Metaphysics Course from ULC: October 2008

Friday, October 31, 2008

The Miracle of Prayer

Dr. of Spirituality

What did I learn from this course.

(Looking for the truth in the spiritual world)

My father once said to me: Son, always remember that learning never ends - regardless of age.

Now I am 54 and I have to admit that my father was right.

We live in a cruel world, lies at every corner and most of them blend-in perfectly with what we like to hear and how we like to look at things.

For 2,000 years we are being told that there is only one savior `Jesus Christ`.

Wars are being fought because we need to defend our countries.

Religious wars are being fought because we all have different Gods, given or assigned to us by our churches

who like to domain us just like the politicians of governments for their wars.

Who can you actually trust ?

We are all the same humans, brothers and sisters indeed. And there is only one God in Heaven and this God`s name we do not need to know and neither do we need to kill each other in His name. We are the ones who have given this God different names, beside the other Gods who visited Earth, self-proclaimed Gods, Gods made by humans, Holy messengers and Prophets. Who is the real God ? There can be only one real God in Heaven and that is the almighty God and His name is God (in English) and in another language you might call him differently.

How much do we know about Jesus Christ (New testament) and (Old testament) Joseph in fact / ? What about all the other Gods (whose names I will not mention now), are they fake Gods or fake Sons of Gods ? Certainly not !

What about the great (Genesis) flood / And, what about the Epic of Gilgamesh (around 2,600 BC) ?

What about Moses (Sargon), and all the other `moses-like-human prophets before;

in Babylon it was Nemo (10 tablets)

in India it was Manou (10 tablets)

in Crete it was Minos (10 tablets)

in Egypt it was Mises (10 tablets)

... and have you ever sought about the ending in our prayers: AMEN ? Where does it come from and what does it actually mean ? Are we worshiping Amen-Ra / Sun-God ?

Are we really knowing the truth about Earth and Humans and their Gods, or are we just living in a great Disney Land ?

Is everything just developed for political reasons so that religion can be used for slavery ?

Religion is a myth indeed, it is not debatable nor questionable, it is divine authority.

At young age I quit religion and I found it again through the ULC, especially the Spiritual course they offered.

In the end that is all I had left, a broken-view regarding religion and belief. All there was left in me was the Spiritual belief.

It is rather difficult to build-up that belief without some help of an spiritual advisor. Then the praying, we all pray for so much, but then is it right to pray that much ? And what kind of prayer is correct ? To whom should we pray ?

Beside weddings I do counseling of all kinds and children support, visit hospitals and prisons were I meet all kind of different nationals and human characters. I do not use the cross, of course when I am forced to use it then inside my heart I think of Jesus Christ but still fighting with my inner-self then. I rather wear a pair of praying hands instead of a cross.

Spiritual belief in the (Nameless) Almighty God is my belief and I consider myself an International Christian who welcomes all Gods and all other Religions for the purpose of uniting all humans together again.

The Free-Will being given of being able to choose an religion (Universal religious belief) and practicing it as granted to me by the ULC means a lot to me and the most-high in heaven will certainly agree to that. Arguing about religion is a waste of time, since all religious books are either partially incorrect, misinterpreted and anyway are not fully proven to be correct. Better be spiritual and study about Astronomy, Astrology and Archeology and really help-out others and then you will be on the right track.

Most of the people say they are spiritual, because they do not know anything about religion, neither won`t have anything to do with it for personal or other reasons. The question is just `Do They Understand Spirituality` ? Maybe 90% does not. Rev. Dr. Loretta Siani has been a helping hand to me with her lessons, Spiritual prayers and the deeper meaning of it. Of course not everything is according my spiritual belief, what she has taught me, but she awakened inside me the deeper free-spiritual thinking and in the end that is all I hoped to happen. Reading, learning, processing and sorting-out with a clear and free-thinking and feeling mind is important in order to evolve to the next spiritual step (per aspera ad astra). No human is perfect, no book is correct but we can correct our current dependent mind (s) and thinking as long as we keep ourselves open and uninfluenced to choose a new or different way of thinking according our heart and independent open mind. Whatever we read or study does not mean that we have to accept everything what is written or being said, but without studying and freely considering a learning process is not possible.

Spirituality is something you can not touch, not buy, not be given to but only slowly learn through study and life experiences and an open mind and an clean heart, otherwise the spiritual picture will not be visible and the guideline is not there.

I like to thank the ULC and Dr. Siani for their kind support till now and I like to encourage my other Pastor-Reverend brothers here on Earth to keep an open mind and always consider the cost of misusing the most powerful weapon `Religion` in the name of our most high GOD.

Blessed are those who spiritually support their brothers and sisters.

Brother Georg - Japan

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The Miracle of Prayer

Dr. of Spirituality

What did I learn from this course.

