A Course in Miracles (ACIM)
Posting here (my first post on this platform) because, there is no "enlightenment" forum. I don't really think of myself as a Buddhist anymore. Buddhism is a vehicle and I set fire to any vehicles I can find.
But Buddhism at least, has enlightenment as its goal. A shared purpose is the basis of all wholesome communication. We might employ different means, but if we have the same goal, we'll always end up in harmony, sooner or later.
My primary means has been A Course in Miracles, though that's not how I started. Shortly after discovering Buddhism (and Zen in particular), I got into The Work of Byron Katie. I'm autistic so, when I say "I got into it", I mean my whole life revolved around it. It still does in a way. The Work is foundational to me.
About 5 years into my journey, I was practising a little mantra I learned from Eckhart Tolle:
Soon after, I overheard someone talking about a book, The Disappearance of the Universe. It sounded so interesting that I ordered a copy as soon as I got home. It was all about giving up grievances, and it introduced me to A Course in Miracles, which I never would have appreciated otherwise.
That was ~12 years ago.
But Buddhism at least, has enlightenment as its goal. A shared purpose is the basis of all wholesome communication. We might employ different means, but if we have the same goal, we'll always end up in harmony, sooner or later.
My primary means has been A Course in Miracles, though that's not how I started. Shortly after discovering Buddhism (and Zen in particular), I got into The Work of Byron Katie. I'm autistic so, when I say "I got into it", I mean my whole life revolved around it. It still does in a way. The Work is foundational to me.
About 5 years into my journey, I was practising a little mantra I learned from Eckhart Tolle:
Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever.
The idea is you say it in reaction to every situation, and even every thought. That's what I did. Until an old grievance arose in my mind. I could have stopped there, but instead I resolved to give up all my grievances. I realised that this is the way to peace.Soon after, I overheard someone talking about a book, The Disappearance of the Universe. It sounded so interesting that I ordered a copy as soon as I got home. It was all about giving up grievances, and it introduced me to A Course in Miracles, which I never would have appreciated otherwise.
That was ~12 years ago.
