Best Circle Of Atonement Podcasts (2024)

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What Does and Doesn't Matter According to A Course In Miracles 58:48

4d ago58:48

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Every minute of every day we are faced with the question of what matters and what doesn't. What if we are getting it all wrong? We've been told to put the big rocks in first and not to sweat the small stuff, but what are the big rocks? And what is the small stuff? A Course in Miracles has surprising yet compelling views on this topic. In its teachi…

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Interview with Lorna Byrne 1:06:38

11d ago1:06:38

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We are honored to have Lorna Byrne on this episode. Lorna is an Irish mystic who is the author of the bestselling Angels in My Hair*. She is known the world over for her contact with angels, in which she physically sees them at all times. In this episode, Robert and Emily ask Lorna about angels' role in relation to our spiritual progress, free will…

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Rethinking Spiritual Authority 1:02:36

18d ago1:02:36

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In the spiritual field, we tend to grant enormous authority to those who claim to be directly in touch with true reality and who speak with total certainty. But should we? In this episode, Robert and Emily argue that the very nature of perception is that it’s uncertain. No one on earth really knows in the fullest sense of the word. What do we do, t…

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Jesus in A Course In Miracles (Course Preview) 58:35

25d ago58:35

58:35

We often keep the subject of Jesus at arm's length due to the baggage that so many of us carry around him. Yet we would benefit by letting go of this baggage, by forgiving Jesus for the fearful images we put on him. This will allow him to help us in all the ways that he is offering to do. He wants to be our teacher. He wants to be our personal guid…

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Is the Shroud of Turin Proof of Jesus' Resurrection?: An Interview with Joe Marino 45:50

1M ago45:50

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If the Shroud of Turin is authentic, then it is by far the most direct evidence we have of the historical Jesus. It is a burial cloth that, if genuine, is stained with his blood and contains an image apparently projected from his body. But is it authentic? In this episode, Robert and Emily interview Joe Marino, one of the leading authorities on the…

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Are NDEs for Real? 1:01:29

1M ago1:01:29

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Join Circle founder Robert Perry and Jan Holden, President of the International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS), as they explore the profound realm of near-death experiences (NDEs). Through expert insights and firsthand accounts, Robert and Jan discuss common traits of NDEs, what NDEs can tell us about life after death, what happens afte…

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New Allyship and the Principle of Love: An Interview with Holiday Phillips 57:22

2M ago57:22

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In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, coach and organizational development expert Holiday Phillips had a post on performative allyship go viral. Her followers jumped from 1,000 to more than 50,000 overnight, and suddenly Holiday found herself as a voice for social justice during the rise of Black Lives Matter. Now, with a sizable audience and …

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Why Did Jesus Die? 55:26

2M ago55:26

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The crucifixion is the main event in Christianity. Christians generally view Jesus' death as a payment for our sins so that God will forgive us and we can go to Heaven. Increasingly, however, this is leading to a "crisis of faith" where many who sincerely love Jesus can't reconcile him with a God who enacts revenge and violence. How could a loving …

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How a Healthy Mind Functions (A Course in Miracles Sunday Gathering Sermon) 33:36

2M ago33:36

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In this message from our recent Sunday Gathering, Circle executive director Emily Perry discusses how we often use the considerable power of our mind to protect our ego (meaning our illusions, our sense of separation, our specialness, and our superiority) - when we should be using the power of our mind to defend our oneness, our shared holiness, an…

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How We Save Each Other (Workshop Preview) 53:32

2M ago53:32

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A Course in Miracles teaches that each one of us is here to be a savior. This is not about having a “savior complex." This is a healthy and fulfilling understanding of our true purpose on earth. But how does the Course define this term? What does it mean when it says we are each other’s savior? And how does the Course’s view differ from trying to “…

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What We've Learned About Forgiveness 1:00:16

3M ago1:00:16

1:00:16

Forgiveness is part of the human experience and is the Course’s central teaching. But students are often confused about how to understand forgiveness and how to practice it. We at the Circle just finished a 28-Day Forgiveness Challenge, where we thoroughly explored the teaching and did the practice. We came away with such rich learning from these f…

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Attack is a Call for Love 53:29

3M ago53:29

53:29

"Attack is a call for love" is a well-known concept among students of A Course in Miracles. That said, what we tend to think it means is that we attack, but we weren't trying to do any harm - we were just looking for love and it came out the wrong way. In the Course, however, "attack is a call for love" doesn't mean "we attack because we're just lo…

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Martin Luther King and A Course in Miracles 35:09

