This is a profound collection of 12 books covering a wide variety of ACIM topics. Each book in this series is a curated collection of inspired insights on A Course in Miracles, written by Paul West. They each represent a portion of his profound sharing of over 2 million words, created over more than 20 years of ACIM study and practice.
Paul has gifted the ACIM community with a treasure-trove of insightful writings, teachings and a deep study of the course. Originally written as blog posts and articles, these works are given with a more casual, conversational, and yet sincere tone.
Each book focuses on a specific subject area of course study, such as God, The Sons of God, Forgiveness etc. Within each book you'll find a carefully chosen selection of Paul's best and most popular articles, focusing on the most useful and insightful works.
Articles lengths range from a reading time of 2 minutes up to almost 20 minutes. Each chapter represents one article. The chapters do not follow on from each other, so you can read them in any order. Approximate reading times are given for each chapter.
The articles have been lightly edited from their original form. Please note that some articles may contain some mild profanity. Portions in double quote marks and/or on a gray background are quotes from A Course in Miracles - from the Urtext edition. Some quotes may be slightly paraphrased (written from memory).
These books are written less formally than regular books, but this also makes for a more relaxed reading experience. The books won't necessarily speak to every part of each subject, but should cover many of the popular bases and areas of interest.
This is a highly valuable resource on your A Course in Miracles journey home to God.
The book series has its own page on Amazon where you can see all 12 books together.
All books are available in e-book, paperback and hardcover versions. Each book is printed on demand so is always in stock.
Paperbacks and hardcover are available from Amazon, including country-specific Amazon sites such as amazon.co.uk.
The e-book versions are available on Kindle via the same amazon sites, through a kindle device or free kindle reader app. A kindle device is not needed - you can install the Amazon Kindle Reader App on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone (PC, Mac, Android, iOS).
You can "look inside" or "read a sample" of each book on the Amazon websites. Note that the Kindle edition sample is longer than the paperback sample. Note also that each book is a different length, ranging from 230 to 550 pages.
The paperback and hardcover books are printed in a modern style with a matte-finish cover.
Most stores include Kindle e-book ($5.99), paperback ($17.99) and hardcover ($24.99) USD. I typically make only a few dollars from each book sale due to Amazon fees.
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To see the table of contents for each book, go to an Amazon website, find the book and either "Look inside" or "See a sample". Each book focuses on a specific area of ACIM teaching such as God, the world, forgiveness etc.
A Course in Miracles presents a clear picture of the nature of God's reality and His Kingdom of Heaven. Nevertheless, understanding the nature of God continues to prove difficult for many people, including most students of ACIM. Many people have theories about what God and His Creations must be like, how they relate and interact. But too often these theories are incomplete, confusing, or even completely mistaken. This had led to profound levels of confusion and misunderstanding, and a tremendous distortion of the teachings of A Course in Miracles.
In this groundbreaking book, Paul - an ACIM student and teacher with over 20 years experience, casts aside all confusing guesswork and presents a very clear and logical explanation of reality. Using simple logic that's easy to follow, and starting at the very beginning with God Himself, Paul draws astonishingly obvious conclusions which make complete and total sense. The book is structured in such a way that each chapter builds upon the ones before, gradually fleshing out a consistent and clear picture of the ultimate truth.
Many people attempt to find the truth by starting at the bottom and working backwards, reverse-engineering the bigger picture based on small glimpses of insight found in the dark. This is like trying to assemble a puzzle without the picture to reference. In this book we do the complete opposite, starting from the top down and assuming nothing. Step by step you will see that God's inherent nature automatically leads to the creation of His Kingdom, the sharing of everything with his Creations, and the beautiful extension of Himself through co-creation. This puts everything in its proper place, seen in its proper light as the only possible truth.
This book can be also said to be a theory of everything, since it spells out precisely and accurately the true nature of ultimate reality. The logic in the book has been designed to be "bullet proof" and irrefutable, so impeccable and precise that it cannot be argued with. The conclusions drawn are not opinions or interpretation but factual outcomes and consequences. We ask the logic to tell us what must be true, and we listen.
It just so happens, as you will see, that the independent conclusions that we arrive at also happen to completely and perfectly align with the teachings of A Course in Miracles. This validates that A Course in Miracles is logically completely true and is giving us the actual truth about our lives. In turn, this book is further validated because A Course in Miracles, a renowned and deep spiritual text, tells us that the exact same truths are true, and nothing else is true.
