A Crash Course in Miracles

Episode 31 The Power of Belief- Ice Cream and Sugar Pills Jan 07, 2010

The Power of our beliefs and where and how to change them.

Episode 30 To Die a Thousand Deaths? Nov 27, 2009

We look again at what is valuable and what is of no value at all in relationships.

Episode 29 Complete me, dammit! Oct 08, 2009

Episode 29 is about falling in love under the ego spell, how that works out, and how we wake up. In essence, we make the mistake of looking to another person to complete us. The course teaches that we are already complete and need only remember this to awaken. What this means is, instead of looking to our loved one to make us feel whole, save, complete and perfect, we look to God, the eternal, the unchanging, the unchangeable, our true identity. The Holy Spirit coaches us on how to do this. In short, we learn to value most our relationship to God. Only then do all our other relationships (to people, things, circumstances) come into alignment.

Episode 34 I HATE BP Jul 23, 2009

What we might learn from the BP diaster.

"Projection MAKES perception, and you CANNOT see beyond it.... God calls you and you do not hear, for you are preoccupied with your own voice."

"...Projection makes perception; the world you see is what you GAVE it, nothing more than that. But, though it is no more than that, it is not less. Therefore, to you, it is important. It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition. As a man thinketh, so does he perceive. Therefore, seek not to change the world, but will to change your mind ABOUT the world. Perception is a RESULT, and not a cause. And that is why order of miracles is meaningless. Everything looked upon with vision is healed and holy. Nothing perceived without it means anything. And where there is no meaning, there is chaos.

Damnation is your judgment on YOURSELF. And this you WILL project upon the world. See it as damned, and all you see is what you did to hurt the Son of God. If you behold disaster and catastrophe, you tried to crucify him. If you see holiness and hope, you joined the Will of God to set him free. There is no choice that lies between these two decisions. And you will see the witness to the choice you made, and learn from this to RECOGNIZE the one you made. The world you see but shows you how much joy YOU have allowed yourself to see in you, and to accept as YOURS. And, if this IS its meaning, then the power to GIVE it joy MUST lie WITHIN you."

Episode 33 Long Time No See Jul 22, 2009

Second installment from the Santa Fe Tapes. Funny, irreverent discussion. New author Carrie Triffet, with authors Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira, discusses on her her path from Buddhism to ACIM, and her new book on the Course, Long Time No See.

Episode 28 Perception is a Mirror Jul 03, 2009

How your Fear Projector worksPerception is a mirror, not a fact.

Episode 35 Tomas Vieira Jun 22, 2009

From the Take Me To Truth e-Newsletter:

Tomas Vieira has Passed but he Remains as a Light of this World Many of our friends knew that Tomas chose a conscious journey to learn Jesus’ “development of trust” (manual for Teachers, ACIM). He chose to go all the way and did so recently, through the illusion of cancer. He laid his dream body aside at 2am on the Sabbath, being Sunday Dec. 5th 2010. We invite you all to join with us at this time in celebrating LIFE and not the illusion of death. Tomas is committed to exposing the lie that death is…we welcome you to unite with us as the one invulnerable Son of God… With everlasting love, Tomas, Nouk, Rikki, Stacy and Tania

www.takemetotruth.com

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Celebration of the One LIFE ~ in Honor of Tomas Vieira Note: In lieu of flowers, donations are welcomed for Nouk and Rikki. Please send to Nouk Sanchez, PO. Box 6924, Santa Fe, NM 87502 USA. Thank you… Time Tuesday, December 14 · 2:00pm - 4:30pm Location The Church of Truth 111 Superior Street (in James Bay) Victoria, BC, CANADA Music, laughter, prayer, joining and extending in honor of the One Life that we Are. We will be sharing some of Tomas' favorite prayers, insights and his journal entries from the past several months. In support of our unified awareness and the greater healing of the One Sonship. Rikki, Tomas, Nouk and Stacy

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For this episode, Stacy put together some of the clips we had of Tomas. Hope you enjoy. Tomas loved Monty Python, and i remember singing the song at the end of the video with him with great enthusiasm! -Philip

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Episode 27 Take Me To Truth II Jun 22, 2009

Another great session with Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira, authors of the bestsellling Course book, Take Me To Truth, as they join our course group.

