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The Embrace #115: Oneness through Relational Mysticism

Many great teachers tell us that we are all one—we are not separate from the Earth we walk upon, the trees that shade us, or from one another. We belong to each other and to all of nature. How can we live and breathe and know the reality of these words in the depths of our bodies, hearts, minds, and souls?

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The Embrace #42: The Scam

The Embrace #42: The Scam

  The Scam By Paula Hardin This happened to me. Likely it has happened to you. You find you are a victim of a scam. I first posted this event on ACOL’s Facebook page, the “ACOL Companion Group. I depended on this companionship site for support as I began to...

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The Embrace #39: My Necklace of Pearls

The Embrace #39: My Necklace of Pearls

  My Necklace of Pearls, and Drumming to the Heartbeat of the World By Coralie Pearson, Lead Translator of ACOL into Spanish The world is not a collection of cement buildings and paved streets nor of cold, heartless people who would as soon do you harm as good....

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The Embrace #36: A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love

The Embrace #36: A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love

  A Little Boy, and Jesus: From Loss to Love By Christine Fine Open the door! The windows! I cannot breathe. My lips have grown pale and drawn, my throat dry, my mind a spin with pain and sorrow, loss and envy. I have lost a relationship. A special relationship....

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The Embrace #41: One Course + One Course = One Course

The Embrace #41: One Course + One Course = One Course

  One Course + One Course = One CourseBy Jimmie Lewis“Until you have truly recognized unity . . . you continue to perceive of yourself as a learning being. This is the only reason for this continuation of the coursework provided in A Course in Miracles.”...

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The Embrace #38: The Miracle of Dialogue

The Embrace #38: The Miracle of Dialogue

  The Miracle of Dialogue By Michael Mark   In A Course of Love we are told that “Creation is a dialogue.” This dialogue is ongoing and all around us, but to participate in it fully, and thus transform ourselves and the world which is our extension, we must...

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The Embrace #35: Is the World an Illusion?

The Embrace #35: Is the World an Illusion?

  Is the World an Illusion? By Mari Perron, First Receiver of A Course of Love The illusion, as spoken of in both A Course in Miracles and A Course of Love, isn’t about physics. It’s not about science. We see an illusion when we don’t see the truth. Illusion is...

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The Embrace #40: The Bull and Me

The Embrace #40: The Bull and Me

  All of us at Take Heart Publications, publisher of A Course of Love and related material, appreciate you as an email subscriber to our monthly newsletter, “The Embrace.” We want to stay in touch and hope that you do, too; but if you wish not to receive emails...

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The Embrace #37: Navigating By Heart

The Embrace #37: Navigating By Heart

  Navigating By Heart By Laurel Elstrom On a break between meetings, my phone rang. Caller ID told me it was Joe, a former friend who had caused considerable pain and disappointment in the past. I paused. Should I pick up? “Don’t answer,” the mind said. “That guy...

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The Embrace #34: I Have Nothing, I Have Everything

The Embrace #34: I Have Nothing, I Have Everything

I Have Nothing, I Have Everything: My Song of Gratitude By Sebastian Blaksley Note: Sebastian Blaksley, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was born to a prominent Argentinian family. Although many opportunities were available to him, he wanted to be a monk. That not being...

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