3M ago35:09

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In this message from our January 14, 2024 Sunday Gathering service, Emily Perry discusses the striking connection between the teaching of Dr. Martin Luther King and A Course in Miracles, and the relevance of this wisdom for our time. Sunday Gatherings are free and open to all! Join through our free community at community.circleofa.org. ____________…

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The Boundary that Helen Set Herself 48:40

4M ago48:40

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It can be a dilemma: You need to set a boundary with someone, and yet you don’t want to be unloving. Helen Schucman, the scribe of A Course in Miracles, faced this very situation. A man she had counseled had developed feelings for her, and now she faced the quandary of what to do. She first received guidance and then wrote him a long letter, a lett…

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Make This Year Different 1:06:09

4M ago1:06:09

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A Course in Miracles teaches that time is unreal, yet it also speaks of giving a “year” to God. The Text refers to the New Year 11 times, saying, “This is the year for the application of the ideas that have been given you” [CE T-16.II.10:4]. And the Workbook refers to its year 6 times, calling it “the year that we have given God” [CE W-PtII.In.4:3]…

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Freedom from the Past 1:01:50

4M ago1:01:50

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It's impossible to overstate how completely chained to the past we are - and the damage this does to our mental health, to our relationships, and to our world. There are many different modalities we use to release ourselves from the past; however, A Course in Miracles offers its own way through that Robert and Emily will share in this episode. If y…

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Releasing Old Baggage for the New Year: How to Finally Forgive with A Course in Miracles 1:03:10

5M ago1:03:10

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A Course in Miracles reminds us that forgiveness is a cornerstone for personal and spiritual growth. When we forgive, we release ourselves from anger and bitterness, remember the inherent holiness and worth of all beings, and unleash our natural impulse to love. In this bonus webinar replay, Robert and Emily Perry explore the fundamental principles…

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What Keeps Us Safe in an Unsafe World? 57:14

5M ago57:14

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Safety is a central issue for all of us. It’s remarkable how much of our time and energy goes into keeping ourselves safe. The problem, according to A Course in Miracles, is that our attempts to make ourselves safe backfire. The Course describes a process whereby ordinary, “innocent” self-defense ends up causing us to expect attack—and thereby feel…

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From Scarcity to Abundance 59:23

5M ago59:23

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In this episode, Robert and Emily Perry explore the profound shift from scarcity to abundance as viewed through the lens of A Course in Miracles. They begin with the conventional understanding of a “scarcity mindset”—that there is not enough to go around—and then contrast that with the Course’s very different view of the “scarcity fallacy.” That fa…

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A Course in Miracles' Vision for Its Future 1:05:42

5M ago1:05:42

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In this episode, Robert and Emily discuss the “helper of the world” guidance that Helen Schucman, the scribe of A Course In Miracles, received on December 31, 1975. This guidance is important because precious little of what Helen took down concerned the issue of the Course’s mission and future in the world. This guidance offers its own vision for t…

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What A Course in Miracles Says About Karma 56:59

6M ago56:59

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Karma is, to put it simply, the connection between actions and their consequences. From a spiritual perspective, karmic actions are associated with our current life, but karma has also been tied to past lives and reincarnation. In other words, things that happen in our current life are influenced by past lives that we’re not even aware of. The Comp…

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How to Talk about A Course In Miracles with Friends and Family 1:09:52

6M ago1:09:52

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Have you ever been asked about A Course in Miracles by a friend or family member and been completely tied up in knots trying to explain it? In this episode, Robert and Emily talk about how to share the Course without being embarrassed or overly evangelical, and how to respond to concerns from friends and family members who are anti-Course (because …

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What Is A Holy Encounter? 41:53

6M ago41:53

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What are holy encounters? Why did we choose them as the topic of our first in-person event in five years? And how can they open up a new dimension in your life and your spiritual development? In this episode, Robert and Emily preview this little-known topic, talking about why it's so overlooked and why, surprisingly, it sits at the center of the Co…

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The Introduction to A Course in Miracles 52:01

7M ago52:01

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The Introduction to A Course in Miracles is only two paragraphs and yet it perfectly sets the stage for all that follows. There is a beauty and wisdom to it that has enchanted seekers since the Course was originally published. But what does it actually mean? Why do students find it so captivating and what can it tell us about the path we're embarki…

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Breaking Free From the Authority Problem 58:29

7M ago58:29

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Are you someone who grates at being told what to do? We're all like this to some degree and, if we have a problem with human authorities, how much more will we have a problem with God's authority! For by creating us, God essentially told us what we ARE, which is far more basic than telling us what to do. As an attempted solution, we often push God …

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Rare Audio of Helen Schucman on Scribing A Course in Miracles 1:06:10

