A lot of spiritual, new age material out there is geared towards fixing up one's life. I'm certainly not knocking that approach as I have been down that road myself. However, Gary's material and the correct interpretation of A Course in Miracles, gets to the one root cause of all the problems in the world - the unconscious guilt buried in the mind that runs the world. The material in Gary's book is not designed to help you dress up your life, rather it is about waking up from what you think is your life. Here's an excerpt from page 16 of DU:
Perhaps the most overlooked error of all religions and philosophies, including the New Age models, is the failure to understand that although doing things like thinking positively, being 'in the now,' saying prayers, affirmations, denying negative thoughts, and listening to famous speakers may have a temporarily helpful impact, they cannot release that which is locked in the deep canyons of your unconscious mind. Your unconscious mind, which you are completely oblivious to or else it wouldn't be unconscious, is under the domination of a sick thought system that is shared on both a collective and individual level by everyone who comes to the false universe - or else they wouldn't have come here in the first place. This will remain the case until your thoughts are examined, correctly forgiven, released to the Holy Spirit, and replaced by His thinking instead. Until then your hidden beliefs will continue to dominate and assert themselves in a predetermined way. The world is merely acting out a symbolic scenario that each one here agreed to participate in before they ever appeared to arrive.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Meeting Gary Renard - Gary visits the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon
So, Gary came to the Rogue Valley this past weekend for a 2 day intensive workshop. My mom came out from Klamath Falls for it, and some of the people from the two Course groups I attend were there as well. The venue was originally scheduled to take place at the Christ Unity Church. however, due to air-conditioning concerns, the workshop got moved to the Rogue Regency Inn at the last minute; it was a good thing, because it was a wicked hot weekend! It had hit 108 in Medford for the two days prior to the workshop, and hit 105 on Saturday and upper 90s on Sunday.
Anyway, about a month or so ago, I had e-mailed Gary and told him I was going back to Massachusetts for the first time since I left four years ago. I told him I would pick us up a couple of Masshole t-shirts and that it would be cool to have a picture taken together wearing them. He replied to my e-mail saying that he would consider doing so after the book signing. Well, sure enough, on Sunday, we got the picture done after the book signing, and it came out pretty damn cool! But I didn't actually pick up the t-shirts in Mass. I wasn't sure if I would actually find a Masshole shirt there, so I designed it at www.customink.com.
So on Sunday evening, a woman who attended the workshop hosted a potluck at her home in Ashland. Fifteen of us attended the potluck, including Gary. There were about eighty people or so at the workshop so it was nice to get into a small group. Anyway, we hung out for a few hours, eating and conversing, and I got to share with Gary and the group, my impersonation of him. On his Secrets of the Immortal audio series, Gary talks about going to see the movie The Passion of the Christ while visiting Southern California, in Temecula. Gary describes the scene of a bunch of people lined up around the block while bringing their 9 and 10 year old kids to get tickets to see this bloody, horrific, and torture chamber of a movie. So when these people are walking out of the movie theatre afterwards, Gary describes the look on the parents' faces, and this is what I impersonated: 'There you see, you see what Jesus did for you, you see how he suffed and sacrificed himself for you, you guilty little bastids.' Gary's a funny dude, and that's one of my favorite lines from him, so it was cool for me to share that with Gary and the rest of the group, especially since Gary and I speak the same language, Masshole! Of course, Gary said that on the CD in jest, as the Course in Miracles version of Jesus' message would have nothing to with suffering and sacrifice.
FYI - I spelled the words suffered and bastards incorrectly on purpose, to reflect the Boston accent.
