Messages from Jesus from ACIM, J.E. Padgett and others
 

ACIM= A Course in Miracles 'transmitted' in the late 60's, published as a
Self-study course in a one book form, which includes 'The Text,The Workbook and the Teachers Manuel", 600+ pages.
James E. Padgett: When trying to connect w/ his beloved, deceased wife around 1914 in many others came through,
relatives and saints and even Jesus.

I will post from these first, then go on to "Love Without End: Jesus Speaks" by Glenda Green ...1922,
and 'The Way of Mastery' transmitted about 1987....the same 'voice' as ACIM...said in an easier to read fashion.

If anyone wants to dispute these fine :smile:...but please start another thread to do that;
this is for quotes, that's all...1 or 2 sentence excerpts which is allowed here.

OK! Let's start...all will be random...From ACIM: (Jesus said) Ch 8 V.

God's Oneness and ours is not separate, because His Oneness encompasses ours.
To join with me is to restore His power to you, because we are sharing it.

ACIM, Ch 8 of the Text:

When you unite with me you are uniting without the ego, because
I have renounced the ego in myself and therefore cannot unite with yours.

To James E. Padgett:

Be of good cheer, for I am with you always. Do not let your heart fear,
for the Lord is your Keeper and He will be your Guide and Shield.
Only believe and trust in Him and you will soon be born again into the spiritual world of His Kingdom.


:smile:

Jesus to James Padgett:


Let me teach you and give you the thoughts that He gave to me while on earth.
Let me show you that the things of this world are not the things that save the soul from sin and unhappiness.

ACIM, Ch 8


Ours is simply the journey back to God Who is our home.
Whenever fear intrudes anywhere along the road to peace,
it is because the ego has attempted to join the journey with
us and can not do so.

ACIM from CH 8 of the Text:


On this journey you have chosen me as your companion instead of the ego.
Do not attempt to hold onto both, or you will try to go in different directions
and will lose your way.

I was personally more drawn to the ACIM workbook than to the text. The first lesson captured my attention incredulously while the 2nd lesson was a real eye-opener that hooked me on ACIM as I wanted to know more. I did the workbook as recommended --- one lesson per day --- and attended a weekly discussion group with Jim Reilly for over a year. Jim was extraordinary as he lived in accordance with ACIM and frequently referenced it when making life decisions. I'll never forget him --- the living ACIM.

1. "Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything."

2. "I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning that it has for me."

The ACIM workbook is psychologically brilliant. Ironically, I bought the ACIM material for my mother and she preferred the text over the workbook.

Acim, text, somewhere:

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

This needs only one correction: He gave it TO his ..."

probably, both are true.

ACIM in Ch 6

Hear, then, the one answer of the Holy Spirit to all the questions the ego
raises: You are a child of God, a priceless part of His Kingdom,
which He created as part of Him.


(Hope you all are enjoying this...I know many may have never heard of
A Course In Miracles.) :smile:

ACIM Ch 1


3. Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is
the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love
is a miracle.

To James E. Padgett from Jesus

I was the instrument in God's hands of leading men to His favor and love.
When I said that I am the way, the truth and the life, I meant that through my teachings
and example men should be able to find God.

"Whenever you stand firmly in the midst of a hardship, holding and expressing
the love that you are, you will witness illusions falling away.
Through being the love that you are, you are empowered to transcend your sufferings."


― Glenda Green, Love Without End

"Whenever light enters darkness, the darkness IS abolished. What man believes IS true for him." ACIM, Text CH2 The Illusion of Separation - "The Correction for Lack of Love"

"There is one life, and that I share with God."
 

Lesson 167 (Workbook):

"There is one life, and that I share with God."

Hey, it's so great getting help here! Thanks! :hug:

Info:There are 365 Lessons we can 'ponder' throughout the day.
By practicing The Course a 'Mind Shift' occurs....it is said...it did with me after Day 28!
............

From the 'Manuel for Teachers' in ACIM:
On Gentleness

God's teachers are wholly gentle. They need the strength of gentleness,
for it is in this that the function of salvation becomes easy.

On Joy

Joy is the inevitable result of gentleness.

Today i would like to point out this:

JCIM, CH3 - Retraining the MIND, Atonement without Sacrifice:


And followed up by this

"I will be still an instant and go home".
 

Lesson 182 (Workbook):

"I will be still an instant and go home".


This reminds me of "Be still and know that I AM God" (Psalm 46:10).

"What is the Peace of God"? (Manual For Teachers)
 

"What is the Peace of God"? (ACIM Manual For Teachers)

"What is the peace of God? No more than this; the simple understanding that His Will is wholly without opposite. There is no thought that contradicts His Will, yet can be true. The contrast between His Will and yours but seemed to be reality. In truth there was no conflict, for His Will is yours."

