ACFIP
Newsletter
December
2019
Issue
63
Quarterly
Newsletter of the
Australian Centre
for Inner Peace
Announcements
My new website on the
dangers of 5G and
radio frequency
radiation
1. Individual
healing sessions via
Skype
I
have been giving
healing sessions for
over 30 years, and
have now decided to
offer healing
sessions via Skype.
When I travel and
give workshops I am
often asked for a
session but have
virtually no time
available. Recently
I gave a healing
session via Skype
and I noticed it was
effective. The
client and I both
felt we were in the
same room together.
As A
Course in Miracles states,
Òall minds are
joinedÓ, so perhaps
I should not be
surprised. Time and
space are ego
illusions, not
SpiritÕs.
For
more information and
fees please go here.
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ACIM Workbook
lessons and
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Tina
Spalding, a trance
channel, is
reading all the
365 Workbook
lessons and then
channels a
commentary from
Jesus.
I am
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4.
Complete audio
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Course in
Miracles and Supplements available
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These
audios are
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Course in
Miracles,
the Foundation
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CONTENTS:
A
Course in
Miracles Material
* Kindness - A
practical Guide
- Michael
Dawson
*
Wanting
to return home so
badly - Kenneth
Wapnick
Non
Dual and Other
Teachings
* Allowing
- Marilyn
Raffaele
* How
the mind effects
bodily health - Channelled
by Tina
Spalding
Other
* 3
Workshops in Germany
- Bonn, Freiburg and
Kempton
*
Books and Audio
Materials for Sale
*
Links
*
Inspirational
Quotations
A
Course in
Miracles Material
Kindness
-
A practical
Guide -
Michael
Dawson
The
bottom line is
that kindness
and gentleness
to all people,
regardless of
their situation,
should be our
guiding
principle.
Dr. Kenneth
Wapnick
Kindness
created me kind. A
Course in Miracles L67
My own
teacher, Dr.
Kenneth Wapnick,
was asked once if
he could sum up
the purpose
of A
Course in
Miracles in
one line. He said
something like ÓTo
make us a bit
kinderÓ. This
reminds me of the
saying from the
Dali Lama - ÒMy
religion is
kindness.Ó
Our
ego mind knows
nothing of
kindness and does
not believe in it.
It believes in
judgement, attack
and getting what
it thinks will
bring happiness.
Kindness arises
automatically as
we learn to
forgive, to undo
our denial of our
Òsecret sins and
hidden hatesÓ
(T-31.VIII.9:2)
and take back our
projections from
the world. What is
denied is
projected in
unkind ways. What
we think about and
charge with
emotion we draw to
us whether we want
it or not. This is
the law of
manifestation.
When we withhold
kindness from
ourselves or
others we allow
our negative,
unkind thinking to
continue drawing
to ourselves more
of the same
situations that
upset us in the
first place.
This
is the only
thing that you
need to do for
vision,
happiness,
release from
pain and the
complete escape
from sin, all to
be given you.
Say only this,
but mean it with
no reservations,
for here the
power of
salvation lies.
I
am responsible
for what I see.
I
choose the
feelings I
experience, and
I decide upon
the goal I would
achieve.
And
everything that
seems to happen
to me
I
ask for, and
receive as I
have asked.
A
Course in
Miracles M -
21.II. 2
As
we progress
with forgiveness
we start quite
naturally, without
effort, to radiate
kindness into the
world. The same
laws of
manifestation that
brought more pain
into our lives due
to lack of
kindness now
brings a life of
abundance on all
levels. We start
to learn that to
judge another is
like stamping on
our own feet. We
also see that to
extend kindness to
others reinforces
a sense of
well-being in
ourselves. So why
would we want to
do anything else
as the path of
judgement makes us
feel the opposite?
We might call this
Òdivine
selfishnessÓ. As
we tread the path
of kindness we
will, of course,
be tempted by the
ego to sometimes
judge and attack
as this has been
our previous
reflexive
behaviour to
challenges in the
world. The Course
counsels us to
gently smile at
the ego at these
time. You might
want to say ÒOh,
there you again!
