Tucked in the corner of the workbook's first page is a quote: Spirituality is natural goodness. God is not a person; God is a Presence personified in us. Spirituality is not a thing; It is the atmosphere of God's Presence, goodness, truth and beauty. Religion is a life, a living. These words are from Ernest Holmes, and they announce the spirit of the class that uses this workbook: Beyond Limits: there is an all pervading Presence which we call God, and when we recognize It for what It is, and let is inform our choices and behavior, things change for the good.
Recognizing the Path is the first segment of the class and provides a foundation from which to begin exploring how to live a spiritual life. Students are introduced to the New Thought Movement (a cute term since so much in the New Though Movement is based on very ancient thought) and the first Basic Idea--oneness--upon which everything else in the course is based.
A note from your teacher (that would be me, Edward Viljoen, and Kathleen Kearney--we are co-
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Recognizing the Path is the first segment of the class and provides a foundation from which to begin exploring how to live a spiritual life. Students are introduced to the New Thought Movement (a cute term since so much in the New Though Movement is based on very ancient thought) and the first Basic Idea--oneness--upon which everything else in the course is based.
A note from your teacher (that would be me, Edward Viljoen, and Kathleen Kearney--we are co-