Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph, The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlig

#1 22-09-2021, 05:49 AM

So I'm currently reading Tears to Triumph, The Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment by Marianne Williamson and her whole premise strikes me as weird. She talks about God a lot and prayers but then also talks about Enlightenment. Isn't enlightenment a Buddhist concept? She also says that love allows us to be conduits for miracles. I went to Catholic school for most of my childhood and I never learned of miracles in that way. What do you think?

BigJohn · #2 22-09-2021, 06:46 AM

When you read Marianne Williamson's writings, you might want to mediate on what she is saying. She has some very powerful ideas/concepts to convey that are worthwhile in listening to.

#3 22-09-2021, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BigJohn

When you read Marianne Williamson's writings...hwhile in listening to.

hey BigJohn, why do you think her writing is important?

BigJohn · #4 22-09-2021, 07:51 AM

If you listen to her, what she says makes sense.

When she ran for President of the United States: I was impressed at what she had to say.

Miss Hepburn · #5 22-09-2021, 01:00 PM

Hi, Wondering if you started with that book first or did you read ''Return To Love'', yet.
Many ideas of all sorts cross over into different religions ..or a better way to say it...
concepts, ideas, theories or truths have no religion.
I would say don't get hung up on 'a' word - enlightenment.
If she had said God realization, self-realization or union with God, maybe those would have more relatable to you, I dunno.

And, no, enlightenment, the word itself, is in many cultures and traditions, not just Buddhism.
Awakening is a word with not as many connotations to 'Eastern' ideas, maybe.
Personally, many things are not 'for me'. I would say MW's message is probably not for you, meaning no offense, really.
ACIM in general is not for most people. A Course In Miracles...the bulk of her background.

BigJohn · #6 22-09-2021, 02:04 PM

I used to belong to a Church in which at one time, the President of the Church was deeply in to A Course In Miracles (ACIM). Hard for some people to grasp what was being said but if they stuck to it, it finally 'made sense'.

#7 22-09-2021, 05:49 PM

Thanks for the replies BigJohn and Miss H :)

#8 22-09-2021, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

Hi...If she had said God realization, self-realization or union with God, maybe those would have more relatable to you, I dunno.

btw, what's God-realization Miss H?