ACIM: Listen, Learn and Act discussion

This folder is where we can discuss topics about T.Y. Chambers' personal experiences. I encourage our members to get a copy of her book - The Truth of Love: A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest to know love - I found that she is very open to discuss her experiences and we are most fortunate to have her as a member here.

I know that I will have much to ask of her. Especially in the area of her thought process in using the concepts and principles found in A Course in Miracles: The Text Workbook for Students, Manual for Teachers.

I have read a few pages of her book on amazon.com and it reads like a - well - a memoir. Imagine that. I can't find a copy of The Truth of Love: A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest to know love at my usual place where I get books and this book is less than $9.00. I will have to order more books, up to $25.00, so I can take advantage of the free shipping. No problem - my 'Want to Read' list is pretty long.

From what I have learned so far, Tina has been to many places. I can't imagine living in a location where war is all around. An interesting life and I can hardly wait to learn how She feels and thinks during these times of hardship.

My copy of The Truth of Love: A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest to know love will be here on May 2. That will give me a chance to finish up on a couple other books I've been reading. I start a new cooking class on Thursday. So I can read while I sample any new dish I make. That's the bad thing about cooking - You get to eat whatever you make. Actually I'm a good cook.

T.Y. wrote: "Ramon wrote: "My copy of The Truth of Love: A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest to know love will be here on May 2. That will give me a chance to finish up on a couple other boo..."

Yes - I'm in the USA. And I would like it if you could share the recipe of your vegan brownies. I love baking cakes too, but haven't ever made brownies before. In the cooking class, I think our first dish will be beef stew. The main focus in this particular class is to use a 4 quart slow cooker.

T.Y. wrote: "http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/6036/v... this is the link to the recipe I use all the time. It is in uk measurements though... if you do use it, you can get away with using half the ..."

Thank you for the recipe and the tips. I can convert the uk measurements. The picture of the brownies looks great - made my mouth water. I put this recipe on my things to do list.

T.Y. wrote: "Hi Ramon, I just finished making my new website. What do you think? :)
www.womanrunningwithwolves.com"

WOW!! The visual effect caught me right from the start. Very nice pictures. Provides a little bit more about who you are as an individual. And while I don't get caught up in the feminine point of view, I have no doubt that other females will be able to relate to that aspect.

Tina, your website is very good. I like it.

I received my copy of The Truth of Love: A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest to know love in the mail today - three days early - and I am so happy. The first time I ever ordered a book from amazon.com and they are fast.

So, in additional to the other books I am currently reading, I will start reading this one. I reserve different times for different books. I have to set my mind to go to a certain place to read a book like this.

Over the years I have read a number of books claiming to be follow-ups to A Course in Miracles: The Text Workbook for Students, Manual for Teachers.

Mari Perron is a practicing Catholic and began the receiving of messages from a voice that identified itself as an angel going by the name of “Peace.” (from the Forward in A Course of Love). Many of us still read the Bible and follow a particular denomination of Christianity; or, other systems that depend on faith to maintain it. As for myself, I follow the Russian Orthodox denomination, which is simply Traditional Catholic.

Mari Perron's book, along with others that I have read over the years, will not be the last of these books as many will want to write about their own experiences. For example: The Other Voice: A Companion to the Text of the Course, Chapters 1-15.

Thank you for bringing this information to our group. Some ACIM teachers branch out - some do healing - some just teach or lecture - and some write books or articles. Many of us just read and want to hear what others think or share what they themselves think.

As to your question - No, I have never heard of ACOL or Mari Perron. Her website offers the first twenty chapters free for download, which I have done. I will read these twenty chapters and share my opinion of them hear.

T.Y. wrote: "Hi no I haven't either but I have a couple people I met on Facebook reading my book and they rave about it so was just wondering- I was stunned to hear of a follow up to ACIM"

Personally, I would not call any of these a 'follow-up.' A Course in Miracles: The Text Workbook for Students, Manual for Teachers can stand on it's own merits without any need of any follow-up.

That said, however, I like reading the experiences of others. And there are plenty of 'other' books out there. Like the one I shared in my earlier post, which I read in 2001-2002.

I suggest that you ignore the term 'follow-up' and just treat it as the experience of the author. The experience that you yourself had didn't inspire you to call your book a 'follow-up.' You base your experience on the teachings of A Course in Miracles: The Text Workbook for Students, Manual for Teachers and that connection is all that is really necessary. Your book is your experience -- and I hope that it isn't the only experience that you will ever have.