I watched an interesting video yesterday with Kenneth Wapnick - he talked of meditation and its role in studying A Course In Miracles. Interestingly he claimed that outside the exercises of the Workbook there really was no role or requirement for meditation. Not that he didn't feel it had a place in the development of a spiritual life - yet the Course teaches its students to proceed through life in a meditative state, a state of awareness and conscious choice. He did mention that the Course stressed the importance of not building meditation into a false idol of ritual. Meditate if it makes you happy - but don't beat yourself over a missed session or lapsed period of non-meditation. In short - forgive yourself. I mediation daily and have found it has a profound effect on all areas of my life. I like the fact that if on a rare occasion I miss a day - I'm not less spiritual, I'm not falling apart - I'm just human. And I forgive myself. And start over.
Peace,
Eric
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