Episode 26 The Great Projection May 14, 2009

Projection makes perception...Perception is a mirror not a fact...Behold the great projection.If all is love, how could there be this world of non-love The Course calls "the Dream of Death?" If there is this world of non-love, how could there be an all-loving God? There is either no God or no world. Here we offer a bit more evidence from The Course (an idea known as non-dualism) that it could be the world that isn't real...

Episode 25 The Circumstances are Irrelevant Apr 07, 2009

Introducing the ego-tronix 200!See recent video and audio episodes for background.

Episode 32 Take Me To Truth III Apr 04, 2009

Philip interviews Tomas Vieira about his possibly fatal illness and his use and experience of Course practices.

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Episode 23 Sound Bites From a Recent Crash Course Mar 18, 2009

This short and snappy podcast consists of sound bites from a recent Crash Course session.

Episode 22 VIDEO The Red Donut Explained Mar 11, 2009

A video red donut, used to show the concept of "Valuing" in A Course in Miracles .

Episode 36 The Thought That Will Save The World Jan 23, 2009

Now this episode, the thought that will save the world . it came about when I was talking with Dave Schock, a good friend, and he was proposing an episode. I turned on the mics and here it is.

Episode 37 The Question of Golf Jan 22, 2009

800 943 1190 if you have a question about A Course in Miracles -or a very good joke. Philip Urso with Dave Schock. Irritating comment ftom husband when golfing.

Episode 38 A Joke! Jan 21, 2009

Philip Urso with Dave Schock are presernted with a joke. If you have a joke or a spiritual question- and want us to take a crack at it, call 800-943-1190

Episode 39 Saving My Wife Jan 20, 2009

Philip and Dave are asked to help a husband support his wife to become free of her ego.

Episode 21 The Satisfactions of the Red Donut Jan 19, 2009

Q and A Session

Episode 20 VIDEO Intro to Non-Dualism Jan 06, 2009

This is our first video episode. We have more in the works. Did God make this world? The Course in Miracles says- no. The world is an illusion - and we are an expansion of God- there is only this. In this episode we will give you a hint of the nature of non-dualism. We will take a peek into illusory role time plays, and the fragile illusory nature of most of our thoughts. Don’t worry if you don’t fully grasp NON-DUALISM. At this point we simply raise to question the illusory nature of most of our thinking, and how it is based on past and future, which are NOT HERE. And if you are uneasy with the thought that God did not make this world, remember that these are just learning tools; in the end, the course is designed to prepare you for the experience of these things. Experience is our ultimate teacher. In the next episode, we will construct for you what we call the “Red Donut.” The Red Donut GRAPHICALLY shows what this Cloud that blocks the Sun is really made of.

Listener's versions of Red Donuts Dec 04, 2008

Mike from RI really took to the calling the Red Donut a Toilet Seat!

Listener's versions of Red Donuts Dec 04, 2008

This is from Kathy from Chicago!

Episode 19 A-Man Revealed Nov 19, 2008

This is session 2 of 3 from All That Matters in Wakefield RI.

Episode 19 Drawing "Roots and Vines" Nov 19, 2008

Episode 19 Drawing "Donuts Talking" Nov 19, 2008

Episode 19 Drawiing "Perception" Nov 19, 2008

Episode 19 Drawiing "The Miracle" Nov 19, 2008

Episode 18 Drawing "Red Donut" Nov 19, 2008

Episode 18 Fresh Donut Nov 11, 2008

New Red Donut episode. Video episodes coming soon

Episode 17 Stirring up Sludge Jul 25, 2008

The nature of spiritual work. Fun, fast moving discussion.

Episode 16 Relationships 2 May 07, 2008

Philip with Liz, Steve, David, Diane and the group. guilt, projection, forgivness

Episode 15 Relationships 1 Apr 10, 2008

First from a series of pods that originated at Salt Pond Yoga meetings April 2008.

Episode 14 The Secret of True Prayer Mar 03, 2008

Philip Urso with Liz Dufresne at All That Matters with a lively group. The ladder of Prayer from The Song of Prayer of A Course in Miracles.Please see episode 1 or any episode with "red donut" in the title first if you find this confusing.