(Looking for the truth in the spiritual world)

My father once said to me: Son, always remember that learning never ends - regardless of age.

Now I am 54 and I have to admit that my father was right.

We live in a cruel world, lies at every corner and most of them blend-in perfectly with what we like to hear and how we like to look at things.

For 2,000 years we are being told that there is only one savior `Jesus Christ`.

Wars are being fought because we need to defend our countries.

Religious wars are being fought because we all have different Gods, given or assigned to us by our churches

who like to domain us just like the politicians of governments for their wars.

Who can you actually trust ?

What about the great (Genesis) flood / And, what about the Epic of Gilgamesh (around 2,600 BC) ?

What about Moses (Sargon), and all the other `moses-like-human prophets before;

in Babylon it was Nemo (10 tablets)

in India it was Manou (10 tablets)

in Crete it was Minos (10 tablets)

in Egypt it was Mises (10 tablets)

... and have you ever sought about the ending in our prayers: AMEN ? Where does it come from and what does it actually mean ? Are we worshiping Amen-Ra / Sun-God ?

Are we really knowing the truth about Earth and Humans and their Gods, or are we just living in a great Disney Land ?

Is everything just developed for political reasons so that religion can be used for slavery ?

Religion is a myth indeed, it is not debatable nor questionable, it is divine authority.

At young age I quit religion and I found it again through the ULC, especially the Spiritual course they offered.

In the end that is all I had left, a broken-view regarding religion and belief. All there was left in me was the Spiritual belief.

Blessed are those who spiritually support their brothers and sisters.

Brother Georg - Japan

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A Course in Miracles

"As a Student of A Course In Miracles (after starting this course), I was very resistant to separating form from non-form or the flesh from spirit. I had much experience with Catholicism, Paganism, Druidism, Taoism, Shamanism, Hinduism, Kriya Yoga, Kabbalah, Judaism, Sufism and several forms of Buddhism but none of them came close to understanding reality as ACIM did. I started researching the Vedanta because ACIM has been known to be the Christian Vedanta and I wanted to understand the roots of that connection.

I tried applying my beliefs to convince others that their beliefs weren't correct and that they should start looking at the world as unreal and having no effect on anyone who is living or experiencing it.

Alas, I learned that you can not change anyone's beliefs unless they are ready to and even then, they will change them regardless of you or anything else that happens – it will happen when that person or that event is supposed to happen or when the time is right.

Love is the only thing that's real. Everything in this reality is made of Love even when it's manifesting as something else (which doesn't make it real at all). Once you see past the non-love or illusion, then you can see that you don't have to react to the non-loving or illusion and you can just forgive it and take away any belief, feelings, thoughts or emotions connected to that illusion or unreal manifestation of our collective mind.

Even the notion of individuality is an illusion since God and I and everyone else are One and feeling separate is an illusion. The identity self of Ego or Fear wants each of us to stand our ground and reinforce our individual rights to exist when the very existence of this Unreal Universe isn't real at all but a manifestation within the Decision Maker's Mind.
Forgiveness helps undo Judgment. Judgment reinforces the illusion. Forgiveness undoes the Ego and everything associated with it. Once you undo the Ego, all that's left is Love and Reality of being One with God. One Mind, One Will, One Love, One Spirit, One Being is the reality of ACIM.

I will continue to believe in love, emanating this belief from my heart center and help heal the world by undoing the belief that it needs any healing at all.

Thank you for helping me see the light, the truth and accepting Love as the Only Reality."

Rev. Michael Allan Navarro

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A Course in Miracles

I have just completed the course on Metaphysics and Miracles. I have found this course to be extremely valuable to me in assessing my own life issues. I think I will start this paper on the quote in the very

last lesson: " And the big lie that the ego still sells today is the belief that we need something outside of us to make us feel happy and complete." I think this sums up the entire experience for me designated in this course. I also quote: "Desire and belief gave birth to choice[the Decision Maker]." and I add that the statement " all beliefs are real to the believer".

When taking this course I had many past recollections of the wrongs done to me as it was my beliefs of such. I was frustrated that I was holding grudges and anxieties that could never find home in me and no resolution seemed possible. I found that I had anger and animosity towards to others, who some of were passed on to the Almighty. I could not let go of the wrongs within me and therefore suffered with anguish. If nothing else, I took this serious and found it detrimental to my well being. I could not let go and could not find happiness when those issues came to me in topic of thought or discussion.

