Gary Renard Podcast - ep024

Episode 24: The Combined Holiday Show! This episode begins with a Christmas theme, and then moves into a New Year's theme, opening the doorway into 2009. Gary begins with his recent experience of Christmas in California, including a wonderful musical event; he then gives a brief reading from the Course, from the section, "Christmas as the End of Sacrifice." Gary and Gene then discuss how the concept of sacrifice is always related to the body, and as the Course teaches, true communication (which is the basis of our Reality) is always of the Mind. Gary then talks about his holiday trip to South Florida, where Gene and Gary got to connect at one of their favorite places, the Mai-Kai -- and then also to spend New Year's Eve together in Miami! Gary talks a bit about the concept of a New Year from a Course perspective, about "making this year different by making it all the same." Gary discusses the ego's script versus the Holy Spirit's script, and how the HS may shift us from one script to the other, depending upon our forgiveness practice. Gary's "real life" approach to forgiveness is then surprisingly demonstrated by a knock on the door, and a visit from his plumber -- which of course, is NOT deleted from this podcast! Next up: Questions for Gary; first: can Gary explain the seeming contradiction between the Course's teaching that the world is not real, and the Workbook lesson, "God is in everything I see." Gary's response addresses the fact that the workbook lessons, particularly the early ones, must be taken in context to be understood properly. Next, a brief question regarding Jesus' famous brief quote, "Be Passerby." Gary's explanation involves the corrected Gospel of Thomas as delivered by Pursah in "Your Immortal Reality." Gary closes out this episode with some optimistic commentary on the upcoming year, foreseeing many good things ahead in 2009 - and beyond!