If you are done with all the confusion, arguments about whose interpretation is right, the inconsistencies and sense of difficulty trying to unravel the depths of ACIM's teachings, then this is the book for you. Put aside everything you've learned and let's take a fresh and extremely clear look at the truth together. Let's brush off the sea of opinions and cast aside the logical errors which are so prevalent in the thoughts of many. There can only be one truth and this is it.
This book will lay a new foundation in your mind, a background and firm footing, on which to build and draw further conclusions. It will act as a beacon of light in your mind to help you to compare and contrast what is true and what is not. It will sharpen and clarify your grasp of A Course in Miracles profoundly, and will lay to rest untold amounts of wasted time and frustration. If you want to know what Jesus is really telling us about the nature of reality, of God and his creations, and ultimately about yourself, this is the book for you.
The book is 283 pages, and almost 58,000 words. The size of the book is 6" wide by 9" tall. Large print edition is 8.5" x 11" at 297 pages.
This book is available in e-book, paperback and hardcover versions. The book is printed on demand so is always in stock. There is also a second paperback version which is the large print edition, at 50% larger size.
Paperbacks and hardcover are available from Amazon, including country-specific Amazon sites such as amazon.co.uk.
The e-book is available on Kindle via the same amazon sites, through a kindle device or free kindle reader app. A kindle device is not needed - you can install the Amazon Kindle Reader App on your desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone (PC, Mac, Android, iOS).
You can "look inside" or "read a sample" of the book on the Amazon websites. Note that the Kindle edition sample is longer than the paperback sample.
Most stores include Kindle e-book ($6.99), paperback ($17.99) and hardcover ($25.99). Prices shown here are approximately the regular paperback prices. I typically make only a few dollars from each book sale due to Amazon fees.
Amazon.com (USA) ~$17.99 USD.
Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)~15.71 UKP.
Amazon.de (Germany) ~18 EUROS.
Amazon.fr (France) ~17.79 EUROS.
Amazon.es (Spain) ~17.49 EUROS.
Amazon.it (Italy) ~17.49 EUROS.
Amazon.nl (Netherlands) ~18.33 EUROS.
Amazon.jp (Japan) ~2916 YEN.
Amazon.com.br (Brazil) Unknown.
Amazon.ca (Canada) ~24.62 CAN.
Amazon.mx (Mexico) ~447.07 PESO?
Amazon.com.au (Australia) ~34.32 AUS$.
Amazon.in (India) Unknown.
Amazon.pl (Poland) Unknown.
Amazon.se (Sweden) Unknown.
Dedication
Author’s Note
Introduction
1. Absolute Truth
2. Aspects of Reality
3. Permanent Perfection
4. Possibility
5. Inclusion and Wholeness
6. Omni-Presence
7. Holographic Reality
8. Unlimited Sharing
9. True Equality
10. The Golden Rule
11. Inclusive Logic
12. Creation Means Sharing
13. The Power to Create
14. God is Alive
15. The Act of Creation
16. Co-Creation in the Kingdom
17. The Premise of God
18. Cause and Effect
19. Permanent Creation
20. Free Will
21. God is the First Cause
22. The Awareness of Knowledge
23. The Vision of God
24. Real Relationships
25. The Machinery of Mind
26. Unlimited Power
27. Joy and Happiness
28. Permanent Peace
29. Unconditional Love
30. Absolute Freedom
31. Worth and Validity
32. Willingness
33. The Freedom to Deny God
34. The Potential for Miscreation
35. The Light of Truth
36. Gratitude
37. Innocence and Holiness
38. The Good and The Positive
39. The Expansion of the Kingdom
40. Giving and Receiving
41. Multiple Wholeness
42. The Attraction of Meaning
43. Symbiotic Relationship
44. Communion and Prayer
45. Every Soul is Christ
46. The Sonship as The One Son
47. The Family of God
48. The Brotherhood of Christ
49. Super-Natural Miraculousness
50. Oneness
51. The Father-Son Relationship
52. God is Greater Than You
53. The Creation of Your Kingdom
54. Independence
55. Immortality
56. The Holy Spirit
57. Angels of God
58. Final Word
It is more important to heal the problem than to figure out why the problem is happening.
The ego believes if it can figure out the origins of the problem, or what is happening, it will then have an answer and can solve the problem.
This has been the main mode of operation of my own ego for a very long time, trying to explain and find answer to the story of the problem, by going further into the story.
The ego will go to great lengths to continue dwelling on trying to describe and understand the problem, as though not actually wanting to ever really solve it, yet at the same time identifying itself as a 'really good problem solver'.
