Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 >============ >At 09:02 26/04/01 -0400, you wrote: > >At a study group for A Course in Miracles, the participants were having an >intense discussion about the correct perspective of a certain passage from >the book. There were several people seeing different ways of interpreting >what was said, along with much heated discussions and arguing between most of >the people over the 'right way'. > >Bill Thetford was also at this meeting. Bill was the person who assisted >Helen Shucman (the scribe of ACIM) in the writing of the book. > >Bill was quiet and not participating in the discussions, although he was >considered an authority of ACIM. > >After a long time was spent arguing, someone finally asked Bill what he had >to say about this particular passage. > >His reply: "I'd tear out the page." > >******** > >Love,xxxtg > >============ > >Hooray! >Hi tg, >Wonderful. >I am reminded of a story about Gurdjieff. >At the Institute for the Development of Man >in France there was a particular student >always causing dissent, asking silly questions >and generally being argumentative . . . >One day when Gurdjieff was busy the senior students >managed to persuade this person to leave. >Everyone was delighted. >When Gurdjieff heard of this he immediately >went after the student and eventually >(the senior students had done a good job) >persuaded this person to stay. >He even agreed to pay them to stay. >Why was this person so important? >Well >there is a yogic maxim >'no growth without struggle' . . . >Sometimes the pages we take out >are the very ones we can learn most from. > >:-) >Lobster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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