ACIM (A Course in Miracles)

[Faheemkhatri4]

ACIM is based on subjective idealism. Its goal state is the refined soul being part of a group that has let go its illusory dream of fear, guilt and separative ego—not the objective experience of God as acim Atman that the great Eastern sages point to.

Unlike most religions or churches, ACIM does not have its own temples and is a self-study spiritual thought system. It is similar to the Yoga Sutras as a thought system.
Why is acim karma important?

The belief in acim karma is central to ACIM and helps in creating an emotionally well balanced life. It can be used to shift negative thoughts such as fear, hate and jealousy into positive ones like compassion, love and forgiveness. It is also an important aspect of letting go and accepting the flow of life. This can help you move beyond the limitations of the ego and become one with the universe.

Although supposedly Jesus' teachings, the author of ACIM is Helen Schucman, an agnostic Jew who claimed to have channeled or "scribed" shorthand notes from an inner voice from 1965 to 1972. These subsequently formed the basis for the 3-volume book set of A Course in Miracles, a self-study spiritual thought system.

ACIM is not a church and doesn't have any temples or churches. It is considered to be a form of spiritual psychotherapy and is practised in a few thousand study circles around the world. However, many Christian critics have condemned ACIM for blurring the biblical distinction between creator and created and promoting occult and New Age thinking.

The goal state posited by ACIM is the refined soul becoming part of a multitude of souls who have let go the illusory dream of fear and guilt into a shared experience of the eternal Love of Infinite Divinity, which is not much different from George Berkeley's concept of God as present at every empirical level of human existence. This strongly Western idealist metaphysics and reductionism confuses the enlightened state of the Buddha with the Eastern concept of Nirvana, which is the experience of pure metaphysical reality (Awareness-sans-surface).

In fact, it is not at all a spiritual awakening of Infinite Divinity but rather a reversion to primitive and animalistic ego-based behavior. It is a spiritual placebo effect, similar to the placebo effect in medicine.
How can acim karma help me?

A Course in Miracles, abbreviated ACIM, is a self-study spiritual thought system. It is not a religion nor is it a cult, but rather a form of spiritual psychotherapy. The goal of the work is to change your mind from fear and separation to love and oneness. It is a very difficult undertaking, and ACIM claims that numerous readers have experienced a "miracle" – their mind shifting away from feelings of attack, competition, ego, etc to a higher vibration of joy and bliss.

But for many Christians, this shift in thoughts feels like a slap in the face of Jesus, and blurs the distinction between creator and created. The resulting confusion has led some to dismiss ACIM as anti-Biblical and incompatible with Christianity. However, other Christian critics disagree.
How can acim karma help you?

The goal of ACIM is to help you let go the illusory dream of fear, guilt and separative ego and awaken into a reality of love and unity. This "goal state" is akin to George Berkeley's concept of God -- an immediate cause in all experiences (see my Matrix Dictionary entry on Spiritual Placebo).

To accomplish this, ACIM teaches forgiveness. The practice of forgiving releases the painful emotions of attack and ego and enables you to reconnect with your true Self, the Holy Spirit. In this way, you can live as if everything is a miracle and find peace and freedom no matter what the physical body looks like.

A Course in Miracles, or ACIM as it is commonly abbreviated, is a channeled book-set comprised of a 669-page Text, a 466-page Workbook with 365 daily lessons and a 92-page Teacher's Manual. It is a self-study spiritual thought system and is promulgated in a few thousand study-circles around the world as a form of spiritual psychotherapy. Many Christians criticize ACIM as being incompatible with Christianity, blurring the distinction between Creator and Created, and supporting occult and New Age beliefs. In fact, there is a substantial movement among Christian critics to demonize ACIM as an anti-Christian cult.