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	The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk About Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and ... Gary R. Renard Hay House, 2005 - 420 pages average customer review:based on 458 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When two such teachers appeared before Gary Renard in 1992, he chose to listen to them (and ask a lot of impertinent questions). The result is this startling book: an extraordinary record of 17 mind-bending conversations that took place over nearly a decade, reorienting the author's life and giving the world an uncompromising introduction to a spiritual teaching destined to change human history.

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DU WOP

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy..."

-Hamlet

A few years back after giving the invocation at my church service a woman just began to stare at me. After the service, she came up to me and said, "John...did you know that you have a spirit guide..."

I just kind of rolled my eyes and said, "Oh. Okay. So I have a spirit guide. What does this spirit guide look like?"

"Oh, well, he's tall...taller than you...thin...and has long gray hair and a beard."

"And I suppose this guy...this guide is standing right next to me?"

"Oh, yes! He is very close to you. He seems very protective of you..."

After this strange exchange, we parted ways and I went to go pay a visit to my dad. I stood by the kitchen counter drinking a glass of water and I just blurted out, "I guess I have a spirit guide, dad. He's tall and thin and has long gray hair and a big, bushy beard."

My dad looked up from his paper and smiled, "Oh, yeah...Georgie."

"Georgie?"

"Georgie, your imaginary playmate. When you were 3-4 years old, you never went anywhere without your Georgie. And then one day, you just stopped talking about him."

Shivers. Chills. Acceptance.

I tell you this story because in the great and wonderful book, Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard, Renard is visited by two spiritual masters, Arten and Pursah. I consider myself a very "grounded" individual who really doesn't buy into a lot of the "woo-woo" stuff that some people in the New Age/ New Thought/Metaphysical movement do. I feel that it detracts from the real value this philosophy can offer when "properly applied".

This book, if you hadn't already guessed by the 455 other reviews, is about the Course in Miracles and these "characters" help Mr. Renard apply the material he is gleaning from the book in a more beneficial way. They come to check on his progress even though they really don't need to because they already know what he's up to. During these exchanges with Arten and Pursah, Renard makes a lot of bad jokes and bad puns like my favorite, "Love is letting go of beer."

I've had some of my amazon friends write to me and ask me if I read DU and if I had, to write a review on it. I have to admit, I really struggled with this book. And then one day it just became clear to me why I was struggling; I had major judgments going on with Gary's credibility. Was he really seeing these "ascended masters"? Was he really talking with them and even going to places with them? Were they really Thaddeus and Thomas in a former life? And then I realized that my judgments were separating me from what this Highly Symbolic book is all about; it's about forgiveness...True Forgiveness...A Course in Miracles Forgiveness where one sees only God and then I realized something very, very important...the moment I extended my forgiveness to Mr. Renard, I could see that beauty and the value, and the sheer simplicity this book has to offer.

Because we live in a world of form, we think that only that which we see with our physical eyes is real and yet those things we see with our eyes are things that are probably the farthest away from reality that we can possibly imagine. Things change, forms come and go, everything in the world of matter is an illusion but the one thing that doesn't change, is the Spirit within it all.

This is how all True Healing is experienced - by only looking at God. There are some absolute gems in this book that just floored me and left me shaking with joy:

"What you are seeing is not the truth. If it's not the truth, then how can you judge it? To judge it is to give it reality. But how can you judge and give reality to that which isn't there?"

"You will arrive at your destination...the real question is, how long do you want to prolong your suffering?"

"The Holy Spirit knows that only the thoughts you think with God are real, and nothing else matters..."

I realize now that it doesn't really matter if Arten and Pursah are "real". If we are willing to look past our limitations, maybe we would see that help is always available, that not only does each of us have "a guide" - like Georgie - but there are nothing but angels ready and willing to help us through this persistent illusion we call the world.

Buy this book. Laugh a little...sneer a little...groan with every bad joke...but marvel at how simple and how wonderful the Truth that sets us free can be; the Truth that we are as God created us now and forever.

Peace and Blessings,
john, 'the Light Coach'

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Filling in missed lessons

For starters I never write reviews. I feel there are some books for some and some for others,

I have been in search of enlightenment for sometime now. Have been a martial artist and have studied some of Buddha's teachings and meditate on a regular basis (Chi Kung), but have always felt something is lacking and that the path I was on seemed to be shorted (if that makes sense).

Well, this book has lead me to understand there is other ways out there and that the ideas I were having really aren't insane.

So, overall thanks and I would recommend this book for those that have some answers, not all and are looking for information fill in's. And of course an open mind.

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Enlightening, Entertaining, Excellent

D.U. found it's way to me and before I was through the first chapter I had bought A Course in Miracles (which I had heard of previously but had not yet been inspired to read). You know when you hear/read something that resounds as "truth" on all levels, well this was it for me. Having munched my way through over 20 years of spiritual information, D.U. clarified ALL like nothing I have ever seen before and best of all, not only gave answers to a multitude of questions which had arisen over many years of study but also explained simply WHAT TO DO! What a gift. Thank you, thank you to all involved in this book...you know who you are!

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The Disappearance of the Universe, by Gary Renard

This incredible book tells a story that is 100% true!
It is the perfect introduction/companion to A Course In Miracles.
It's all about releasing grievances, resentments, fear, hatred, guilt and all the negative emotions, folks!
When we can release these, we step into peace, joy, happiness and love-- we can then move beyond this dream world of illusions. This book will show you how!



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