Episode 13 Red Donut with Yoga Feb 06, 2008

This red donut session came in the middle of a day-long yoga bootcamp. The group just completed a 3- hour hot power yoga class. Timing:

00 Minutes begin discussing fear.

17 Minutes begin drawing the Red Donut

27 Minutes we introduce presence and blue concepts

36 red donut gets ripped off easel

46 minutes infinite blue

58 minutes fill in the blanks

See the pictures of the red donut and the 2 donuts trying to communicate below.

Philip@saltpondyoga.com

www.saltpondyoga.com

Red Donut Feb 06, 2008

Red Donut comes off Feb 06, 2008

Donuts try to communicate Feb 06, 2008

Instant of Awakening (holy instant) Feb 06, 2008

about philip urso Feb 04, 2008

Some Listeners had asked for information on me. Here it is:

Philip Urso has studied A Course in Miracles for 12 years and publishes 2 popular podcasts on The Course and live Baptiste Power Vinyasa classes on iTunes. He regularly leads workshops/intensives on The Course, often with Course themed Vinyasa yoga.

He is certified to teach Baptiste yoga by Baron Baptiste and has assisted Baron at over a dozen 8-day teacher trainings nationally and internationally. He teaches at his studio, Salt Pond Yoga and also at the largest holistic health center in New England, All That Matters. Both studios are in Rhode Island. He can be reached at philip@saltpondyoga.com. You ca get on his mailing list at www.saltpondyoga.com

Episode 12 When Someone You Love Dies Suddenly Feb 01, 2008

Turning death into a joyful experience.

Episode 11 Take Me to Truth Dec 04, 2007

Discussion with the authors of "Take Me to Truth," an excellent new book on A Course in Miracles. For more info see: www.takemetotruth.com

Episode 10 Your Internal Teacher Oct 12, 2007

Helpful if you have listened to a Red Donut Episode first. See the graphic.

Episode 9 How to Perform Miracles, Pt 2 Jul 27, 2007

Hello I’m Philip Urso. This is Episode 9, How to Perform Miracles, part 2 Today I am joined by Liz, Steve and Lisa. Is the course in miracles a course in Physical healing? The answer is yes, but that’s not the point . In fact, if you make it the point, it won’t work. Today we’re working from the article, The 25 Principles of Healing by Robert Perry. This will be much easier to understand if you have heard one of the red donut sessions episode 1 and 5 both cover it. We start were we left off, on number 9 of the 25 points.

So here we go

Episode 8 How to Perform Miracles Jul 19, 2007

This is Episode 8, How to Perform Miracles. Today I am joined by Liz, Steve Lisa and Linda .

Is the course in miracles a course in Physical healing? The answer is yes, but that’s not the point . In fact, if you make it the point, it won’t work.

Today we’re working from the article, The 25 Principles of Healing by Robert Perry..

This will be much easier to understand if you have heard one of the red donut sessions episode 1 and 5 both cover it.

Here we could not wait and jumped right in on the topic. At about 19 minutes in, we start on number 1 of the 25 points. We make it through the first 8 and next week we will present the discussion on the last principles.

Some donut news- we are now writing in blue, the word, Holy Spirit, across the border of the donut and god. Also when we discuss relationships and draw 2 donuts, in the center of both we write “I am experiencing.‿

Episode 7 sickness and healing Jun 05, 2007

Welcome to Episode 7 of A Crash Course in Miracles, A Cloud does not put out the sun.

You will have an easier time understanding this if you have heard one of the earlier episodes describing the Barrier of fear or as we have come to describe it: the red donut. Episode 5 goes with this one) and Episode 1 do the trick.

Also, but alert to the fact that I am standing next to a drawing of this red donut, which represents the ego and the illusion of the world placed on top of all that is: God. So I am constantly referring to “this‿ and “in there‿ which, by context you should be able to discern as either the donut, our made-up self, or an expansion of God, our true identity..

In this episode we begin inquiry into how to be a miracle worker. Next week we will look list attributes of the healer or miracle worker. Before the discussion begins, I would like to acknowledge my teachers of the course, Ken Wapnick, Gary Renard and Jon Mundy. Often I find myself using their concepts in these pods and they deserve credit for their helpful ideas and metaphors. I’m pretty sure the idea of the movie came from Gary.