So anyway, at the workshop Gary announced that the release of his new book, Love Has Forgotten No One - The Answer to Life, had been pushed back to January 13th due to many books being released at the same time at Hay House. Gary did list the titles of the chapters in his new book, here they are:
Chapter 1 What Would You Rather Be
Chapter 2 Tour of the In-between Life
Chapter 3 The Script is Written but not Etched in Stone: The Nature of Dimensions
Chapter 4 Bodily Healing for an Enlightened Mind
Chapter 5 Lessons of Thomas
Chapter 6 Lessons of Thaddeus
Chapter 7 Lessons of Gary
Chapter 8 Lessons and Identity of Arten in this Lifetime
Chapter 9 Final Lessons of Pursah
Chapter 10 Final Lessons of Arten
Chapter 11 Love Has Forgotten No One
***Update 9-25-08: The release date of this book has been pushed back to March 10, 2009***
***Update 5-13-10: We don't know when this book will be released - all in good time***
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Anyway, about a month or so ago, I had e-mailed Gary and told him I was going back to Massachusetts for the first time since I left four years ago. I told him I would pick us up a couple of Masshole t-shirts and that it would be cool to have a picture taken together wearing them. He replied to my e-mail saying that he would consider doing so after the book signing. Well, sure enough, on Sunday, we got the picture done after the book signing, and it came out pretty damn cool! But I didn't actually pick up the t-shirts in Mass. I wasn't sure if I would actually find a Masshole shirt there, so I designed it at www.customink.com.
So on Sunday evening, a woman who attended the workshop hosted a potluck at her home in Ashland. Fifteen of us attended the potluck, including Gary. There were about eighty people or so at the workshop so it was nice to get into a small group. Anyway, we hung out for a few hours, eating and conversing, and I got to share with Gary and the group, my impersonation of him. On his Secrets of the Immortal audio series, Gary talks about going to see the movie The Passion of the Christ while visiting Southern California, in Temecula. Gary describes the scene of a bunch of people lined up around the block while bringing their 9 and 10 year old kids to get tickets to see this bloody, horrific, and torture chamber of a movie. So when these people are walking out of the movie theatre afterwards, Gary describes the look on the parents' faces, and this is what I impersonated: 'There you see, you see what Jesus did for you, you see how he suffed and sacrificed himself for you, you guilty little bastids.' Gary's a funny dude, and that's one of my favorite lines from him, so it was cool for me to share that with Gary and the rest of the group, especially since Gary and I speak the same language, Masshole! Of course, Gary said that on the CD in jest, as the Course in Miracles version of Jesus' message would have nothing to with suffering and sacrifice.
FYI - I spelled the words suffered and bastards incorrectly on purpose, to reflect the Boston accent.
So anyway, at the workshop Gary announced that the release of his new book, Love Has Forgotten No One - The Answer to Life, had been pushed back to January 13th due to many books being released at the same time at Hay House. Gary did list the titles of the chapters in his new book, here they are:
Chapter 1 What Would You Rather Be
Chapter 2 Tour of the In-between Life
Chapter 3 The Script is Written but not Etched in Stone: The Nature of Dimensions
Chapter 4 Bodily Healing for an Enlightened Mind
Chapter 5 Lessons of Thomas
Chapter 6 Lessons of Thaddeus
Chapter 7 Lessons of Gary
Chapter 8 Lessons and Identity of Arten in this Lifetime
Chapter 9 Final Lessons of Pursah
Chapter 10 Final Lessons of Arten
Chapter 11 Love Has Forgotten No One
***Update 9-25-08: The release date of this book has been pushed back to March 10, 2009***
***Update 5-13-10: We don't know when this book will be released - all in good time***
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
More favorite quotes from DU and IR
Its fun to know the truth, you don't have to take everything so damn seriously!
Humility is the way - not a false humility that says you are inadequate, but a real humility that simply says God is your only Source. You will realize that except for His Love you need nothing, and he who needs nothing can be trusted with everything.
You are Spirit. Whole and innocent. All is forgiven and released.
Every act of forgiveness undoes the ego, and the Holy Spirit removes the blocks to the awareness of God, or spirit's presence. The blocks are those walls of guilt in the mind that keep you from your awareness of what you really are.
True forgiveness means you don't judge and condemn another.
All healing is a result of some kind of forgiveness, and all forgiveness leads to self-healing.
The purpose of time is to forgive.
As you forgive, you may find yourself to be more at a loss for words than you used to be. Don't worry about that. This isn't about looking smart; it's about being healed by the Holy Spirit.
Forgiveness is the only thing that can really change the world, and that isn't even the purpose of forgiveness! The real benefits of true forgiveness go to the forgiver.
The thought system of love and the thought system of fear are both forms of denial. One of them, the Holy Spirit's teaching, leads to Heaven by uncovering and reversing the ego's denial of the truth. As the Course says about the peace that results from the Holy Spirit's teaching: It denies the ability of anything not of God to affect you. This is the proper use of denial.
