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T O P I C R E V I E WMirandeeI don't know if you all are familiar with Marianne Williamson but she is a spiritual writer and lecturist who wrote, "A Course in Miracles and " The Return to Love." Awesomely inspiring books. An E-mail from Marianne Williamson>>PRAYING FOR PEACE by Marianne Williamson Like many people, I'm both glued >to the news and horrified by it. My thoughts and feelings have been thrown >out of order, into some kind of disarray that at times surprises me. We're >all being challenged by world events to see just how deeply our convictions >lie, and how and where we're ready to apply them to the realities of the >world.> For myself, if I'm sure of anything I am sure of this: the mortal mind, >as it is currently and commonly configured within human consciousness, is >inadequate to the demands of the times in which we live. As Gandhi said, >"The problem with humanity is that it's not in its right mind." We are >being asked by history, by evolution, by God, to evolve beyond all thoughts >of separation to see the unity of all children of God. Ultimately we will >leave behind as quaint such notions as "national sovereignty." We will >realize that all of us are one. Or else... No one has a monopoly on human >suffering, and no child is more precious to God than any other. Only when >we have learned to love as God loves will the world be uplifted to where it >naturally belongs. It's one thing to say that, or to even believe it. But >how do we apply it to such a moment of world crisis as confronts us now?> A Course in Miracles says that God does not give us victory in battle; >rather, He lifts us above the battlefield. Our greatest spiritual >contribution to this moment is to remember, in the words of the Course, >that "beyond this world is a world I want." Beyond this three dimensional >reality where the horrors of war are raging, there is another field of >possibility alive in the Mind of God. Our work as individuals is to claim >that world beyond this one, with passion and conviction; it is a world in >which Jews and Arabs and Christians -- and everyone else as well -- are >united not through the body but through the spirit. Close your eyes and see >with your Inner Eye what the newspapers cannot show you. See the light >withinn every Israeli, the light within every Palestinian and Lebanese, the >light within every human heart, emerge from the center of their souls and >then merge into One. See this, hold onto the vision, pray that it become a >reality on the face of the earth, and> then surrender it into the hands of God.> What the world needs now is a miracle, and it is miracles to which we >are all entitled. For miracles occur naturally as expressions of love; they >are in fact the natural order of the world when the mind is in its natural >state. Our task, quite simply, is to love in a way that we have never loved >before. Let us love even those with whom we do not agree, perhaps even >those whom we might think we hate. Let us love them not personally, of >course, but impersonally. Let us reach for the Love of God within us, that >we might reach the Love of God within them. Let us all awaken to a higher >truth, that we might be subconscious awakeners.> Neither Israel nor Lebanon need any of us to fall into this nightmare >with them. What they need is for us to remain spiritually awake -- to the >truth of their Oneness in the Mind of God. Because all minds are joined, >our being awake will help them all to awaken. Their souls are making an >ultimate sacrifice for each of us, showing what lies ahead for the world >should we not remember who we truly are.> God bless Lebanon. God bless Israel. God bless every child of God. And >God, please help us to live in peace. We need a miracle. And we need it >now.> Amen.>>>>>---------------------------------> Please check Marianne's website at Marianne.com>>Also for a complete listing of upcoming Lectures and Events click here.>>>Copyright © 2006 Marianne Williamson. All Rights Reserved.silverstone ------------------The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. ~Robert FrostKatYes I've heard Marianne Williamson speak. I enjoy the poem she wrote that is often misquoted as being written by Nelson Mandella. By the way, she was not the writer of a Course in Miracles (2 shrinks - Helen S. can't remember her name and that other guy channeled the work) Anyway good stuff.sue gHelen Schucman and William ThetfordMysticMelody http://www.facimoutreach.org/qa/indextoquestions.htm sue gThanks Mystic... xxsue goops!ListensToTrees ListensToTrees
An E-mail from Marianne Williamson>>PRAYING FOR PEACE by Marianne Williamson Like many people, I'm both glued >to the news and horrified by it. My thoughts and feelings have been thrown >out of order, into some kind of disarray that at times surprises me. We're >all being challenged by world events to see just how deeply our convictions >lie, and how and where we're ready to apply them to the realities of the >world.> For myself, if I'm sure of anything I am sure of this: the mortal mind, >as it is currently and commonly configured within human consciousness, is >inadequate to the demands of the times in which we live. As Gandhi said, >"The problem with humanity is that it's not in its right mind." We are >being asked by history, by evolution, by God, to evolve beyond all thoughts >of separation to see the unity of all children of God. Ultimately we will >leave behind as quaint such notions as "national sovereignty." We will >realize that all of us are one. Or else... No one has a monopoly on human >suffering, and no child is more precious to God than any other. Only when >we have learned to love as God loves will the world be uplifted to where it >naturally belongs. It's one thing to say that, or to even believe it. But >how do we apply it to such a moment of world crisis as confronts us now?> A Course in Miracles says that God does not give us victory in battle; >rather, He lifts us above the battlefield. Our greatest spiritual >contribution to this moment is to remember, in the words of the Course, >that "beyond this world is a world I want." Beyond this three dimensional >reality where the horrors of war are raging, there is another field of >possibility alive in the Mind of God. Our work as individuals is to claim >that world beyond this one, with passion and conviction; it is a world in >which Jews and Arabs and Christians -- and everyone else as well -- are >united not through the body but through the spirit. Close your eyes and see >with your Inner Eye what the newspapers cannot show you. See the light >withinn every Israeli, the light within every Palestinian and Lebanese, the >light within every human heart, emerge from the center of their souls and >then merge into One. See this, hold onto the vision, pray that it become a >reality on the face of the earth, and> then surrender it into the hands of God.> What the world needs now is a miracle, and it is miracles to which we >are all entitled. For miracles occur naturally as expressions of love; they >are in fact the natural order of the world when the mind is in its natural >state. Our task, quite simply, is to love in a way that we have never loved >before. Let us love even those with whom we do not agree, perhaps even >those whom we might think we hate. Let us love them not personally, of >course, but impersonally. Let us reach for the Love of God within us, that >we might reach the Love of God within them. Let us all awaken to a higher >truth, that we might be subconscious awakeners.> Neither Israel nor Lebanon need any of us to fall into this nightmare >with them. What they need is for us to remain spiritually awake -- to the >truth of their Oneness in the Mind of God. Because all minds are joined, >our being awake will help them all to awaken. Their souls are making an >ultimate sacrifice for each of us, showing what lies ahead for the world >should we not remember who we truly are.> God bless Lebanon. God bless Israel. God bless every child of God. And >God, please help us to live in peace. We need a miracle. And we need it >now.> Amen.>>>>>---------------------------------> Please check Marianne's website at Marianne.com>>Also for a complete listing of upcoming Lectures and Events click here.>>>Copyright © 2006 Marianne Williamson. All Rights Reserved.
------------------The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.
~Robert Frost
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