ACIM, Ch 1


Revelation induces complete but temporary suspension of doubt and fear.
It reflects the original form of communication between God and His creations...

When you know who you are...love...certainty of that will bring you the other answers you seek.
As you become strengthened in that understanding, it will also bring into focus your own true purpose.


Jesus to Glenda Green...from "Love Without End"...:smile:

"Think not you understand until ......." (ACIM Text)
 

Text (ACIM Text Page 278)

"Think not you understand until you pass the test of perfect peace, for peace and understanding go together and can never be found alone."

Text (ACIM Text 196):

"The end of the world is not its destruction but its translation into Heaven."

Workbook (Lesson 56):

"Those who see themselves as whole make no demands."

"Know thyself." There is nothing else to seek.
 

Text (ACIM Text Page 81)

"Know thyself. There is nothing else to seek."

Text (ACIM Text Page 84)

"Anger cannot occur unless you believe that you have been attacked, that your attack is justified in return, and that you are in no way responsible for it."

Text (ACIM Text Page 11)

"A sense of separation from God is the only lack you really need correct."

I know, right!? :smile:



Have you read Gary Renard's, 'Disappearance of The Universe"!!?
For newbies to this, It is almost an intro or prerequisite now to the Course..
it helps understand things so much better!

Sorry, I keep repeating your quotes, but...sigh...YES!:hug3:
I am a different person because of The Course....and I did many things previously that were wonderful!

Let's first start with : The Beginning (JCIM, CH1, Introduction to Miracles)

From Self Clearing Course, Spiritual Orientation:

Hi Dan...I couldn't find that ...Self clearing course ...where was that from?

Workbook Lesson 281:

"I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts."


Workbook Lesson 284:

"I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt."


Workbook Lesson 338:

"I am affected only by my thoughts."

Workbook Lessons 361-365:

"This holy instant would I give to You.
Be You in charge. For I would follow You,
Certain that Your direction gives me peace."

For those that know nothing of the terms used in ACIM, the holy instant, Atonement and even a
different take on what forgiveness is is explained in The Text.
Forgiveness being a major message of ACIM...hmm, or is it THE message?:smile:

Also, a side note, the 365 Lessons are meant to be pondered
from first to last...and The Text read regularly along with the Workbook,
when practicing The Course we don't jump ahead..just to explain a little.
It is a method, step by step of changing the perception of the mind...
so we follow the steps in order.

Maybe it is a good time to say a little about ACIM....to help understand it better.


For those people here that understand this place , this world you see, is not real...not really...ACIM will be easier.
I mean, it appears very real! If it didn't, it wouldn't deserve the name an Illusion. :tongue:
Maybe: 'a bad attempt at an illusion'! LOL...but, no, it fools us all!

One of the premises of ACIM regarding forgiveness is: This IS a dream...so whatever someone did to you....they
really didn't do...you dreamed it up...it's your dream, for Pete's sake...see?
There's nothing to forgive when you made them up and made what they did up.

See how this is diff from the Christian idea that, 'there is somebody that did something ".
And by realizing all this and forgiving...we get off the wheel of birth and death...
this is at the core of The Course.

Plus, to remind ... this was all dictated by Jesus on the Other Side...in the late 1960s to
someone in NYC...a professor, Helen...a Jew. hahahaha

This is good stuff !

It is from the http://freezoneearth.org/downloads/files.html#Self2004

self clearing 2004 either as .pdf or .doc


And another part from the above textbook.

As Miss Hepburn indicated, the entire ACIM was dictated to Helen Schucman, a psychologist in NYC who "heard" a voice dictating the material to her. Miss Schucman was Jewish, which makes the book even more remarkable since the material was not part of her cultural/religious heritage. Moreover, she didn't even read the materials initially but, since she couldn't go to sleep until she had transcribed the dictation, she merely wrote it down and put it away so that she could go to sleep.

At one point, she showed it to one of her psychology colleagues who called it brilliant, which it is. On another occasion, she met with a friend, Judith Skutch, who asked her if she had been hearing a "voice". Helen was stunned by the question and then revealed that she had indeed been hearing a voice but that she hadn't really read the channeled materials. When Judith asked for a copy, Helen complied after which the ACIM spread through California and the rest is history.

There is an excellent book, "Journey Without Distance" (Author is Robert Skutch, ISBN: 0-89087-431-X Publisher is Celestial Arts), which is the story behind "A Course In Miracles". It is well worth reading.

Here is the first exercise from the self clearing course. The Acim'ler here will recognize the similarities from one of the lessons.
And one or another will find it helpful into doing the lesson from the Acim better.

Dan, save me time looking this up ...This is channeled? From Jesus?
thanks :)