7M ago1:06:10

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In this episode, Robert and Emily play the one recorded interview of Helen Schucman that we have. In this priceless archival recording, Helen is asked in detail about the process of hearing “the Voice” that dictated to her A Course in Miracles. And she answers with a clear attempt to describe exactly what she experienced, choosing her words careful…

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Interview With Marianne Williamson On Her Presidential Campaign 43:44

8M ago43:44

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Regardless of your political views, the fact that arguably the most well-known teacher of A Course in Miracles is running for president of the United States is big news. In this interview, Emily and Robert Perry talk with Marianne Williamson about the state of her presidential campaign, how her Course practice has helped her in the race, how she ha…

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What To Do When God Calls 1:00:02

8M ago1:00:02

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When God calls, what do you do? In this special episode, we shed light on this age-old question through the story of Emily’s own journey. We follow her from corporate girl to entrepreneur teaching mindful leadership and women’s leadership, to A Course in Miracles author, to executive director of one of the oldest Course organizations. As Robert int…

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How To Transcend Grief and Loss 58:32

8M ago58:32

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All of us cope with grief and loss. We can’t just try to sweep it under the rug. We need to face the reality of the loss. Or do we? A Course in Miracles has a very different approach to grief than the conventional one. It’s not denial, but it does bring to bear a different view of what is real. If you have wondered how to deal with your own grief, …

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How to Heal Others 58:39

9M ago58:39

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When you first pick up A Course in Miracles, you may think, “Oh, this book is supposed to teach me how to do miracles,” and probably assume that means miracles of healing. Students and teachers quickly disabuse you of such notions, but what if your initial thoughts were right? The fact is that extending healing to others is a major focus in the pag…

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Did We Get Jesus All Wrong? 1:00:43

9M ago1:00:43

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We have all been influenced by Jesus to some degree, and yet that influence hasn’t always been benign. But what if history has gotten Jesus wrong? There has been a long tradition of scholarship investigating who the historical Jesus really was. Does it confirm what Christianity has said about him, or does it suggest that he was a very different fig…

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What is the Soul? 55:22

9M ago55:22

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“Soul” has become a controversial word among students of A Course in Miracles. The word was there in the original dictation but was almost entirely edited out by the time the Course was published in 1976. Indeed, it was even mostly edited out in the Complete and Annotated Edition. What’s going on here? In this podcast, Robert and Emily answer a var…

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Mrs. Albert, Miracle Worker 55:47

9M ago55:47

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A fascinating figure crops up in the early dictation of A Course in Miracles: Mrs. Albert. In those early days, Course scribes Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford were being schooled in how to be miracle workers. In the middle of that process, they were told, “Look carefully at Mrs. Albert. She is working miracles every day because she knows who she i…

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How to Have the Ideal Spiritual Day 1:03:08

10M ago1:03:08

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We all have the dream of having the ideal spiritual day, but how do we have it? There is a beloved section in A Course in Miracles that gives us a step-by-step answer to this very question. The section is called “Rules for Decision,” and it outlines what it calls “the rules which promise you a happy day.” It tells you exactly what to do in the morn…

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How Do We Forgive Ourselves? 1:00:23

10M ago1:00:23

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Students of A Course in Miracles typically recognize that the Course’s main teaching is forgiveness. Yet many often assume that this is about forgiving ourselves. Even if we forgive others, don’t we need to forgive ourselves first? Robert and Emily talk about this question in this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles. Is the Course talking mai…

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Bonus: Interview with Danielle LaPorte 51:34

11M ago51:34

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Danielle LaPorte is a bestselling author, speaker, and creator of the Heart Centered Leaders Program. Danielle was chosen as a member of Oprah's Super Soul 100, and her podcast "Love, Danielle" is often one of iTunes' Top 10 for wellness. In this interview, Danielle and Emily talk about Danielle's latest book, How to Be Loving, and why Emily consid…

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What is a Miracle? 1:01:51

11M ago1:01:51

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We all know the title. A Course in Miracles. That tells us this is an educational course designed to teach us to experience or give "miracles." What the Course means by miracles, then, is central since it's the key issue in determining what this course is all about. In our latest episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Robert Perry and Emily Ben…

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How to Seek and Discern Guidance: Part 2 57:35

11M ago57:35

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Part 2 of our podcast series “How to Seek and Discern Guidance” is full of practice questions including when to ask, how often to ask, our resistance to asking, how to ask, how to listen for the answer, and how to discern real guidance from your own thoughts. If you want to take guidance from “I know I should, but how?” to something you turn to for…

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How to Seek and Discern Guidance: Part 1 1:00:03

