a course in miracles podcast is an acclaimed spiritual guide that shows the way to universal love and peace by overcoming fear. Its 365 daily lessons are designed to shift perceptions from guilt to forgiveness. The three-volume curriculum includes a Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers.
The Original Edition restores material lost in earlier edits and presents the first four chapters of the Text in their original order. Even advanced students of the Course have found new clarity and understanding from reading this edition.
What is a Course in Miracles?
A Course in Miracles (also known as ACIM) is a self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to universal love and forgiveness. It is comprised of a three-volume curriculum including the Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers, with a series of supplementary materials. The life-changing teachings of this book are intended to help you change your perception and experience the peace and freedom that come from overcoming fear and guilt.
The bestselling spiritual guide that has become an international movement, A Course in Miracles has helped readers to relinquish a worldview based on fear and open themselves to the joy and expansion of love. Originally published in 1976, the Course has inspired and encouraged millions of people to live more fully and experience genuine fulfillment. Its message has resonated particularly well with Westerners because it integrates both spiritual AND psychological teachings and practices, helping readers to break old habitual patterns of behavior and thought, and to see proof – in their own lives – that what the Course offers is true.
Developed by psychologist Helen Schucman, A Course in Miracles is written as a practical self-study manual for spiritual transformation. The first of its kind, the curriculum was scribed between 1965 and 1972 by two Columbia University professors of Medical Psychology: Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford. A Course in Miracles has been translated into more than 20 languages and sold over three million copies worldwide.
In a time of increasing turmoil and fear, the life-changing principles of this book have touched the hearts of millions of readers. Its popularity was given a major boost in 1992, when author Marianne Williamson spoke about the Course on The Oprah Winfrey Show and launched its worldwide renaissance. Since then, the Course has continued to evolve and expand as readers and teachers have interpreted its teachings in many different ways.
For many, however, the Course is challenging to understand and apply in their daily lives. In this book, a longtime student of the Course brings its Big Picture ideas down to earth in a reader-friendly format. Alan Cohen distills the wisdom of this profound text, making it accessible and applicable to anyone who wants to experience the miracles that are at the heart of its message.
What is the Text?
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) has captured the hearts and minds of millions and brought inner peace where fear and pain once reigned. Its universal message of love and forgiveness has been the catalyst for a spiritual awakening and transformation for people all over the world. Yet many students struggle with the principles of the Course and find it difficult to apply its teachings in their lives.
This book takes the student through the Text of the Course and provides answers to some of the most likely questions that arise during study. It also clarifies a number of terms that appear in the Text and provides further explanations of the theoretical framework on which the Course is built.
Unlike the other books in this series, Journey through the Text does not offer a line-by-line exegesis of the text. Rather, the material of each chapter has been carefully selected and arranged to illustrate its theme. This approach helps the reader see the teachings of the Course more clearly and enables them to relate to it more easily.
A Course in Miracles is a self-study spiritual thought system that teaches the way to freedom and happiness by using forgiveness. Its principles, explained in this introductory text, provide a practical foundation for the lessons in Book 2 of the Workbook for Students and the Manual for Teachers. Although Christian in statement, the Course uses universal spiritual concepts and focuses on experience rather than doctrine.
This unique and easy-to-read guide is the Rosetta stone for understanding ACIM. It brings the big picture ideas of the Course down to earth in clear, simple language and generates practical, healing results in the lives of the readers. The Book of Miracles Made Easy is a must-have for both new and experienced students of the Course, especially those who are unfamiliar with its terminology and concepts. The book explains the meaning of common Christian symbols and terms such as God, Jesus, and sin in ways that are both straightforward and accessible. It also addresses common objections to the Course, including its non-dualistic philosophy and its use of Christian prayer.
What is the Workbook?
The Workbook is a self-study curriculum that introduces the Course's theory and practice. It is structured around 365 lessons, one for each day of the year. The lessons are meant to assist the student in changing his or her mind and perception to allow for miracles. The Workbook also explains the meaning of forgiveness and includes helpful exercises and a daily practice of forgiveness. The Manual for Teachers is a companion to the Workbook and offers additional insights on many of its lessons.
The acclaimed spiritual guide, first published in 1976, rose to prominence after author Marianne Williamson discussed its teachings on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The three-part work teaches that the way to universal love and peace is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. Though the language of the Course is that of traditional Christianity, it teaches that forgiveness is a nonsectarian, universal spiritual teaching.
This edition of A Course in Miracles includes the Text and Workbook for Students, as well as the Manual for Teachers and Supplements. This Combined Volume contains all of the writings that its Scribe, Dr. Helen Schucman, authorized for publication. It also contains two valuable Supplements, Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice, and the Song of Prayer, which expand on Course principles.
Our version of this essential work has been re-edited to more closely reflect the original text as it was completed in 1972, before there were significant edits made to it in 1975. The result is a more cohesive and understandable book, that allows the true meaning of the Course to shine through and better enables you to relate to and apply its profound truths to your life.
Narrator Martin Weber (maz) is a longtime member of CIMS and has read the Course extensively. He meditates on the material before he begins to record, and then adds music that he has composed for a perfect accompaniment to the lessons. Each lesson in the Audiobook is accompanied by a PDF of its accompanying Workbook Lesson Insight, available for download on the Pathways of Light website. This downloadable document will help you integrate and apply the daily lessons of the Workbook.
What is the Manual for Teachers?
A Course in Miracles consists of three volumes: a Text, a Workbook for Students and the Manual for Teachers. The first two books are meant to be read and studied; the last one is designed for those who have been mature enough in their practice of the Course to share it with others. The course is not a religion, but it is a universal spiritual teaching that emphasizes forgiveness of self and others, and the healing of relationships.
Originally published in 1976, A Course in Miracles rose to prominence after author and speaker Marianne Williamson shared her experience with the curriculum on The Oprah Winfrey Show, spurring sales of over 2 million copies worldwide. It is a comprehensive self-study spiritual thought system that encourages the application of the principles to everyday life in order to achieve the goal of returning to the love of God. It is a non-sectarian, non-denominational approach to spirituality and emphasizes the importance of forgiveness in undoing guilt and releasing fear.
This Combined Volume includes the full text of A Course in Miracles as its scribe, Helen Schucman, authorized it to be printed. It has been edited to eliminate repetition, and material that had been moved around and cut in previous editions has been restored. The Original Edition’s conversational tone invites the novice student into dialogue with the Course’s Author and its restored wording provides a clarity and understanding that many advanced students find to be missing from other editions.
The Manual for Teachers is written in question-and-answer format, and it clarifies a number of terms that are used in the Text, as well as providing answers to questions that might arise about its teachings. It also discusses the role of the teacher, who is seen as both a healer and a guide for his pupils. The teacher is a person who has made the decision to see the world differently and, as such, can help other people make that choice (Manual, p. 1).
The book is followed by the Course’s Supplements on Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice, and the Song of Prayer, both of which were dictated to Schucman in the same period as A Course in Miracles. The Supplements and Song of Prayer are included in the Combined Edition because they are necessary for understanding and applying the Course’s teachings.