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Humility is the way - not a false humility that says you are inadequate, but a real humility that simply says God is your only Source. You will realize that except for His Love you need nothing, and he who needs nothing can be trusted with everything.
You are Spirit. Whole and innocent. All is forgiven and released.
Every act of forgiveness undoes the ego, and the Holy Spirit removes the blocks to the awareness of God, or spirit's presence. The blocks are those walls of guilt in the mind that keep you from your awareness of what you really are.
True forgiveness means you don't judge and condemn another.
All healing is a result of some kind of forgiveness, and all forgiveness leads to self-healing.
The purpose of time is to forgive.
As you forgive, you may find yourself to be more at a loss for words than you used to be. Don't worry about that. This isn't about looking smart; it's about being healed by the Holy Spirit.
Forgiveness is the only thing that can really change the world, and that isn't even the purpose of forgiveness! The real benefits of true forgiveness go to the forgiver.
The thought system of love and the thought system of fear are both forms of denial. One of them, the Holy Spirit's teaching, leads to Heaven by uncovering and reversing the ego's denial of the truth. As the Course says about the peace that results from the Holy Spirit's teaching: It denies the ability of anything not of God to affect you. This is the proper use of denial.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Latest Gary Renard Update
Gary Renard will be here in Southern Oregon for a two day intensive workshop, on the weekend of August 16th & 17th. The workshop will be held at the Rogue Regency Inn in Medford. Saturday the 16th goes from 10 - 4 followed by a book signing; then from 1 - 5 on Sunday the 17th. Tickets are $150. You can contact Dain Pape at 541-324-4900 or email him at 24gvall@gmail.com for tickets and further information.
Also, Gary's new book, Love Has Forgotten No One - The Answer to Life, and new audio CD, Fearless Love - The Answer to the Problem of Human Existence, will be released on Novemember 11th.
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Also, Gary's new book, Love Has Forgotten No One - The Answer to Life, and new audio CD, Fearless Love - The Answer to the Problem of Human Existence, will be released on Novemember 11th.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Some of my favorite quotes from DU
Forgiveness is where the rubber meets the road. Without forgiveness, metaphysics are useless.
Money won't buy you happiness. But it will buy you food, shelter, clothing, methods of communication, and a whole lot of others things that aren't bad.
Do you prefer that you be right or happy?
The world is not left by death, but by truth.
Forgiveness and arguing are mutually exclusive. And forgiveness is always the way.
J considered himself to be totally dependent on God, yet this dependence was not weakness, as the world usually views dependence. Rather, the result was a state of unbelievable psychological strength. Things that would scare the stuffing out of strong people meant nothing to him, because they were nothing to him. Fear was not a part of him. His attitude was the same as if you were having a dream last night asleep in your bed, except you were totally aware of the fact that you were dreaming. And because you knew you were dreaming, you also knew that absolutely nothing in the dream could possibly hurt you, because none of it was true.
This isn't about trying to save a world that isn't really out there. You save the world by concentrating on your own forgiveness lessons. If everybody concentrated on their own lessons instead of somebody else's, the collective, prodigal Son would be home in a New York minute.
J had forgiven the world - his mind had been returned to the Holy Spirit where it belonged. That's where you mind belongs. You took it, and you have to give it back. And I've got a message for you: You'll never really be happy until you do. No matter what you imagine you have accomplished in any lifetime, there will always be a part of you that feels like something is missing - because in your illusions something is missing.
You have often thought you had to try harder to be a more loving person, so you could exemplify the love of J. That's not true. If you really want to be perfect Love like him and God, then what you need to do is learn how to remove, with the Holy Spirit's help, the barriers that you have placed in between yourself and God. Then you will naturally and inevitably become aware of what you really are.
As far as wisdom is concerned, the world believes that wisdom is having good judgment and being right. That's not true. All being right will do is keep you stuck here forever.
God Is
Money won't buy you happiness. But it will buy you food, shelter, clothing, methods of communication, and a whole lot of others things that aren't bad.
Do you prefer that you be right or happy?
The world is not left by death, but by truth.
Forgiveness and arguing are mutually exclusive. And forgiveness is always the way.