11M ago1:00:03

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Asking for guidance from the Holy Spirit is a perennial source of questions and confusion for students of A Course in Miracles. In this podcast—the first of two parts—Robert and Emily will discuss why we ask, whom we ask, and what we ask about. They will track this topic as it shows up in all three volumes of the Course, along with The Song of Pray…

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The Formula for Physical Health According to A Course in Miracles 56:55

12M ago56:55

56:55

There is a reason that a million voices are promising us greater physical health: We all want it and need it. What if the real road to health is something that we are not hearing from those million voices? A Course in Miracles has a teaching about health that runs through its pages, but it’s not what conventional doctors and alternative health prac…

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Interview with Foundation for Inner Peace President Tam Morgan (Part 2) 56:56

12M ago56:56

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In part two of their 2-part series, Robert and Emily interview Tam Morgan, president of the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) and daughter of FIP cofounder Judith Skutch-Whitson. Tam’s psychic gifts are what originally inspired her mother’s interest in the paranormal, an interest that ultimately led Judy to publish the original edition of A Course i…

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Interview with Foundation for Inner Peace President Tam Morgan (Part 1) 52:53

1y ago52:53

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In this episode, Robert and Emily interview Tam Morgan, president of the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) and daughter of FIP cofounder Judith Skutch-Whitson. Tam’s psychic gifts are what originally inspired her mother’s interest in the paranormal, an interest that ultimately led Judy to publish the original edition of A Course in Miracles with scr…

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What A Course in Miracles Can Bring to Political Vision 57:30

1y ago57:30

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Does A Course in Miracles have anything to say about politics? Some say no—it’s strictly about changing your own mind. Other say yes—it contains a vision for a new world based not on competition and materialism but on love and forgiveness. As a follow-up to the recent episode on Marianne Williamson’s campaign for the US presidency, Emily and Robert…

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Marianne Williamson's Presidential Candidacy 49:35

1y ago49:35

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Marianne Williamson is running for president. The person who is probably most associated in the public mind with A Course in Miracles is running for the most powerful office in the world. What should we as Course students think and feel about that? Some believe the Course has nothing to do with politics. But what does the Course itself say? In this…

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Blessing as a Spiritual Practice 1:00:29

1y ago1:00:29

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Blessing is a familiar concept in our culture. We say “bless you” when someone sneezes or offer a blessing before a meal. Blessing has also been part of religion and spirituality for millennia, where it is seen as transferring sacred power to another person. Interestingly, blessing is also an important topic in A Course in Miracles, where it is ref…

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BONUS: Spiritual Bypassing and A Course in Miracles 41:25

1y ago41:25

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Spiritual bypassing is defined as using spiritual truth to sidestep the work of facing issues on a personal, interpersonal, or societal level. This is a topic that has been associated with A Course in Miracles due in part to the Course’s core teaching of unconditional forgiveness as well as the teaching that, no matter what we do to each other here…

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What is a Holy Instant? 1:04:02

1y ago1:04:02

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The “holy instant” is a lovely term in A Course in Miracles. Who wouldn’t want to experience a holy instant? Yet unclarity abounds regarding this key aspect of the Course’s path. Join Robert and Emily as they cover a wide range of topics regarding the holy instant, including: What is a holy instant? What are the benefits? How do you know if you are…

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OPEN-MINDEDNESS 10 Traits of the Spiritually Advanced (Part 6 of 6) 58:37

1y ago58:37

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#spiritualawakening #spiritualpodcasts #spirituality #acourseinmiracles In this episode, Robert and Emily finish their tour through the ten traits of the spiritually advanced from the Manual for Teachers of A Course in Miracles. The final trait is open-mindedness, which the Course says is perhaps the last trait we acquire. That’s because it involve…

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PATIENCE & FAITHFULNESS 10 Traits of the Spiritually Advanced (Part 5 of 6) 58:43

1y ago58:43

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We are nearing the end of our tour through the ten traits of the spiritually advanced. This week Robert and Emily talk about patience and faithfulness and, as usual, the Course has unique things to say about both. First, it says that the basis for genuine patience is trust. If we truly trust in the outcome, we can wait with no anxiety whatsoever. I…

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DEFENSELESSNESS & GENEROSITY 10 Traits of the Spiritually Advanced (Part 4 of 6) 55:41

1y ago55:41

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As we continue our tour through the 10 traits of the spiritually advanced from the Manual for Teachers of A Course in Miracles, our episode this week centers on defenselessness and generosity. How can we be defenseless in an attacking world? What does the Course say about the kind of generosity required of someone spiritually advanced? Join Robert …

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