The Body and ACIM (A Course in Miracles)

Our bodies are the most useful tool for spiritual growth and expansion. They afford us the opportunity to share love and express creativity into our world. When we love and respect our bodies we are manifesting the Divine order of the Divine spirit within. When we disrespect our bodies we are succumbing to the illusion that they are not an expression of the Spirit of God. Love everything about yourself; mind, body and spirit! After all, it is all part of the mind, body and spirit of the Divine. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.

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In regards to ACIM and anyone that claims to receive guidance from specific religious icons I will state the following: We all receive guidance from the Divine. It is personalized to each and every one of us based on our particular situation and experience. All we can do is help others and point the way, but to claim that what was said to one person applies to everyone is hogwash. We are all individualized expressions of the Divine and we each have our own inspiration. We do not need a middle man between us and the Divine. Books, teachers and 'Courses" are fine in pointing the way, but pale in comparison to a direct one on one experience with the Divine. ~Dean A. Banks, D.D.
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David Pliss So true. It is simply another sacred voice, even the Course says 'Forget this course, forget this world. and come with wholly empty hands unto your God.' So many people love side tracks. So many people only want their toys back (house, car, youth, health, money), they dont want a cure, it's too hard,
Dean A. Banks Thank you so much for imparting your wisdom, David! What you said is so true, please make it a new post.
14 minutes ago · LikeUnlike.Randy Welsh Hit the nail on the head here Dean,
Dean A. Banks If we keep hitting nails on the head, maybe we should construct a 'course"? LOL!
Ron Alexander YES! DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF THE TRUTH IS THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY LIVE THE TRUTH! thanks so much agaiin, Dean!
Ron Alexander As much as I learned from ACIM, Jesus tells us we can Heaven on earth. The "Kingdom of God" is here and now. And that our "body is our temple of God". It also says "Heaven is here and now" in ACIM text, both are true, I think. However, I like to be in my body here and now, and choose Love. "Love is letting go of fear" is from ACIM and is one of my greatest teachings! LOVE! (I wrote this earlier to comment on another ACIM teaching).
Dean A. Banks In regards to ACIM and anyone that claims to receive guidance from specific religious icons I will state the following: We all receive guidance from the Divine. It is personalized to each and every one of us based on our particular situatio...n and experience. All we can do is help others and point the way, but to claim that what was said to one person applies to everyone is hogwash. We are all individualized expressions of the Divine and we each have our own inspiration. We do not need a middle man between us and the Divine. Books, teachers and 'Courses" are fine in pointing the way, but pale in comparison to a direct one on one experience with the Divine.Ron Alexander: I studied with Dr. Thetford in Tiburon, CA. the same time I was working with Dr. Jerry Jampolsky who uses the Essence of ACIM in Attitudinal Healing Principles. I was studying psychology (somatic) at the same time, and when we in the group protested about ACIM putting down the body and the ego, Dr.Thetford told us to "tear out those pages." He was realized mind and had incorporated LOVE as his Essence. It was evident to anyone around him at that time.
Dean A. Banks Thanx for sharing that, Ron. That's the second time I had heard that.
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Ron Alexander Yes, Dean - it was probably me. I think Dr. Thetford "led go of his body" in the way St. Francis described it - "it is in dying to the self that we are born to Eternal Life." I think that it is being taught in ACIM with "ego" being used ins...tead of "self". I think both are true! However, as Freud invented the "ego" (in the 30's) as the "conscious mediatior between the "id" (instinctual self) and the" superego" (Higher Self). Another big difference between the Bible and ACIM and psychology is the function of our bodies, and I prefer to see my body as a "temple of Spirit." And take care of it accordingly! How else are we going to be here now?Dean A. Banks ‎" I prefer to see my body as a "temple of Spirit." And take care of it accordingly! How else are we going to be here now?" Ron, you are one brilliant and blessed man!Ra Divakar: We will know what both the fullness and the fulfilment of life mean only when the consciousness that the Spirit is our own very self comes to life within us.Paul Brunton
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