ACIM and the Internet

Enjoy this excerpt from a talk by David Hoffmeister, where David discusses the lifting of the copyright on A Course in Miracles (ACIM) as a symbol for the free flow of information.

Even the internet which I adore because I just send stuff out on the internet and it goes all over the world and now people are translating the writings into different languages. It is just a great symbol of minds are joined because there is such a free flow of information. 

The truth is to be freely shared because God created us in truth a solve and there is no limit on love, there is no copyright on love. Those kind of things still are symbols that the world uses and even ACIM, the guidance was copyrighted in the early years. So, the first three decades when it came into the world, it actually was copyrighted and that was just to keep the thought system together so the ego did not just pilfer it and pick it apart like a bunch of birds picking a little idea here and there. 

Jesus wanted his book, ACIM,to get launched and be a pathway to God and then after three decades there was a judge in New York State in the United States Judge Sweet who threw the copyright out after mission was accomplished. After ACIM made it into the realm and it was together as a teaching device, as a pathway to God, then Jesus had Judge Sweet lift the copyright. The day that Judge Sweet lifted the copyright was the day that, guess what I did? Put it on the internet for free, the day that the copyright was lifted.

Jesus was waiting for that point as well so I just feel that is why we are here, to truly bless each other’s lives to be of full support to one and other. And for me when I meet with a group of people it is not a fleeting encounter. I feel like I am here meeting my beloved Self and that we literally have lifelong relationships that what I am sharing and what the words of wisdom that are pouring through are coming from a Presence that is saying we have a lifelong link, we have a lifelong connection of awakening to this truth together and even though the bodies seem to be in different parts of the world and so forth, it is a communication link. We can join together through the power of prayer through the power of thought, through using symbols like the internet and so on so forth, anything that blesses us.

Non Dual Teachers and Prayer

Non Dual Teachers and Prayer

Across the world there are no non dual teachers like David Hoffmeister.Here’s a recent article from a talk called “Let Go and Let God:” 

You can't go wrong with “thy will be done.” So we are here at the Happy Dream Retreat, and we were talking to Maria about all these things that were unfolding, about possibly a property down here and everything clicking in, the donation and everything, but still ... we haven't heard back, but the prayer is always: “Thy will be done.” So we can rest content in: Your will be done, Your will be done. It's so peaceful, it's so simple, it's so relaxing. And it's not a prayer for outcomes of the world, it's a prayer for our state of mind and it's a prayer to know God's grace and God's love, to know our will in Heaven.

But I feel like if any of you have studied and non dual teachers or any Eastern philosophies, like the Buddha ... You know the Buddha talked about emptying the mind, there's a great focus on that. And even with Aveda Vedanta, RamanaMaharshi, a lot of fantastic non-dual pathways are saying: empty your mind, empty your mind of the contents of consciousness. There's not really like some kind of positive goal that's in the world. You don’t see Buddhists that shave their heads, they've got their orange robes on and they're not waiting to hit the lottery or something to go, Ah! I'm almost there! as if some outcome in the world will show favor, like things are going well, like you're close, you hit the jackpot or something like that.

And I think the Course is really pretty much the same way, that's why we say: Thy will be done, God's will be done. I would say it's not only the safest prayer, but it's just only the prayer, it's the only prayer there is, ultimately. But we have to gain confidence in it, we have to gain trust in it, we have to feel the miraculous experiences of that state of mind, maybe even glimmers of that state of mind to go, Mmm ... Thy will be done, God's will be done. You know we need something to say: I'm going to keep coming that's not necessarily an outcome in the world. This is not like very many other non dual teachers, and so this is where I would say the Course takes us beyond. I call it sometimes the magic of manifesting, not that there's anything wrong with it because if you feel very deprived and lacking and you need some symbols along the way to show how powerful your mind is, that's good, that can be very helpful. But it's still preliminary, it's not like where it's all heading. Where it's heading is that we have everything, we are everything, we've always been everything and there's a deep resonance with that.Non dual teachers: David Hoffmeister.

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Course in Miracles

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A Course in Miracles

Summary: A Spiritual Awakening Experience with David Hoffmeister and the Movie Watcher’s Guide to Enlightenment. The belief in attack is buried deep within the mind. While an external enemy is believed in, attack will continue to be witnessed in everyone and everything. From small criticisms to dragon fireballs being hurled at your home, it is actually the same.

Attack is a denial of self and it is not until our function and our true identity is accepted that the world can transform to a place of love, gentleness and collaboration. The enemy is not the enemy at all! It was a misconception! When the need for defense is dropped, innocence is recognized and all it takes is a loving gesture for the fiercest enemy to become an adorable and potentially powerful mighty companion!

You are not fooling anyone when you are trying to be something that you are not! Seeking the approval of a father figure will never work because the one seeking approval is confused about identity. The deeply rooted belief in the ego which is the same as the belief in attack, has to be raised up out of its hiding place and faced to put an end to a meaningless battle. It ends today!

The adventure continues with How to Train Your Dragon 2 when the Son of God is called to his purpose to serve love. This movie beautifully demonstrates the gift of mighty companions to remind each other of the light within. The power of love's call can not be denied.

While in form there are seeming "battles" with darkness, death, and the experience of unwinding from expectations and roles, it is through the power of forgiveness that the heart opens to find ever present peace and love.

A Course in Miracles is freely available online..

Non Dual Teachers

Question: Is there a method of praying for individuals? I feel guided to hold certain individuals who are on my heart in the light, seeing them free, flooded with peace and light, complete and "one," having escaped the illusion of duality. Is there a more powerful way one might pray for another who has not become aware of the error of duality?

David Hoffmeister A Course in Miracles: Your "focus" is in the "right direction" in the sense that the experience of forgiveness dissolves the belief in "another" entirely. The form of prayer that might be called "praying for another" is a form of charity. Charity is seeing a brother or sister as much farther along than they appear to be in time, and so charity is a time-related reflection of Love. The Oneness of Love is a Universal State of Being that is Eternal, therefore Oneness transcends time entirely.

The Absolute Oneness of Love can have no opposite, and the belief in private thoughts and private minds—separate individuals—IS the belief that Love can be broken apart and divided up. ​The​ prayer of ​our​ heart is to feel and experience the Oneness of Love, and the witnesses that are called forth shine as a reflection of ​that​ prayer. The mind sees or perceives what it desires, and as ​our ​desire ​becomes ​purified ​and ​single​, our​ perception ​becomes​ healed and whole.

The aim of meditation might be stated as emptying the mind entirely of erroneous thoughts and beliefs so that not one seeming "scrap" remains. The aim of prayer might be stated as knowing the Will of God as Eternal Oneness. Prayer and meditation in their early "forms" are seen as means to the "end" of Enlightenment, or Salvation, yet in the Present Moment they are but ways of describing the flow of the Spirit. It is helpful to ponder these ideas:

When I am healed I am not healed alone.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

Love has no opposite.

Truth is true and only Truth is true.

Means and ends vanish in the experience of Oneness, for What Is takes no time to experience.

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I love You forever and ever,

David