Comments on: How to Free Your Mind Through A Course in Miracles http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/ Practical Spiritual Wisdom for Men Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:06:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-36454 Ryan Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:49:02 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-36454 I recently got another question about this and thought I would share the conversation here: "I came across your article on the course on miracles and I would love some feedback on your experience." -Roc Yeah the course on miracles is a very powerful practice that changes the way you perceive the world. A lot of us get too identified with language and thinking to the point that we lose touch with reality. We move from one moment to the next without being fully present, or fully engaged with what we are doing. We just run through the motions instead of soaking up the experience and enjoying every sensation and feeling. The course in miracles helps us to step back from the endless spewing of thoughts and mental stories and helps us to come back into our life with more compassion, more peace of mind, and more presence. I would try it out for a couple weeks and see if you like it, see if it resonates with you. For me, it helped me to step back form a lot of the mental processing that was going on, and not get so caught up in it. It helped me to relax and "smell the flowers" so to speak, so that where ever I am, I can enjoy it to a more fuller degree. Ryan I recently got another question about this and thought I would share the conversation here:

“I came across your article on the course on miracles and I would love some feedback on your experience.”

-Roc

Yeah the course on miracles is a very powerful practice that changes the way you perceive the world.

A lot of us get too identified with language and thinking to the point that we lose touch with reality.

We move from one moment to the next without being fully present, or fully engaged with what we are doing.

We just run through the motions instead of soaking up the experience and enjoying every sensation and feeling.

The course in miracles helps us to step back from the endless spewing of thoughts and mental stories and helps us to come back into our life with more compassion, more peace of mind, and more presence.

I would try it out for a couple weeks and see if you like it, see if it resonates with you.

For me, it helped me to step back form a lot of the mental processing that was going on, and not get so caught up in it. It helped me to relax and “smell the flowers” so to speak, so that where ever I am, I can enjoy it to a more fuller degree.

Ryan

]]> By: Tuplad http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-6268 Tuplad Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:31:29 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-6268 Course in Miracles is good! Course in Miracles is good!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-6114 Ryan Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:54:32 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-6114 Hey Aidin, yeah thats a great movie. its got some powerful scenes in there, though the book is even better. Hey Roman, great to see you've dove into the course's lessons and are doing them wholeheartedly. Yeah man, thoughts are meaningless! We experience pain when we attach to thoughts that have meaning that is in opposition to reality (to truth). I'm still doing the course, I'm on lesson 140 or so and it is some powerful life changing concepts! There have been so many ah-ha moments and profound understandings, its incredible. The funny thing, many of the lessons tie in with other spiritual understandings that I am learning from other sources at the same time. Hey Aidin, yeah thats a great movie. its got some powerful scenes in there, though the book is even better.

Hey Roman, great to see you’ve dove into the course’s lessons and are doing them wholeheartedly. Yeah man, thoughts are meaningless! We experience pain when we attach to thoughts that have meaning that is in opposition to reality (to truth).

I’m still doing the course, I’m on lesson 140 or so and it is some powerful life changing concepts! There have been so many ah-ha moments and profound understandings, its incredible. The funny thing, many of the lessons tie in with other spiritual understandings that I am learning from other sources at the same time.

]]> By: Roman http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-5800 Roman Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-5800 This is great. I'm only on day 12 and already experience myself in a more thought-observing state. Thought comes, i think about the thought and how it has no meaning, thought goes away. Sometimes i just accept it - it does the same thing. The cool thing is when you get doubts about what you just did with the thought and whether it actually worked or maybe the thought is in fact true and I needed it there (whatever frustration), you acknowledge that as a thought in itself as well and let it go too. Are you still on the course, Ryan? What general changes have you gone through since starting the course? I have a feeling that your insight for your most recent article about stress as a block to manifestation came from this course. These exercises, I think they have a lot to do with the third-eye chakra since I feel it working (or maybe my mind) when I do these exercises. This is great. I’m only on day 12 and already experience myself in a more thought-observing state. Thought comes, i think about the thought and how it has no meaning, thought goes away. Sometimes i just accept it – it does the same thing. The cool thing is when you get doubts about what you just did with the thought and whether it actually worked or maybe the thought is in fact true and I needed it there (whatever frustration), you acknowledge that as a thought in itself as well and let it go too.

Are you still on the course, Ryan? What general changes have you gone through since starting the course? I have a feeling that your insight for your most recent article about stress as a block to manifestation came from this course. These exercises, I think they have a lot to do with the third-eye chakra since I feel it working (or maybe my mind) when I do these exercises.

]]> By: Aidin http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-3882 Aidin Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:21 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-3882 I just saw the movie "Peaceful Warrior" based on the book with the same name. I was having great ah-a moments and connecting previous knowledge with the events. I feel like going hiking now... I just saw the movie “Peaceful Warrior” based on the book with the same name. I was having great ah-a moments and connecting previous knowledge with the events. I feel like going hiking now…

]]> By: Ryan http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 Ryan Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:43:29 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-3807 Hey Evan, to me it feels like compassion is related to letting go of ego. The crux of compassion is understanding what the other person is going through and a powerful way to do that is by letting go of our reality and trying on theirs. I do agree with the notion that us having individual experiences is good. Some spiritual seekers start to resist the ego too much and that just makes it stronger. The way to transcend it seems to be through acceptance. Hey Alex, Cool man. Glad I inspired you. The course is pretty mind altering so far, I must say. Hey Vitali, thanks for the link and the feedback. Pherocharm, good to hear. I'm eager to see what kind of comments come in here after a year of the course... Hey Evan, to me it feels like compassion is related to letting go of ego. The crux of compassion is understanding what the other person is going through and a powerful way to do that is by letting go of our reality and trying on theirs. I do agree with the notion that us having individual experiences is good. Some spiritual seekers start to resist the ego too much and that just makes it stronger. The way to transcend it seems to be through acceptance.

Hey Alex, Cool man. Glad I inspired you. The course is pretty mind altering so far, I must say. Hey Vitali, thanks for the link and the feedback.

Pherocharm, good to hear. I’m eager to see what kind of comments come in here after a year of the course…

]]> By: Pherocharm http://www.yangtown.com/spirituality/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Pherocharm Fri, 30 May 2008 20:50:15 +0000 http://www.yangtown.com/general/how-to-free-your-mind-through-a-course-in-miracles/#comment-3754 Thanks a lot! I am at lesson 7 now. Good stuff. Thanks a lot! I am at lesson 7 now. Good stuff.

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