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A Better Way A Better Way A NEWSLETTER FOR STUDENTS OF A COURSE IN MIRACLES / THE CIRCLE OF ATONEMENT / SPRING 2004 / ISSUE 45 S t u d y powers and powerful inner experiences. We think of the saint as someone who can heal the sick or read minds or per- haps levitate, someone who slips easily Ten Character Traits into rapturous visions and ecstatic mysti- cal states. Significantly, however, neither supernatural powers nor blissful inner of the Spiritually states are included in the gifts the Course speaks of here. The gifts we normally think of seem to have been intentionally left off Advanced the list. What, then, are the gifts the Course speaks of? They are character traits. The special gifts God gives to those who come ....................................................B Y R O B E R T P E R R Y near to Him are gifts of character. We are delighted to be able to print an excerpt from Robert Perry’s brand new I find something exquisitely appropri- book, Path of Light: Stepping into Peace with A Course in Miracles. You can ate in this. Who of us has not heard of the spiritual master who can drop into pre-order the book online at www.circlepublishing.com, where we have some samadhi at will, yet who in his worldly introductory special offers, or use the order form printed in this newsletter. Copies dealings displays the kind of character st will be shipped May 1 . This section is taken from the final chapter, and answers traits we have come to expect from dirty the question: What kind of person are we trying to become on this path? politicians? I think we all assume that something is really amiss there. True, we t one point, the Course itself all long for mystical experiences. Yet just (in Section 4 of the Manual, as fundamental is the longing to be good, A“What Are the Characteristics of to be a person of true and uncommon God’s Teachers?”) provides an extended goodness. In a culture in which so many discussion of the gifts that come to those people feel they have suppressed their who become truly advanced on this real feelings in the attempt to be good, I path—or any path, for that matter. It calls almost feel as if I’m speaking blasphemy. these individuals advanced teachers of But the yearning is there, and it’s so pow- God, and says about them: “God gives erful that we’ll do almost anything under special gifts to His teachers, because they its pressure—even twisted things like have a special role in His plan for Atone- suppressing our feelings. We want to be ment.”1 When we think of those who are good, and that desire is unquenchable. As highly spiritually advanced, two kinds of I have said many times in this book, the gifts generally come to mind: paranormal Continued on page 4 “Everyone eventually begins to recognize, however dimly, that there must be a better way.” –Text, Chapter 2, Section III SPRING 2004 1 A Better Way F r o m t h e E d i t o r he last few months have been a whirlwind of activity here at the Circle, and SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Tat last we have something to show for it! First of all, we are delighted to A Better Way is published quarterly. announce the imminent publication of my new book Path of Light: Stepping into Within the U.S. the suggested subscription Peace with A Course in Miracles. It is being printed right now and will be avail- is $15 per year. You may also receive this st newsletter by e-mail, and the suggested able to ship starting May 1 . You can order it online now at our brand new contribution for this is $8 per year. If you website, www.circlepublishing.com (the website of our new publishing division), wish to subscribe to the electronic version of where you can take advantage of some special offers, or use the form printed in A Better Way, please send a blank e-mail to this newsletter. [email protected]. Another long-awaited development has been the production of a much THE CIRCLE OF ATONEMENT smarter-looking newsletter. It has been professionally redesigned to be easier on is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation the eye. We have also made other changes, notably the inclusion of a number of based on A Course in Miracles. It was founded smaller articles rather than a few lengthy ones, and have grouped them under the in 1993. Its publishing division, Circle Publishing, was founded in 2003. headings of Study, Practice, Extension, and Walking the Path. We felt this would be more informative for readers as well as being perhaps more inviting. We will BOARD OF DIRECTORS still retain one lengthy article for an in-depth study of a topic, but the remaining Robert Perry articles are aimed at supporting and inspiring our readers in walking the path Allen Watson Mary Anne Buchowski of the Course. Nicola Harvey Our lead article in this issue is an excerpt from Path of Light. It is actually the Greg Mackie last few pages of the book. It uses the ten characteristics of the teacher of God FINANCIAL POLICY (from the Manual for Teachers) to paint a vivid portrait of the person the Course Our financial policy is based on a is leading us to become. If you’ve ever wondered how the Course wants you to line from Psychotherapy (a Course turn out, this may just provide the answer. I hope you enjoy it. supplement): “One rule should always be observed: No one should be turned away because he cannot pay” (P-3.III.6:1). Therefore, if you would like any of our materials or services and cannot afford them, simply let us know, and give what you are able to. WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT SAYS The Circle is supported entirely by your purchases and gifts, and we ask you Course in Miracles is a spiritual path. Its purpose is to train us to work miracles— to look within to see if you might be led to support our vision financially with a A to accept and extend to others the shifts in perception that awaken us to God. donation above the list price of materials It consists of three volumes, which signify the three aspects of its program: (any donations are tax deductible). We ✦ Text: Through studying the teaching, the Course’s thought system first enters encourage you to give, not in payment for goods received, but in support of our minds. our work and outreach. ✦ Workbook for Students: Through doing the practice, the Course’s thought system penetrates more and more deeply into our minds. MAILING LIST POLICY ✦ Manual for Teachers: Through extending our healed perception to others, the The Circle will share its mailing list on Course’s thought system receives its final reinforcement and becomes the only request with other A Course in Miracles organizations, using our discretion and being thing in our minds. sensitive to guidance. If you do not want your name shared in this way, please let us know he Course’s message is that the source of our suffering is not the world’s mistreat- and we will ensure it is not. Tment of us, but rather our egocentric attack on the world. This attack convinces us Portions from A Course in Miracles © 1975, that we have defiled our nature beyond repair, that we are irredeemably guilty. Yet the 1992, 1999, reprinted by permission of the Course says true reality cannot be defiled; it is a realm of pure, changeless, unified spirit. Foundation for A Course in Miracles, This realization allows us to forgive the world’s apparent mistreatment of us by recognizing 41397 Buecking Drive, that it did not actually occur. And as we see this forgiveness come forth from us—see that Temecula, CA 92590. we are capable of something genuinely loving and egoless—we gradually realize that we never defiled ourselves. Thus we awaken to the untouched innocence of our true nature. 2 A BETTER WAY I N T H I S I S S U E S t u d y D e p a r t m e n t s 1 2 Excerpt from Path of Light: From the Editor Ten Character Traits of the Spiritually Advanced by Robert Perry 15 12 Circle Mail Ordering Making Error Real 18 by Allen Watson Circle Mailbox P r a c t i c e 19 8 Circle Events When Should You Take Your Morning Quiet Time? 19 by Robert Perry Circle Sevices 10 EDITOR Practice Tip: Early Evening Quiet Time Robert Perry by Greg Mackie MANAGING EDITOR Nicola Harvey E x t e n s i o n STAFF WRITERS 9 Robert Perry Extension Is Energizing Allen Watson Greg Mackie by Greg Mackie Mary Anne Buchowski Nicola Harvey W a l k i n g t h e P a t h PUBLISHED BY The Circle of Atonement 11 Teaching and Healing CenterP The Holy Spirit Will Provide P.O. Box 4238 by Nicola Harvey West Sedona, AZ 86340 Phone: (928) 282-0790 Fax: (928) 282-0523 13 Toll-free (orders only): Circle Workbook Practice (888) 357-7520 by Mary Anne Buchowski E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.circleofa.com SPRING 2004 3 TEN TRAITS / from page 1 Thus, he has no need to push the flow. through with what he says. He keeps his He does act; he decides to go right in- word.
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