Accept This Gift: Selections from A Course in Miracles (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) [Mass Market Paperback]

Frances Vaughan (Author), Roger Walsh (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tarcher Cornerstone Editions | Publication Date: January 10, 2008

Since 1976, the channeled writings of A Course in Miracles have touched millions of readers, seekers, and students of self-development. The widely regarded spiritual and psychological scholars Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., and Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., distilled the most poignant passages from the Course in their beloved volume Accept This Gift-now returned to print in this Tarcher Cornerstone Edition.

This slender, immensely powerful book provides the perfect gleanings for anyone at any level of interest in A Course in Miracles.

Editorial Reviews

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"I know what this book has given to me; I smile at the thought of what it can give to you." -Marianne Williamson "An invaluable collection from one of the great sources of the perennial wisdom." -Ken Wilber

About the Author

Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D. is professor of psychiatry, philosophy, and anthropology at the University of California at Irvine. He has published over a hundred articles and twelve books on science, philosophy, religion, and ecological issues, and his work has received over a dozen national and international awards.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (January 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585426199
• ISBN-13: 978-1585426195
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #663,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quotes from the Course, August 2, 2002

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Andrew Olivo Parodi (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accept This Gift: Selections From A Course in Miracles (Paperback)

This book is a compilation of quotes from A COURSE IN MIRACLES. The "Course" is a three volume set of books that comprise a curriculum of self-study psychotherapy.

Interspersed with the beautiful quotes from the Course are equally beautiful black-and-white photographs of inspiring nature scenes. This book also includes a forward by Marianne Williamson, author of A RETURN TO LOVE.

The reason I give this book only four stars is because I have a personal "qualm" about taking quotes from the Course out of context. My opinion is that the Course is a completely integrated thought system, and it is a thought system that often says things that we do not want to hear (for example, the teaching that God did not make the world, but that the world was made by the ego "as an attack on God" [Workbook, p. 403]). What often results from taking passages from the Course out of context is that the true meaning is lost and the Course can be turned into a "dual" thought system, whereas it is truly a non-dual thought system.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book can change your life., July 16, 1999

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This review is from: Accept This Gift (Audio Cassette)

Almost fifteen years ago I read and reread this book several times. When a particular line jumped off the page at me, I put a little check by that thought. Later I listed these extra special thoughts on paper and memorized them. I repeat them out loud every day, sometimes more than once. I learned that these particular truths enter my mind when life-events occur, and my decisions are based on the new ideas rather than the ego-centered old stuff that confused me for so many years. Yes indeed, this book can change the life of any willing, persistent person who genuinely wants to change.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gift Indeed!, December 2, 2009

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slowhandfan (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Accept This Gift: Selections from A Course in Miracles (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) (Mass Market Paperback)

25 years ago, shortly after moving to northern California, I took my first drive south on Hwy 1. Between Santa Cruz and Monterey, among the most beautiful scenery one can imagine, we noticed a large building akin to a castle. Curious, we parked and entered the mansion. It was the headquarters behind "A Course in Miracles'" philosophy. I remember vividly feeling I had arrived at heaven on Earth. I never forgot the experience, but moved on with the business of "life." Recently, I saw Tom Arnold interviewed by William Shatner on Shatner's talk show. Arnold discussed how practicing "A Course in Miracles," program changed his life. Remembering the visit to the mansion years ago, and seeing Arnold's inner peace, I decided to look for "Miracles" books on Amazon. I ordered five books with "Miracles" principles. "Accept this Gift" was the gem of them all. So simple, yet so profound. Reading about these moral teachings and practicing them are two different realities. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to grow in compassion, grace and forgiveness of their fellow humans and themselves.