J considered himself to be totally dependent on God, yet this dependence was not weakness, as the world usually views dependence. Rather, the result was a state of unbelievable psychological strength. Things that would scare the stuffing out of strong people meant nothing to him, because they were nothing to him. Fear was not a part of him. His attitude was the same as if you were having a dream last night asleep in your bed, except you were totally aware of the fact that you were dreaming. And because you knew you were dreaming, you also knew that absolutely nothing in the dream could possibly hurt you, because none of it was true.
This isn't about trying to save a world that isn't really out there. You save the world by concentrating on your own forgiveness lessons. If everybody concentrated on their own lessons instead of somebody else's, the collective, prodigal Son would be home in a New York minute.
J had forgiven the world - his mind had been returned to the Holy Spirit where it belonged. That's where you mind belongs. You took it, and you have to give it back. And I've got a message for you: You'll never really be happy until you do. No matter what you imagine you have accomplished in any lifetime, there will always be a part of you that feels like something is missing - because in your illusions something is missing.
You have often thought you had to try harder to be a more loving person, so you could exemplify the love of J. That's not true. If you really want to be perfect Love like him and God, then what you need to do is learn how to remove, with the Holy Spirit's help, the barriers that you have placed in between yourself and God. Then you will naturally and inevitably become aware of what you really are.
As far as wisdom is concerned, the world believes that wisdom is having good judgment and being right. That's not true. All being right will do is keep you stuck here forever.
God Is
Friday, June 27, 2008
Best Selling Author Gary Renard coming to Medford, OR
Best selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality, Gary Renard, will be appearing for a two-day intensive workshop at Christ Unity Church in Medford, on August 16th & 17th. The workshop goes from 10 - 4 on the 16th, immediately followed by a book signing. The workshop resumes on the 17th, from 1 - 5. Tickets are $150.00. Email 24gvall@gmail.com or call 541-324-4900 for info.
Gary's material is all about the healing of the subconscious mind through a process called 'quantum forgiveness.' This requires taking full responsibility for your life's experiences, by forgiving everything, and everyone, that disturbs your peace of mind and pushes your buttons on any given day. Anything that generates any uncomfortable-ness within you are all symbols of the muck buried deep in the subconscious mind. As you practice true forgiveness of these symbols, you are really forgiving aspects of yourself, and thus freeing yourself from these illusions, while gradually returning your mind to its original condition to that of total peace and love. It is all so simple really, but not necessarily easy, as we all have this thing called 'the ego' and it would much rather you be right, than be happy and at peace. But as it states in The Disappearance of the Universe, '...forgiveness is where the rubber meets the road. Without forgiveness, metaphysics are useless.'
Of the many books I've read on spirituality over the last thirteen years, nothing has explained the truth about God and our existence, and why we appear to be here, any clearer to me than Gary's books. These books address heavy subject matter, while cutting to the chase in no uncertain terms, and doing so in a very entertaining and humorous fashion. I highly recommend them, though they are not intended for the squeamish nor the faint of heart, as the material is not sugarcoated:
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
For more about Gary and his books, including excerpts of the aforementioned Disappearance book, visit his website at
www.garyrenard.com
Gary's Event Poster
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Gary's material is all about the healing of the subconscious mind through a process called 'quantum forgiveness.' This requires taking full responsibility for your life's experiences, by forgiving everything, and everyone, that disturbs your peace of mind and pushes your buttons on any given day. Anything that generates any uncomfortable-ness within you are all symbols of the muck buried deep in the subconscious mind. As you practice true forgiveness of these symbols, you are really forgiving aspects of yourself, and thus freeing yourself from these illusions, while gradually returning your mind to its original condition to that of total peace and love. It is all so simple really, but not necessarily easy, as we all have this thing called 'the ego' and it would much rather you be right, than be happy and at peace. But as it states in The Disappearance of the Universe, '...forgiveness is where the rubber meets the road. Without forgiveness, metaphysics are useless.'
Of the many books I've read on spirituality over the last thirteen years, nothing has explained the truth about God and our existence, and why we appear to be here, any clearer to me than Gary's books. These books address heavy subject matter, while cutting to the chase in no uncertain terms, and doing so in a very entertaining and humorous fashion. I highly recommend them, though they are not intended for the squeamish nor the faint of heart, as the material is not sugarcoated:
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
For more about Gary and his books, including excerpts of the aforementioned Disappearance book, visit his website at
www.garyrenard.com
Gary's Event Poster
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Friday, June 13, 2008
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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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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