WhatÕs new?Ó This
is being kind to
yourself.
Course
in Miracles
students not
being kind.
Despite
studying the
Course, students
can fall into a
trap of relating
to the world in
unkind ways. Here
are a few
examples.
Armed
with the
metaphysics of the
Course a student
can attend a
funeral and
announce to
everyone that
there is no death
and therefore no
need to grieve.
Believing that one
should Òplace the
future in the
Hands of GodÓ
(ACIM Lesson 194)
a student may
advise friends to
cancel their
insurance policies
and not lock their
cars or houses. A
student may tell
sick or even dying
friends that as
sickness Òis
a defense against
the truthÓ (ACIM
Lesson 136) they
should refuse
medical treatment
otherwise they are
reinforcing the
illusion of
sickness.
None
of this is a kind
approach to life.
The Course says
that Jesus meets
us where we think
we are and undoes
errors at that
level. If we visit
dying friends in
hospital they need
perhaps a hand to
hold, tears wiped
away, good pain
medications and to
be able to listen
to their fears if
necessary. They
donÕt need to be
hit over the head
with the
metaphysics of the
Course.
Kindness
- a practical
guide.
I
believe we need to
take this in steps
starting with
ourselves and
working up to
being kind to our
enemies.
Being
kind to ourselves
We
should begin first
with ourselves.
Society, religion,
parents and
schools have
indoctrinated us
with who we should
be, what we should
look like and how
we should behave.
Failing to live up
to that (as most
of us do), we can
easily judge
ourselves. Instead
of following some
artificial concept
we can start with
simply accepting
ourselves as we
are. To stop
judging ourselves
for being
overweight, not
having enough
money, not rising
high enough on the
career ladder, not
looking beautiful
or handsome etc.
As we learn to be
kinder to
ourselves we learn
to be kinder to
others. As we
learn to accept
ourselves we learn
to accept others.
As the Course put
it ÒDo not fight
yourselfÓ
(T-30.I.1)
Being
kind to strangers
Here
is a simple
exercise you can
practise when
passing people in
the street or in a
shop. In your own
mind wish them
well and that they
may have a happy
life. Imagine
seeing them
blessed by light
shining down upon
them or by placing
a shining diamond
in their heart.
Send appreciation
and love to them.
You are not trying
to shift their
consciousness,
just offering a
blessing to them.
And as you give so
will you receive.
Being
kind to our
enemies (it really
confuses them!)
This,
of course, is the
hardest to do as
our ego mind
thinks they need
judgement and
attack. The
following is a
progressive
seven-part
exercise you can
use to extend
kindness and
forgiveness. As
your progress
through the steps
you may find it
increasingly
difficult. Go as
far as you can
with it. Each step
brings you closer
to peace. I have a
video on YouTube
explaining this
seven step
exercise, and a
second video that
guides you through
the steps. You can
find the link to
my YouTube channel
near the top of my
home page at www.acfip.org.
Here is the
exercise:
Progressive
forgiveness/kindness
exercise
-All
forgiveness is
of yourself-
Today
we will attempt
to offer peace
to everyone, and
see how quickly
peace returns to
us. A
Course in Miracles
- Lesson 108
See
light around them
(blocks judgement)
See
them smiling
See
them happy and
laughing
Say ÒI have
no right to say
ÔYou must be
differentÕ.Ó (acceptance)
Pray
for their healing
and peace
Say ÓThank
you for being a
mirror and
showing me I
have behaviour
similar to
yours.Ó
Give
them a hug
All
or parts of this
exercise can be
used whenever
judgement has
taken the place of
kindness.
And
remember ÒBe kind, for everyone
you meet is
fighting a hard
battle.Ó
Rev.
Dr. John Watson
.___________________________________________________
Wanting
to return home
so badly
From
Q1320 in: Detailed
Answers to
Student-Generated
Questions on
the Theory and
Practice
of A
Course in
Miracles
Supervised
and Edited by
Kenneth Wapnick,
Ph.D.
