Comments from Amazon Review

Recently, a woman posted a review on Amazon.com for Gary's second book, Your Immortal Reality. She seemed to be taken aback by some of the comments made by Gary's teachers, Arten & Pursah, about other spiritual authors and Course teachers. Here is what she wrote, followed by my comments:

Amazon Review:
I LOVED Gary Reynard's first book. I read it cover to cover in no time and all of it rang true for me. This book gave me pause, however.

I couldn't decide if the veiled and not so veiled criticisms of other ACIM and New Spirituality teachers was based on a legitimate difference of opinion. The work of some of those other authors (Marianne Williamson, Eckart Tolle, and Neale Donald Walsch) has changed my life for the better 100%. The idea that they are somehow "doing it wrong" and that Reynard's way is the only right one really grated on me. A forgiveness lesson for me, I guess!


My Comments:
I can understand why you feel that way, as I have read much material by various new age authors including Louise Hay, The Celestine Prophecy series, Wayne Dyer, and Neal Walsch's CWG books etc. back in the 90s and they were all very helpful to me at the time, as they got me to change some ways of looking at things. However, I have found they were all just stepping stones to prepare me for more advanced teachings.

Arten's intention was not to put people down for what they believe to be true. He does say that he only points these differences out in order to be helpful for people who may be confused by the contradictions amongst Course teachers. He just wants to make it clear that what is being said in Gary's material is not the same thing as what other new age authors are saying, which I'm very grateful that he did, for my own clarity.

The one distinction that can be made between what's mentioned in Gary's material and that of other ACIM teachers and new age authors, is that Gary's material addresses the one and only problem that drives people in this world, that most spiritual teachers (including Course teachers) don't even mention: the unconscious guilt that runs us. And until all that guilt is completely removed by correctly forgiving it rather than continuing to project it, it is impossible to experience who you truly are on a permanent basis. As the Course states in the Text, 'No one can escape from illusions unless he looks at them, for not looking is the way they are protected.' And in the Introduction '....The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance.' Gary's material is in total alignment with how to go about obtaining the objective of the Course, remvoing the blocks, which is your unconscious guilt, if you so desire.

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