Early on in the course I read of giving these thoughts up to let the

love and the holy spirit into me to shine and remove this. I have found

that by doing so that I was able to forgive and more importantly find my

role in the responsibility for such issues within me. I had been

estranged from one of my children for a number of years and felt huge

regrets about such. So I decided based on this course that was not in my

interest. I asked the God within me to rid me of this and to take hold

of me and guide me out of this course of thoughts. I was able to forget

and forgive and be responsible too. I fought to assure that I did not

carry this anymore. I found the thoughts of ego and the negative issues

to be ones I had within. I decided to cast them out and to live in the

now and found that I was actually able to do so. I let it be known to my

source of such feelings and have found that there is relief and release

of the negative from me. What the future holds I am open to, but I am

not going to blame that which comes on the other person nor anyone. I

have committed to be free of guilt and to be open to the present and not

live with such negatives. Their is a glimmer of hope where none was

evident in the past. I renounced all of my issues of blame and placed

myself in God's hands to find peace and have since found such. I opened

this door to a much broader base then to that of the work which I used

to do and have forgiven and accepted what was and now find in discussion

with colleagues that I have no remorse for my practices and find I am

proud of my accomplishments.

I guess in evaluating this course the thing that one must contend with

is the Awareness of others to have such feelings. I have looked at the

issues of boss and worker and found that the bosses ego would not allow

such events. I subconsciously reflected that without knowing I did so, I

did not use ego to approach the difficult boss. I did what I did with

truth and integrity to me without knowing so. In discussion with a

friend and colleague on this very day, he confirmed that we each dealt

with ourselves in the most positive of conducts and for the good of the

organization, in spite of the negatives.

I suppose the biggest issue I have is adjusting to the fact that others

may not be enlightened by such knowledge of truth and sincerity. Thus,

in dealing with a person all one can do is their best to try to practice

the principles for themselves and trying to show through actions they

are one who is without such hangups. Even when another may not

understand this element of action from within. For many are not

fortunate to have the security of self and love within to be able to

accept that others can be fortunate and positive impacts on their course

of actions. All one can do is attempt to assure they are uniform in

their principles themselves and hope that others will see and respect

that. And if the others do not see this, it isn't a matter of

superiority, it is a matter of keeping true to ones self and letting

what goes on be as it is.

I have a very close friend with cancer and I found that chapter

illuminating. I even have shared some of the information with the

person[s]+[ as there are actually several folk whom I correspond with

right now who have cancer]. I have given to them the wisdom [not mine,

but that of which I have learned about] of letting God be within them

and asked of them to accept such to help them in their journeys through

their treatments and asked and prayed for them to accept God and enjoy

every moment. And you know what? They do! My own parents, who are quite

elderly and severely ill, have rejected my assistance to them. I put my

values on them and instead of accepting their lifestyles- since I wanted

to help and make their lives easier in my opinion- they have chosen not

to discuss their issues with me. So I asked God for help and I have come

to the realization that they are happy in their world and I should

accept what their wishes are. I cannot be let in without their

permission and they will not allow help, thus I search with my heart to

accept their beliefs of what is best for them and I can adjust to that

now with love in my heart.

So it is asked of me, to answer what I have found in this course and I

have found a newer version of me. I have let more goodness enter me with

God's help and I have accept what I can not change. I am accepting what

people want in their judgments and I am living a better life with my own

illness and pains. I ask of God to help me in my struggles with health

issues and give me guidance. I do not dwell upon what was. It is over

and history and I cannot change it.

I would not live my life over. I have accepted those things that were

and move forward to accept the present and look for a bright future and

attempt to give to others who ask. As a member of a civic organizations,

the issues of giving and then receiving were especially home hitting. I

have found that to give unconditionally, is the brightest spot for the

soul to be replenished and rewarded. I ask for nothing but God's love

within and whenever I have doubts I ask for guidance and love and things

just happen. There is no need to relieve the past nor fret upon the future.

In the very first few pages of this course, it talks about Fear based

thinking. I heard a soldier who was on many tours talk about fear. He was asked if he feared on his missions and his response was Fear is "false expectations appearing real". His answer stuck with me and it was before being involved with this course. When I opened the first chapter and read about fear based thinking those words came back to me. We have untold freedoms and we are free to chose if we so deem it to be. This course gives us guidance to learn how to choose and that choices can be made through our Almighty Great Spirit that is within all of us to discover. We have power and it is for us to harness it to archive well being and not let the monsters of ego and separation from our God give us that ego. Our God gives us our strength to achieve those " Miracles" for each of us.

I suspect if I have any issue with what is within the course it is one more of a political nature. I am not at one with those who wish to inflict harm unto others. I am not sure how one person can alter the course of others with other agendas. I know I can do what one person can do, but to alter the course of world events is beyond that of my comprehension at this time. I suppose I will dwell upon that and still do my best to assure God's being. However, it is an issue of which I

have yet to come to terms with. I pray for such persons and ask that they be shown a light that God's power has, but I have difficulty reconciling hatred and death being wished upon others who are different. I Pray for them and I pray for me to accept with reason.

It is however, one issue that needs to be addressed in a whole world view. To pray, gives me solace, but it may not be followed by others. I ask for that, but I am not sure of the results for mankind? Yet I pray!

Thank you for this very enlightening course.

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