The Unlearning  Classroom
~ an ACIM with Amy newsletter ~
Today's Lesson:
Spiritual Translation
Dear Child of Light,   

 

When I first started studying A Course in Miracles in 1997, I grappled with the new definition of "forgiveness"* that Jesus offers us.  One day, the old English usage of "for to give" popped into my head.  

 

For to give fear to Love
For to give guilt to Innocence
For to give pain to Peace

 

Then I remembered a lyric from the song, A Horse with No Name by America [not Neil Young :)]:

 

In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

 

This pop song, which I had mindlessly sung countless times when it was a hit in 1972, was suddenly offering me a spiritual solution to the riddle of forgiveness.  ...  continue reading

 
HOMEWORK  
Make your own "for to give" list.  Feel free to borrow from mine.  Let me know if you come up with some good ones.  And if this "technique" illuminates the ACIM forgiveness practice for you in a new way, please share.    

 

Five Keys to Forgiveness NYC Workshop

*  Forgiveness is an undoing process, removing fear, blame, anger, loneliness and shame

*  Forgiveness contains the spiritual law that "giving is receiving" and offers us endless abundance

*  Forgiveness brings inner peace, renewed faith, and lasting happiness

*  Forgiveness instills a sense of meaning and purpose

*  Forgiveness changes our relationship with time, our understanding of death, and results in miracles

Join Amy on Saturday, Sept 22nd from 11 am - 3 pm as she offers tools and tales for understanding forgiveness in new ways, and ideas for applying these principles in our daily lives. ...  Click here for more info and to register 

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I'll be in New York in September to give an ACIM workshop (see above) called, Five Keys to Forgiveness.  It includes undoing practices such as "for to give".  Please join me and we will explore creative ways to apply forgiveness, Course-style.  Click here for more info and to register .

Feel free to contact me if you have questions.  Just email me at miracles@amytorresacim.com

Namaste~
Amy
Amy Sufi Whirling
miracles@amytorresacim.com
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A COURSE in MIRACLES
with Amy Torres
 
Early
Bird
Special
FIVE  KEYS to FORGIVENESS
Saturday, September 22nd, 11 am - 3 pm
CRS, 123 4th Ave (bet 12th & 13th St)
Manhattan, New York City
Workshop price increases each month--only $50 thru August 31st.