On May 11, 9:57 am, Reality Scan
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>>> "Robin"
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>>> On May 10, 8:30 pm, "Carrie"
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>>>>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 17:52:29 -0400, "Carrie"
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>>>>> wrote:>
>>>>>>"Deborah"
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>>>>>>news:c4vb24t1qbdn76saob2p7d3l4q451id5si@4ax.com...>>>>>>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 15:48:52 -0400, "Carrie"
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>>>>>>>>>I thought the people that want to try and apply ACIM would have a
>>>>>>>>>few
>>>>>>>>> rules or ideas on how they do it. If we share them maybe we can
>>>>>>>>> learn
>>>>>>>>> from each other and learn faster.
>>>>>>>>> My number one rule is to take complete responsibilty for myself. No
>>>>>>>>> one and nothing of this world MAKES me feel or do anything. I
>>>>>>>>> choose
>>>>>>>>> how I feel and if I don't like it, I can choose again to see things
>>>>>>>>> differently.
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>>>>>>>>I don't think one person can tell another anything about it.
>>>>>>>>I think the course says to ask for help/Guidance and trust what we
>>>>>>>>get.
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>>>>>>> It also says that the practical application is doing the Workbook.
>>>>>>> You don't get to the final lesson you've just described above until
>>>>>>> the end of the Workbook.
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>>>>>>> Deborah (BC)
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>>>>>> And after you do, you know who it all applies to and not "anyone
>>>>>> else".
>>>>>> It
>>>>>>doesn't matter if they do the workbook, or do it 100 times or do it
>>>>>>right
>>>>>>or
>>>>>>wrong, or should do it again.
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>>>>> It doesn't matter to me who does what, but I'm not going to grant
>>>>> anyone ToG status "within the framework of the ACIM curriculum" who
>>>>> hasn't met the basic prerequisite of completing the Workbook.
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>>>> Nobody has to grant anyone anything.
>>>> Declaring oneself a Teacher of God is just a decision, a personal
>>>> commitment.
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>>>> How many times do you believe someone has to "complete the workbook"
>>>> before
>>>> you would grant them TOG status?
>>>> Is there a certain number of times, or is once enough?
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>>>> Some seem to think one person saying "I am a Teacher of God" is going
>>>> to
>>>> somehow make them different, or seem different. When declaring oneself a
>>>> TOG
>>>> only changes how the person declaring it sees things differently.
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>>>> Try it and find out. You don't have to declare it out loud and
>>>> publically. It's really simple.
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>>>>>> But, of course this is a discussion group and we can't do much
>>>>>> discussing
>>>>>>without words, which are open to any kind of interpretation and meaning
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>reader wants to give them.
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>>>>> The words in the course also have a meaning the author intended. And
>>>>> these words aren't that susceptable to interpretation:
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>>>> That's a contradiction. Who knows what the author indended? The way
>>>> I
>>>> believe it or the way you (or someone else) believes it (interprets it).
>>>> This is so simple it's amazing more people don't see it but continue to
>>>> argue over it. There's no way of knowing that "your way" (whatever that
>>>> is)
>>>> of interpreting, perceiving, believing what words in a book mean, or are
>>>> supposed to mean, is the way the author meant them. Especially if someone
>>>> wants to fight over who is right and wrong about them. It also says when
>>>> in
>>>> doubt, ask one's Inner Teacher for the answers. This could apply tothe
>>>> words
>>>> in a book, too.
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>>>>> "At the beginning, it is wise to think in terms of time. This is by no
>>>>> means the ultimate criterion, but at the outset it is probably the
>>>>> simplest to observe. The saving of time is an essential early emphasis
>>>>> which, although it remains important throughout the learning process,
>>>>> becomes less and less emphasized. At the outset, we can safely say
>>>>> that time devoted to starting the day right does indeed save time. How
>>>>> much time should be so spent? This must depend on the teacher of God
>>>>> himself. HE CANNOT CLAIM THAT TITLE UNTIL HE HAS GONE THROUGH THE
>>>>> WORKBOOK, SINCE WE ARE LEARNING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR COURSE.
>>>>> After completion of the more structured practice periods, which the
>>>>> workbook contains, individual need becomes the chief consideration."
>>>>> (M.16.3)
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>>>>> Deborah (BC)
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>>>> I don't know what you mean by this, in relation to me.
>>>> I have gone through the work book. Many times. At one point I was
>>>> guided
>>>> NOT to. To do more to actually live it, and find out what I still had to
>>>> learn. That was about when I got a computer, the internet and found
>>>> discussion groups.
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>>> LOLOL
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>> Advanced course training....
>
> Advanced Viper Pit A Course in Miracles, where nearly every course
> basic is continuously violated so one can scream, "hypocrite," and
> note with a smirk , "it doesn't take long!"
>
> ROTFLMAO. I love you to go on acimgather and explain to course student
> how TRCM is "advanced course training."
>
> I figure you'd last about 90 seconds before listeners realized you
> were a complete loon!
>
> Too funny.
I'm sorry to inform you, but you are talking to, and about yourself,
if you believe anything else is going on here you are suffering a
temporary insanity. That can be easily solved by seeing that the image
you think you are attacking is not really there and IS only Love.
When you see this, Love will be ALL that is returned to you as a
result of corrected perception.
That's also funny but only in the realization that even corrected
perception is still NOT real, however it is never painful dear
brother...
