About Gary's Material

So what's Gary's stuff all about and why do I love it so much?

Gary's Material:
The Disappearance of the Universe - Straight Talk about Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness
Your Immortal Reality - How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death
Secrets of the Immortal - Advanced Teachings from A Course in Miracles (Six disc audio series)
The End of Reincarnation - Breaking the Cycle of Birth and Death (Two disc audio series)

To be released - September 2008
Love has Forgotten No One - The Answer to Life

Back in the early 1990s, Gary, who made a living as a musician, had moved from the fast paced, sophisticated society of the Boston metro area (although from my personal experience of Beantown, sophisticated was sometimes debatable) to the peaceful, simple state of Maine. This is where he started having visitations from two ascended masters who called themselves Arten and Pursah. They said that in a prior incarnation they were two of Jesus' disciples, Thaddeus and Thomas, respectively. They came to Gary to help him on his spiritual path, with the intention of having him write a book based on the conversations that the three of them had.

So Gary is actually the student in his books, with Arten and Pursah being his teachers. Gary always wanted to know what it would be like to learn from Jesus firsthand, well, J couldn't make this gig so two of his disciples came on his behalf. The conversations get into what the non-Christianity version of Jesus was like, and how his original message has been drastically changed by organized religion. They also cover the topics mentioned in the sub title of DU - illusions, past lives, religion, sex, politics, and the miracles of forgiveness. They also discuss spiritual healing, money, 911, baseball, as well as future events. Also, in the IR book, they make it very clear that what they are teaching is much different than a lot of what is out there, and compare their teachings to that of some other well known authors of spirituality. A & P also introduce Gary to the spiritual text called A Course in Miracles, which was often quoted from in Gary's books. We'll get more into ACIM in a future post.

So what's so great about Gary's books? Well as far as I'm concerned, they speak the absolute truth about God, our existence, and why we appear to be here; nothing else I've ever read on spirituality over the last thirteen years has been so consistent and uncompromising in its message. What I also love about Gary's stuff is that the material is presented in very down to earth, human language, and you'll laugh your ass off with reading some of this stuff. As Pursah says in DU, "....it's fun to know the truth, you don't have to take everything so damn seriously!'

Gary's material has been very motivating for me. After 'goofing around' for a couple of years and establishing some roots here in Ashland, Gary's books came to me in good time, when I was need of something new to get me refocused on my spiritual path. When I read DU for the first time last year, it was if I was reading my own thoughts and feelings of what true spirituality is all about. And Gary's stuff just simplified it all for me, while tying up some loose ends. Gary's material makes many references to A Course in Miracles, which is J's message on how you can be like him, and it is all about removing the blocks to the awareness of who we truly are, immortal spirit, rather than who we subconsciously think we are, the body. Gary's material goes heavily into the subconscious mind, and how to go about removing those blocks through a process called true forgiveness. The application of true forgiveness will gradually undo the blocks (the ego) and will eventually result in the experience of permanent peace and happiness, which is our natural inheritance. Yes it is this simple, but it is far from easy.

But I absolutely love it! I was fortunate that when I read it for the first time, that I realized that I already knew this stuff. And iit didn't come with all the 'new agey' and 'airy fairy' terminology I had grown accustomed to reading on the topics of ascension and enlightenment for the past several years. The stuff I was into previously on this topic, particularly Joshua David Stone's books, really seemed to complicate the hell out of it all!

Gary's stuff isn't for everyone, it's not intended for the squeamish nor the faint of heart, as the material is by no means sugarcoated. The teachings presented in Gary's books, as well as The Course, are what Jesus practiced in his lifetime where he achieved enlightenment. One's fears and illusions will not go away on their own, they must be looked at, examined, and eventually forgiven, in order to be free of them. This stuff is very threatening to one's ego, because practicing true forgiveness will eventually lead to the ego's demise. And it takes courage and much vigiliance to move forward on this spiritual path. You have to be wiiling to look at everything, and eventually forgive it. For me personally, I know that I would not have been able to handle this stuff ten years ago that's for certain. Fortunately, I have come to a place in my life where I just want the peace of God, and wanting to be happy is now more important to me than wanting to be right.

The ego is not natural, not real, and it is a symptom of incorrect thinking, and only love, peace and happiness are real. But in order to experience that on a permanent basis, the ego must be undone. Jesus did it, and he'd be the first to tell you he's not special. As he states in The Course '....be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world,' meaning that we can all do that too. You may be ready to do it during your current incarnation, or your next, for others it will come after many more lifetimes. The message of The Course is that if you work at undoing your own ego by forgiving everything, and start thinking like J, then you can be like him; fearless, peaceful, and unconditionally loving.

Anyway, if you're looking for something with a strong spiritual message that comes with a healthy dose of humor, these books may be for you. Gary is right up there with Wayne Dyer aka 'The Wayner' as far as spiritual comedy is concerned. Gary comes out with some wicked funny shit! I mean, how many speakers or writers of spirituality would say that they would rather stick pieces of broken glass up their but than to speak in public? Or would admit to driving down the highway with his middle finger pointing up in the air aimed at the tailgater behind him. And he seems to love using terms such as "guilty little bastards' and 'crap a brick!' Gary's just a regular, guy who digs hot women, music, movies, sports, and beer (and not necessarily in that order!) But none of that distorts the message of what Gary's stuff is all about, the practice of true forgiveness.

We'll get more into what true forgiveness is all about in my next post, and how you can apply it into your everyday life, and why it is so important. Giddy up!

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