Wanting
to return home
so badly, in
other words, can
reflect an
underlying
feeling that the
world is such an
awful place and
that it is such
a painful burden
to be here that
we would give
anything to be
released from
it. This can
actually be an
interference to
awakening, as it
would indicate
that the world
is still
regarded as
real: we cannot
abhor or fear
what we know to
be unreal. There
must, then, be a
sense of
sinfulness and
guilt still
hidden in the
mind that gets
projected onto
the world. That
is why so much
of our work
with A
Course in
Miracles centers
on recognizing
how we are
Òmaking the
error realÓÑthat
is, how our
reactions and
perceptions
reveal an
underlying
belief that we
are separate
from God and
feel guilty
because of that.
Once we make
that connection,
we can ask for
help to choose
to see
everything
differently.
Real
deliverance from
the world comes
in the
recognition that
the world is the
source of
neither
suffering or
happiness, but
is simply the
projection of
the mind caught
in the illusory
belief it is
separate from
God (W-pI.132;
W-pII.226). We
get to that
stage by first
becoming aware
of how much we
do see the world
as the cause of
both suffering
and happiness.
This is why
Jesus teaches us
that
ÒForgiveness is
the key to
happinessÓ and
ÒForgiveness
offers
everything I
wantÓ
(W-pI.121,122).
This is the
Òreal
alternativeÓ
that Jesus
discusses in the
final chapter of
the text
(T-31.IV), where
he talks about
the state of
mind known as
the real world,
which precedes
our awakening
from the dream
entirely.
As we
continue on the
path of
forgiveness with
Jesus as our
teacher, we
becomes less and
less identified
with life in the
world, which
actually makes
living here
easier, in the
sense of
relieving the
pressure most of
us feel from
taking what goes
on in our lives
so seriously. As
we choose the
ego less often,
the love in our
right mind
begins to direct
our every
thought and
action, and our
investment in
being an
individual
special self
diminishes
greatly. We
continue to
fulfill our
roles
responsibly, but
without pressure
and conflict. In
this state,
there would be
not be a feeling
of urgency to
awaken as
quickly as
possible because
you would not
experience
yourself as
separate from
love. Being
present to all
things and all
people with
Jesus would be a
source of
security and
quiet joy and
peace. Peace,
really, is the
goal of our work
with the Course,
not knowledge
(Heaven)
(T-8.I.1;
T-24.in.1:1).
And we are
assured of peace
by choosing the
teacher of peace
more and more
often, who would
help us
experience our
oneness with
everyone.
Patience and
gentleness with
yourself will
help you through
this process, as
will trust in
the process of
forgiveness.
_________________________________________________
Non
Dual Teachings
This
part of the
newsletter offers
input from non-dual
teachers. What is
non-duality? The
word Ônon-dualÕ
means not two. On
the first page of
the ACIM text there
is two line summary
of a Course in
Miracles. It begins
with the line ÒNothing
real can be
threatened.Ó
This
refers to what God
created Ð eternal,
formless, spirit.
Eternal means never
born and therefore
cannot change or
die. The Course uses
the expression Ôthe
ChristÕ to denote
this. Behind all the
seeming multiplicity
of the universe
there is actually
only one essential
reality. Just as all
the images on the
cinema screen seem
different, the light
that creates them is
one.
There
is nothing outside
you. That is what
you must
ultimately learn,
for it is the
realization that
the Kingdom of
Heaven is restored
to you. For God
created only this,
and He did not
depart from it nor
leave it separate
from Himself. The
Kingdom of Heaven
is the dwelling
place of the Son
of God, who left
not his Father and
dwells not apart
from Him. Heaven
is not a place nor
a condition. It is
merely an
awareness of
perfect Oneness,
and the knowledge
that there is
nothing else;
nothing outside
this Oneness, and
nothing else
within.
A
Course in Miracles
T-18.VI.1.
The
second line of the
summary states ÓNothing
unreal exists.Ó
This refers to
everything that is
born and therefore
dies - the egoÕs
world. Thus
everything in the
universe including
ourselves is not
real according to
the Course. It is
like a great dream.
Only perfect oneness
is real.
