Life Outside Heaven

There is no life outside of Heaven. Where God created life, there life must be. In any state apart from Heaven life is illusion. At best it seems like life; at worst, like death. Yet both are judgments on what is not life, equal in their inaccuracy and lack of meaning. Life not in Heaven is impossible, and what is not in Heaven is not anywhere. Outside of Heaven, only the conflict of illusion stands; senseless, impossible and beyond all reason, and yet perceived as an eternal barrier to Heaven. Illusions are but forms. Their content is never true. --A Course In Miracles (T- 23. II 19:1-8)

A Course In Miracles FAQ

FAQ

Here's a list of frequently asked questions about The Course.

Einstein Quote:

The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them. --Albert Einstein

We gotta stop listening to the ego (the one that created this world and its problems) and start listening to our true Self. We think that electing this politician, not using SUVs, giving more to charity, or even working out and eating healthy is gonna solve our problems. It will temporarily, but we gotta see that these little problems are all from the same cause. We think we're separate and we're in bodies, and the problems are outside of us. In truth though, all our problems come from inside us. Not inside our bodies, but inside our minds. The body isn't real. We just believe it is. We believe sin is real and therefore guilt and punishment and suffering are real. They don't have to be. And in truth, they're not.

I think we should stop trying to solve everything ourselves and let our right minds do the thinking and decision-making. If you look back at history, people will say we've progressed as a society. There's obviously better technology, people are more accepting of each other and other things. But I can bet that as many good things we have, there's an equal amount of bad things still around. It's like a never-ending treasure hunt. We get to one spot only to find we gotta go somewhere else to get the gold. It sucks. And I don't know about you, but I'd like it to stop. ...all I gotta say is true forgiveness.

It's All In Our Mind

dropping some science for you...





... we are the Creator of this world.

Rule #6

The story of Rule #6-- by Benjamin & Rosamund Zander:

Two prime ministers were sitting in a room. Suddenly the door burst open and an aide ran in with an urgent message, tearing her hair out with anxiety. The host Prime Minister calmly turned to her and said, "Melissa, don't forget Rule Number 6." Immediately the aide relaxed, smiled and left the room. A few minutes later a junior minister rushed into the room, all worked up about some issue. "Jonathon," cautioned the Prime Minister, "Don't forget Rule Number 6." At which the minister too was pacified and departed cheerily. It happened a third time, as it does in such stories, with the same result.

The visiting Prime Minister was fascinated by these encounters. "This is amazing," he said to his host. "You must tell me, what is Rule Number 6?"

"Oh, that's a simple one," said the resident PM. "Rule Number 6: Don't take yourself so goddamn seriously."

"That's a great rule," said the visitor. "I must remember that. And tell me, what are the other rules?"

The host smiled. "There aren't any," he replied.

Because of You?

Lyrics to "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night

For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you



When I first heard this song, my knee-jerk-reaction was "C'mon! That's just sending a bad message already. It's making it ok to blame other people for the way they themselves are, or the way things are." But I realize people have gone through some bad shit that's caused them to act messed up. It happens all the time I'm sure. When we're kids, yeah. That totally affects us. But when we grow up and start really thinking for ourselves, we have to realize it's on us in the end that determines things. Whether it be other people affecting our mood, or we just can't trust anybody anymore, we gotta man up and take responsibility for ourselves. We can't rely on others for our peace of mind. In the words of Public Enemy: "We gotta take the power back!!!"

Believe It Or Not

This course will be believed entirely or not at all. For it is wholly true or wholly false, and cannot be but partially believed. And you will either escape from misery entirely or not at all. Reason will tell you that there is no middle ground where you can pause uncertainly, waiting to choose between Heaven and the misery of hell. Until you choose Heaven, you are in hell and misery. --A Course In Miracles

Can't be going half ass on this. Nah'm sayin?!!!

Time Will Tell

Think you're in heaven but you're living in hell.

Burnin' and Lootin'

I put this song on because of two simple lines Bob Marley says in the chorus:

Burnin all pollution tonight...
Burnin all illusion tonight.

He mentions in an interview that burning and looting doesn't mean to destroy the city. He means "burning out certain things in our mind to live in one harmony."

The Principles of Miracles

What are miracles you ask? I found a website that states 50 principles of miracles found on the first chapter of A Course In Miracles. The website also has the older versions of The Course in its entirety on the internet for you.