Lesson 1 - VANQUISH EGO! Applying the Art of War with A Course in Miracles

Let's get started on the first week of this mini course with just a short and simple introduction and then a few things to consider:

                              Strange Bedfellows

          On the one hand, ‘A Course in Miracles’ and Sun Tzu’s Art of War and must be the most unlikely pairing possible. However, war by any other name is still war, a battle for supremacy. And it ain’t always a pretty sight! And as any serious student of ‘A Course in Miracles’ has noticed the ego hangs on tenaciously and viciously in its attempt to keep us focused on its view of ourselves and the world around us.

        Ego is an insane, dysfunctional attempt to survive at all costs, wreaking havoc on our emotional stability. ‘A Course in Miracles’ is here to show us another way.

          In a formal war the goals are usually the same for both sides and the combatants are all too human. But, in the psychological battle for supremacy, the armies on each side are diametrically opposed in goal as well as method. The goal of ego is control and camouflaged pain. The goal of the ‘A Course in Miracles’ is freedom and peace. The battle field is the mind, and our bodies and physical world a reflecting mirror of what rages within.

          Fascinatingly, the strategies set forth hundreds of years ago in China by a superior commander named Sun Tzu, can be utilized as metaphor in the twenty first century to help us heal our minds. The sparsely worded military tactics of ‘The Art of War’ written in the 6^th century B.C. marries easily with the spiritual psychology of ‘A Course in Miracles’ written in the late 20^th Century.

          Strange bedfellows for sure. But, like so many unlikely marriages that stand the test of time, these two just seem to work.

          Next week we will spend time meeting the combatants on this epic battleground - Ego's Ninja Warriors and the Peaceful Samurai.

Some thoughts to contemplate. . .

1.      Have you been studying ‘A Course in Miracles’? Or have you always wanted to start studying ‘A Course in Miracles’? Or are you simply intrigued with the title of this book and know little or nothing about the ‘Course’?

2.      If you are already a student of ‘A Course in Miracles’ the following lessons can bring you a fresh view of concepts and reinforcement of your studies.

3.      If you are unfamiliar with ‘A Course in Miracles’  then you will find these lessons a solid overview of the spiritual psychology presented in the ‘Course’ and create a good foundation should you wish to study it in the future.

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