The way God works, God does not dwell on problems. He doesn't attempt to analyze them or figure them out or describe them or go into detail about what is wrong. He doesn't dwell on the causes and background 'story' of why there is a sickness or why something is happening.
Instead, God simply restores. Now.
What do you want? The practical step of healing and restoration and to be completely done with this, or to get lost in 10,000 stories lasting 10,000 days about what has gone wrong?
Here's a fact. NOTHING ABOUT YOUR BODY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU. The body is not your self. Its form, shape, color, size, activities, say NOTHING about you. Your face isn't even your face. Its gender and sexual persuasion is not yours. You have been a hundred bodies in a hundred lifetimes. Not even ONE of them defines you or is TRUE of you. If you believe otherwise, you are confused about who you are, and have a body-identification issue. To be spirit-identified you must stop confusing yourself with the body. To awaken, you MUST recognize yourself as ONLY SPIRIT. And ALL spirit is identical.
"I am not a body I am free, for I am as God created me."
You are not a man or a woman.
You are not straight or gay or bi or trans or anything else.
You are not beautiful or ugly based on the body's looks.
You are not fat or thin or chunky or rotund or lanky.
You are not oversized or overweight or underweight.
You do not have a face.
You do not have arms and legs.
You do not have genitalia of any description.
Your musculature says nothing about your strength.
Your wimpyness says nothing about your strength.
The size of your private parts says nothing about you.
The way your brain functions is unrelated to what you are.
Your amount of seeming intellectual ability is meaningless.
You are not tall or short or anything in between.
You are not hairy or bald or naked or dressed.
Your clothes do not say anything about you.
The trinkets and ornaments you wear do not define you.
Your tattoos and birthmarks are not your identity.
Your amount of sexual libido or prowess means nothing.
Your taste for certain foods is irrelevant to your soul.
You do not have any of the needs that the body has.
You have not been born or grown or aged or suffered.
You have not changed in any way due to body changes.
You never gained or lacked anything.
Your body's features have nothing to do with you.
The color of your skin says nothing about you.
Your ethnic background does not define you whatsoever.
You have not ever done anything that the body did.
You have never touched another person.
You have never seen another person with the body.
Your body joining with a body is nothing to do with you joining with your brother.
Your hair size, shape, length, color, style, is not you.
You are not that which you see in the mirror.
Your defects, disabilities, missing or damaged parts, have absolutely no bearing on your perfection.
Your differences and uniqueness has nothing to do with your perfect equality with all God's children.
The identity that is in you is the same as in everyone.
How long you've been in a body means nothing.
What generation you seem a part of it irrelevant to you.
The pride of being part of a certain family is artificial.
Your support of certain body-groups is mistaken.
Your preference for certain body types is part of your own body identification.
Your hatred of certain body types if part of your own body identification.
All the body's senses tell you nothing.
Every sensation is illusory.
You have never been born and you will never die.
Complements about your body have nothing to do with you.
Hatred towards your body has nothing to do with you.
When your body is attacked you are not attacked.
You don't really have a face or arms or legs or a butt.
Your eyes are not your eyes.
You are not from a certain part of the world.
Your cultural background is entirely made up.
Your prejudices are evidence you think people are bodies.
Your racism is a belief in being a body race.
Your homophobia is an over-identification with your body.
How your body smells does not define you.
You have no color, no shape, no size.
You do not move in a certain way.
You do not sit down or stand up or sleep.
You do not eat food or drink.
You cannot be affected or changed or grown.
You have never had any kind of appearance.
It's not great to be a [fill in body type], you are not that.
You are not what you inherited from your parents.
You are not genetic.
You are not stuck with any type of body.
You are not limited by bodies.
You are not worshipped when your body is worshipped.
You have never communicated with a body.
Your body is no more valid than anyone else's.
Your body is no better or worse than anyone else's.
Your body is not more important than anyone else's.
No-one has anything you don't have.
You are not good looking or ugly or plain or handsome.
Being naked does not expose your real self to anyone.
The makeup on your body does not change you.
You do not have an image, you are not an image
You are not fashionable or poorly dressed.
NOTHING ABOUT THE BODY IS TRUE OF YOU!
YOU ARE NOT A BODY. YOU ARE SPIRIT!
Anything that God did not give you is not true of you. "God did not create the body."
When the body is recognized as an illusion of NOTHINGNESS, it will disappear. YOU are all that remains.
"I am in the likeness of my Creator. I cannot suffer, i cannot experience loss and I cannot die. I am not a body. I would recognize my reality today. I will worship no idols, nor raise my own self concept to replace my Self. I am in the likeness of my Creator. Love created me like itself."