Episode 6 Return of the Red Donut 2 Apr 25, 2007

Welcome to Episode 6 of A Crash Course in Miracles, A Cloud does not put out the sun.

You will have an easier time understanding this if you have not heard one of the earlier episodes describing the Barrier of fear or as we have come to describe it: the red donut. Episode 5 goes with this episode or Episode 1 would do the trick.

Also, be alert to the fact that I am standing next to a drawing of this red donut, which represents the ego and the illusion of the world placed on top of God. So I am constantly referring to “this‿ and “in there‿ which, by context you should be able to discern as either the donut or God.

In this episode we dig deeper into spiritual techniques, time, the process of awakening, well- let me play the preview quotes now and you can get an idea of what’s in this pod. Directly after the preview quotes, this discussion begins. Namaste.

Episode 5 Return of the Red Donut Apr 08, 2007

And so we start another red donut â??Welcome to episode 5 from All That Matters, the largest yoga and holistic health services center in Southern New England. We recorded 3 sessions here. If you have listened to the 1st 4 episodes you probably have an idea already what the barrier of fear is, we also call it the red donut, the story of me, and sometimes just â??in here.â?? (Imagine me pointing to it.) If this is your first episode, try enlarging the picture in the I tunes window or simply go to Cloud Sun dot com and see the graphics there.

You probably have noticed that we always open these with some preview quotes, all patched together, so you can get a taste of what the discussion is like. Weâ??ll play the previews now and jump right into the discussion. Well this one leans more toward presentation. I do travel and make this presentation to groups. Let me know if you are interested. Philip@Urso.com

Also, I just published a Pod called: Quotes from A Course in Miracles, Jesus unedited. You may enjoy hearing some of the most cogent quotes. On iTunes and libsyn.com.

What this podcast is about Mar 27, 2007

A cloud does not put out the sun.

"The Thought of God surrounds your little kingdom, waiting at the barrier you built to come inside and shine upon the barren ground."

The aim of A Course in Miracles is to remove what blocks our awareness of our natural peace and power.

In this lively, discussion-based pod, we show you a shortcut to seeing the blockage and help you understand Course practices for removing it. It turns out, the barrier blocking us from our happiness is stubborn but fragile as a cloud.

It is a fun introduction for beginners and helpful for students with dusty copies of the book who choose to start again.

The Fear-preserver, or we sometimes call it the Barrier of Fear or simply The Red Donut is shown and discussed in these podcasts. It has helped students grasp major Course principles quickly. It has evolved and expanded with each presentation, often through the insights and discoveries of the students themselves.

Other helpful material for beginners can be found by Dr. Kenneth Wapnick and other great teachers at www.acim.org. We also recommend the books "Take Me to Truth" by Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira (www.takemetotruth.com), "The Disappearance of the Universe," by Gary Renard (www.garyrenard.com) which both offer an easy read of Course principles.

Philip Urso has been a student of The Course for over 10 years. He studies The Course with other teachers who often join him on this podcast and who have helped in the teaching and development of these ideas. Thanks to Lisa Urso, Liz Dufresne, Kristen Marx, Elena, Steve McKiernan and Linda Boback and all of the students who have contributed. Philip also teaches Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga. Podcasts of live classes are available at iTunes and Libsyn.

Episode 4 Nothing Real can be threatened Feb 24, 2007

From the preview quotes you will hear first you may conclude that you are insane. Metaphysics is a big word- beyond physical. But it is all summed up by the title of this pod: Nothing real can be threatened. All spirituality is about understanding what is real and what is not. The Course maintains that everything that is not God does not exist. Luckily we are part of Gods mind BUT our bodies and this world are NOT. In fact, God did not make this world, but we DREAMED IT. It is called the dream of separation. It is a familiar creation story in that we like Lucifer, thought we could be God. But unlike many creation stories, the world, our body and everything that is not God is an illusion, just a dream. To the extent we believe in it, we suffer insanity. To the extent we realize it is not real and this body is not really me, we gain a sense of peace that is outside the limits of the dream of time and space. To this degree we wake up from the dream. And this is the essence al all spiritual teaching.

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