There
are two forms of
non-duality Ð pure
and impure. In the
impure form God is
aware that the
universe is a dream
and experiences
itself through it -
God's Leela or play
as they say in the
East. In the pure
form of non-duality
God is unaware of
the universe. The
Course is an example
of pure non-dual
teachings. A
metaphor for this is
a cinema projector
where the lamp in
the projector
represents God. When
the ego's film of
separation is run
past the light it is
projected onto the
screen of time and
space. The light of
God makes this
possible, but the
lamp is unaware of
what is on the
screen and would
continue to shine
when the film is
taken away. To
continue with this
metaphor the light
extending from the
lamp is who we are,
the Christ. ( See
chart http://acfip.org/lightbulb.html)
You
dwell not here,
but in eternity.
You
travel but in
dreams, while safe
at home.
T-13.VII.17:6-7.
You
are at home in
God, dreaming of
exile but
perfectly capable
of awaking to
reality.
T-10.I.2:1.
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Allowing
We
wish to speak of
allowing. Most of
you have read books
and listened to
channels teaching
you to love
everything which is
a very high
resonating truth.
However, trying to
do this has resulted
in confusion and
consternation for
many who simply
cannot understand
how to love the
negative experiences
that they themselves
and others have had
or are presently
undergoing.
The
three dimensional
collective holds
very narrow ideas of
what constitutes
love. You have all
been programmed
through many
lifetimes to think
of love as an
emotion involving
some person or
persons, places,
things etc. This
limiting definition
of love still
resonates in the
consciousness of
even the most
spiritually evolved
making it impossible
to love everything
that arises and
creating a dilemma
for the serious
student of truth.
Change
the phrase "love
whatever arises" to
"allow whatever
arises". When you
allow whatever
arises from your
highest level of
spiritual awareness,
you are loving
whatever
arises.
The
Arcturian group
Channelled
by Marilyn
Raffaele.
I
recently learned
that the US
space agency
NASA has been
pointing an
orbital
telescope at one
small part of
our Milky Way
galaxy and found
about 3000
planets to date.
This led to one
of their
department heads
saying there
must be more
planets in the
universe than
stars.
There
are trillions of
stars in the
universe. A
trillion is a
thousand
billion. A
billion is a
thousand
million. A
million days
have not gone by
since Jesus
died. This is a
very big
number.
There
are also
trillions of
moons. Are they
all empty of
life and the
only life is all
crowded onto
this one planet?
A few hundred
years ago we
thought the
Earth was at the
centre of the
universe and
everything else
revolved around
us. If some of
this ET life is
just a few
thousands years
ahead of us,
technically,
they would have
learned how to
travel beyond
Einstein's light
speed barrier
and easily visit
us here.
I
believe many of
them have much
to teach us
especially as
they have been
through our
current
challenges a
long time ago.
Michael
Dawson
10/12/19
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Healing
exercise
Close
your eyes.
Think
about that
physical ailment
or that limiting
energy.
Something that
is within your
physical body
manifesting as
an ache or pain,
or a sickness,
or a disease,
even if it is a
tiny thing.
Now
take your mind
to the part of
your body that
is causing you
this distress
and thank that
limitation,
pain, disease or
injury for
getting your
attention. Then
say this prayer:
ÒPlease
transform my
perception so
that I may see
the truth. I do
not need this
limiting
physical
manifestation
any more. I want
to see the
truth. I do not
want to be
limited by my
body. I want to
use my body as a
perfect
communication
device for
Spirit, as so it
is.Ó
The
body will follow
your lead and
become healthy.
This prayer if
said with a 100%
conviction will
lead your body
to pure,
unadulterated
health.
___________________________________________________
How
the mind
effects bodily
health
from
The
body, when
controlled by
the ego, is in a
constant state
of anxiety and
fear. There are
many chemicals
running through
it every time
you have a
hateful or a
negative thought
about yourself
or another. Your
entire body is
stressed, and
damage is
caused. The
cells react as
if they are
under attack, as
they surely are.
Many of your
diseases arise
because of this
state of extreme
anxiety.
(When
you) get in
touch with peace
and the source
of your very
being, you
become a
different person
chemically. Any
thoughts that
feel bad are
immediately
recognized for
the untruths
that they are,
and the untruths
are looked at
and transformed.
