posted January 26, 2008 12:00 PM         

Now, as the good student I always want to be I have to also say that a lot of the reading I have adone I already knew!
And no, this is not an ego thing were I have to be better or nothing like that, I am just glad that most of the feelings I have had in my life of what this life is about were what in deed what I thought they should be, of course if you have read the book then you will now that there is no right or wrong but in a way we make those decisions and I feel I belong somewhere now and this makes so much sense to me!

Now, for the freaky part...has anyone ever felt so good about someone's words that you are to the point were you want to be intimate with the source of the news, in this case God himself, yes ladies and gentlemen, when I read this book I just wanted to be his , flesh and all, isn't this weird? I mean I am writing this and reading it again before I click the send bottom and all I can do is just smile at this, Gosh I guess I really do confuse intimacy with love!!!! And when I say intimacy I don't mean just that but maybe just laying and cuddling and all that good stuff, I kind of just wanted God to hug me LOL

*Another lesson learned about me I guess, no wonder I am still alone.

posted January 26, 2008 01:02 PM         

I recently read the trilogy and have had similar experiences as you. I read them back-to-back because I was hoooked! Hooked because the books told me exactly what I knew and what I wanted to hear. I didn't know everything such as what we assume to be right and wrong are only judgements on our part, but this answered alot for me and it resonated so deeply with me.

What you said about the intimate emotions you felt for God/Source, I felt this too- I wanted to be a part of God in every way possible, especailly sexually and emotionally. At the time I didn't think too much of it as I too thought it was because I was lonely as I haven't been in a relationship in a looong time. I'm glad you shared this NAM I think it was rather brave of you.

I also recommend this reading to everyone. But as it says in the books "when the student is ready". And it is true, that when one is ready to absorb the information within the books one will be guided to read them. For years I used to always flick through the pages of CWG books when I was in the bookshop but was never inspired to buy them until recently even though I was very curious. I now know why that is.

I am now reading about Rebirthing. It is really good for me at this time.
I wish you happy reading and thanks again for sharing this

posted January 26, 2008 02:52 PM         

The point I am trying to make is that:
Everyones different and only some one from higher consiousness can recognize someone from lower. If they are at same level of consciousness they will have a friendly conversation and walk away.

No offense.

posted January 26, 2008 03:49 PM         

I do know what you mean.

I feel we all contain the essence of the "divine".

When we are able to shine, we magnetically draw others to us.

I'm very attracted to that light.

posted January 27, 2008 08:15 AM         

God is smiling in you right now NAM, and it makes me smile too! I felt VERY similar when I first read the books, and keep looking at them wondering when I will be compelled to read again. I usually don't read a book twice, as often the magic is lost even if there is no memory. I'm also amazed at how often people reject this book out of principle. I never heard of them until I asked Lindaland *pleading* about why we were here - not from suicidal tendencies, but from a deep desire to understand SOMETHING about life. It gets to a point when the frustration of not knowing anything overrides the insecurity of asking, and then, as you said, the teacher appears. The first is the best, but you do need to read all three for "closure". There are many others though, but to me, it seems that things like this turn into a materialistic advertisement snowball (anyone heard of the Secret ) Anyhow, definitely worth a looking into by any skeptics out there. I double dare you. In fact, I'm willing to read a book that you suggest in order for you to read this one! I'm starting to lose the passion for Fantasy, but maybe that's just the current author I'm reading.

Anyhow, sorry for hijacking this thread. Anything from the books you'd like to debate? I saw the movie recently and have to say I wasn't impressed. The book was more accessible. I love the idea of just writing a whole bunch of questions, and then seeing the answers manifest. I don't really have questions as such, as I don't seem to know what to ask except fundamental curiosities.

Anyhow, great reads!

Cheers,
Dean.

ps, my program is not working at present pending my ISP waking up.

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I realized it for the first time in my life:
there is nothing but mystery in the world,
how it hides behind the fabric of our poor,
browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it.

Sue Monk Kidd, "The Secret Life of Bees", p79

posted February 03, 2008 11:14 AM         

brought a smile on my face ....

i can soo FEEL your excitment through your post...

nothing is stronger than HIS love ...nothing!!

posted February 07, 2008 11:47 AM         

You've never seen God. How do you know it's not a woman or even an animal?

Do you even know if there really is one?

Have you seen it/she/or he?

Why is it even called God?

Because a book told us that?

posted February 07, 2008 06:07 PM         

The He or She doesn't matter too. We can call God "IT" if we so choose.

If God is everything and nothing at the same time, NOW HERE and NOWHERE, how would you describe this entity?

posted February 07, 2008 07:08 PM         

Why replace God with those words. I don't even know this so called God.

He could be Hitler for all I know. Why even consider it love?

posted February 07, 2008 07:19 PM         

It's all good.

posted February 07, 2008 07:34 PM         

Forget what I said.

And yes, Hitler was God too. So are you God, if you wish. The components might not have the same name as the whole, but because they make up the whole, they are intrinsically the whole.

Why is an apple called an apple? Because someone decided to call it that, and it became a norm to describe that certain fruit as an apple. We can call the apple an orange, but it wouldn't change what it is. The name with which we call things are for the purposes of communication. That's what I meant to say. It does not necessarily describe what it is, but it is a way that we can convey ideas to each other.

In English, a chicken lays eggs. In the Zulu language, a chicken lays iqanda. These things are called different things but they represent the same thing.

Some people call God the life source, energy, the chi, etc. God is as you wish to see him because as I said, he is a dichotomy, that just is, but simultaneously, he is also that which is not. God is ALWAYS in ALL WAYS.

God is just a word to describe a natural phenomenon called life, the Universe, Truth, etc. But all this depends on one's beliefs.

But, I will stop there because I honestly think that we are communicating on different levels. I am merely speaking here in reference to the topic of CWG.

posted February 09, 2008 02:35 PM         

I always borrow my friends but they never return them, and so I have bought the trilogy, lus the other CWG books about 4 to 5 times. I never mind not getting it back because I figure that whoever has it needs it more than I do.

When I first listened to the link you provided, I thought it was a bit cheesy, but after a while I got into it. It is the first few pages of Book 1, innit?

Well, after years of reading other books, CWG is inspirational, but there are other parts of it that lose the plot for me, like in Book 3. Also, there is a chunk of commonly asked questions that I felt were deliberately left out. but, it is a recommended read nonetheless.