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The Embrace #126: Bitterness, Poison for the Heart

ACIM does speak of bitterness, although not with the sustained attention I discovered ACOL gives it. What most intrigued me was the way ACOL places bitterness in the heart alongside the ego in the mind, a parallel I had never considered before.

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The Embrace #53: Living in Invincibility

The Embrace #53: Living in Invincibility

  Living in Invincibility By Elliott Robertson The time has come for the community of humankind to be honest about what we can do with God’s help. God is always waiting for us to gaze into her face. God is waiting for us to look into our hearts and discover the...

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The Embrace #52: The Secret is Feeling

The Embrace #52: The Secret is Feeling

  The Secret is FeelingBy Karči Cole KňazovickýFeeling is the secret to both Courses, ACIM and ACOL. Feeling is the secret to forgiveness. Feeling is the missing link to Everything—to God, union, dialogue, and to the peace that passes understanding. This unseen...

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The Embrace #51: Stand In Your Vastness

The Embrace #51: Stand In Your Vastness

  Stand in Your VastnessBy Elliott RobertsonThe time has come for you, dear one, to listen to the wisdom of your heart. She knows the gift of life is precious. She knows this gift is precious at all times.A cyclone may destroy your house; still life is precious....

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The Embrace #50: From Thinking Love to Living Love

The Embrace #50: From Thinking Love to Living Love

  From Thinking Love to Living LoveBy Don TurnerImagine that we, you and I and any number of friends, are all sitting in the most beautiful meadow without a care in the world. A spiritual Light and Love imbues us. Such beauty! Such peace! Here we can speak freely...

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The Embrace #49: Searching for the Whole Self

The Embrace #49: Searching for the Whole Self

  Searching for the Whole SelfBy David BasioveI have been to the mountain top, and I have seen the promised land. — Martin Luther King Jr.Dr. King’s immortal words take on special significance for readers of A Course of Love that have had the mountain top...

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The Embrace #48: Is the World Real or Illusory?

The Embrace #48: Is the World Real or Illusory?

  Is the World Real or Illusory?By Christina StruttIt would be so easy to choose one answer over the other. The world must be either real or illusory! Yet my experience dictates otherwise, and my heart insists on another way. So here I share a third choice...

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The Embrace #47: Truth Makes Free Even in Prison

The Embrace #47: Truth Makes Free Even in Prison

  Truth Makes Us Free - Even in PrisonBy Sebastian BlaksleyI have had the unthinkable experience of having to go to two penitentiary institutions in Buenos Aires in order to visit some friends and family. I go weekly. At the beginning it was a shock. The prison...

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The Embrace #46: A Gift of Spacious Presence

The Embrace #46: A Gift of Spacious Presence

  A Gift of Presence: Spacious PresenceBy John Mark StroudHere I AM sitting in front of my computer staring at the blank white screen, reveling in its empty beauty. I feel the gentle rhythm of the body’s breath coming and going. I hear the sounds of water...

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