies?
If we are all in an "illusion" what is your moral campus? I mean, and do not take an offense to it, I buy the concept of acim since it is simplified Buddhism and as such it is my faith. If I want to teach some one about Maya I could not give a better book to read is the course, or better yet listen to the tapes (what a powerful verse and language)

But learning about Maya(acim) will not help you to "awake", or will it? Is that enough, you think to "forgive" constantly but remain the same person as you were in 10 reincarnations before? Where is the progress, where is the path?
Spirituality is referred as a path we walk on.
In a way; what would stop me to be the same little person who lies, want to get ahead, thinks of himself and lives his petty, stupid little life without any remorse or any lessons learned throughout lifetimes? I can just forgive myself for being selfish. Will forgiveness teach me to be like Mother Theresa? I doubt it. It will become repetitious and boring after a while.
Have you met anyone who "awakened" via acim? I do no mean this question as contentious but a serious one. I know people who "awakened by practicing selfless, meditative and spiritual lives,
Artists or even priests, but I like to know if "forgiveness" is really enough or it is just a façade.

A miracle of words
It is not very often we come across a book that says so much about who we are and why we are here. The error in perception, the illusion of separation, and why there is no such thing as guilt and sin are all central to its theme, and yet there is so much more. The wording of the text is almost biblical in tone, but such is the strength of its message it cannot fail to inspire those who open its pages. If you are genuine in your desire to understand the true meaning of your existence, including the cause of all your pain and suffering, then this really is the beginning of a journey that will change your life forever.

`Truth is restored to you through your desire, as it was lost to you through your desire for something else. Open the holy place that you closed off by valuing the "something else," and what was never lost will quietly return.'

It is a truly inspirational book without comparison. My only advice is that you take your time and understand the true depth of its message.