This brings
about a calming
of your system,
and as you learn
to do this with
every thought,
over time, your
body is bathed
in the light of
love and the
peace that truth
brings. Your
cells begin to
thrive, and your
bodyÕs natural
healing
abilities come
into play,
removing old,
damaged areas to
let new cells
grow and the
wounds of the
past heal.
You
see, dear ones,
the wounds in
your hearts and
minds that you
feel as
depression,
sadness, and
anxiety all have
physical
manifestations
in the body,
which leads to
the many
sicknesses and
physical
problems you
face in your
society. In your
true state of
love, which is
where you are
designed to be,
there is no
illness Ñ only
an extreme
feeling of
health and
well-being. So
your paradigm
that says you
get sick as you
age and that
your body is
constantly going
wrong is
incorrect.
What
is wrong is you
are never taught
the creative
nature of
thought in your
society, and you
are taught that
you are a body.
These two
teachings are at
the root of
almost all of
your problems,
for you are not
only a body that
is fallible and
randomly goes
wrong. You are
the very conduit
of the
creativity of
the universe Ñ
God, if you will
Ñyet if you do
not know this,
the conduit is
not open and you
suffer terribly
from the misuse
of the body that
is here for you
to experience
and to learn.
But do not be
sad or angry
that this was
not taught to
you, for this
will not help
you on your way.
You must be
grateful that we
have come
together at this
time and that
you will change
direction now
and begin to
walk toward the
light of truth
and all that it
will bring.
........
You see,
the churches
that have ruled
the world for so
long have
implanted many
untruths over
the centuries,
and even though
you may not be
going to church
any longer, or
even believe in
its teachings,
you do not
realize the
profound effect
it has had on
your cultureÕs
beliefs and
thinking.
Indeed, there
are many aspects
of reality that
you do not have
any access to
because you have
been
systematically
told not to
venture into
those realms.
Here, of course,
we refer to the
realms of
spirit, where we
reside.
When
you begin to
feel the
energies of your
true self, the
higher form of
you, connecting
and wishing to
communicate,
many of you are
terrified and
will not
continue. You
sink back into
the darkness of
the egoÕs world,
thinking you are
safer there,
when it is in
fact the egoÕs
world that is
the most
dangerous to
your health Ñ
physical,
mental, and
emotional.
It
is the egoÕs
world that keeps
you depressed
and alone. It is
the egoÕs world
that causes
sickness and the
deprivations of
the sick body
that you have
all come to
accept. This is
the saddest of
all, dear ones,
for the
teachings of
your culture are
completely
upside down, and
that which you
are taught to
consume in all
ways Ñ thought,
food, ideas Ñ
are all
detrimental. The
thoughts, ideas,
and philosophies
we share are
what will bring
you the
happiness,
abundance, and
health that all
of you wish for.
The
Church of long
ago was wise in
its use of fear
and punishment,
and for
centuries you
were murdered if
you ever
ventured into
the realms of
spirit. Do you
think that is
all over? It is
not. The
indoctrination
continues, and
you are all
afraid of these
energies, unless
you realize what
the lack of them
is costing you.
So begin
to educate
yourselves on
the truth of the
matters at hand,
and do not
believe blindly
in your
cultureÕs
teachings. Look
around at the
state of your
cities, your
families, and
your lives. Many
of you are on
medications of
some kind, and
all are on
something to
quell the fears
and the anxiety
Ñ alcohol,
television, or
prescription
drugs. What is
it you think
these substances
do? Mask
unwanted
symptoms? Yes,
we agree, but
the symptoms are
the callings of
a mind in deep
pain,
disconnected
from its source
of strength and
the energy of
love that it
needs to be
happy. So look
carefully at all
these things,
and know that
there is a world
very different
from the one
that you see as
normal. Your
society is not
normal in any
way, and it
leads you all to
the slaughter
with tales of
consumerism and
entertainment,
safety and
pleasure. But it
is all lies, and
you will not
find your
salvation in its
prescriptions.
But you will
find peace, joy,
health, and
happiness in
ours.
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