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Fearless Love
The Answer to the Problem of Human Existence

by Gary Renard
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      Gary Renard, a well-known author and spiritual teacher, has prepared a two-CD audio course in achieving love and forgiveness called Fearless Love: The Answer to the Problem of Human Existence. The course, rooted in the teachings of A Course of Miracles, which presents the tenets of a Jesus of the modern age wrapped in Buddhist concepts, emphasizes the breaking down of the ego, what Renard calls the "false self," a state that he considers as separation from the Divine. Using meditation techniques and lectures, Renard helps listeners use powers of the mind to undo the ego in order to get closer to perfect love. He offers three ways of undoing ego: giving up control to the Holy Spirit, engaging in True Prayer, and practicing forgiveness.

True Prayer is quite intriguing. It is achieved through a brief meditation practice that doesn't involve a laundry list of petitions to the Divine, but is a way of achieving oneness with the Source through practiced silence.

The concept of forgiveness that Renard presents is also unique. It is not ferreting out everyone else's sins or even your own sins, thereby making them more manifest in the cataloging of them. It is simply, just forgiving. It involves looking at the world and the people in it as not being done to us—the cause of our troubles, but looking at ourselves and what is manifest as a symbol of that which exists in our own conscious mind. When we forgive from a place of love, we forgive ourselves.

The techniques, lecture material, and anecdotes amplify the concepts Renard presents, which offer a means to achieve harmony with oneself and the Divine. The techniques are simple and easy to learn, but must be practiced.

The author spends a lot of time explaining what A Course in Miracles is, how it came about, how its structured, and how these techniques have worked in his own life. I found that to be a bit of a distraction to the material presented, but would be helpful to someone wanting to know more about what that spiritual course was about.   Recommended.

The Book

Sounds True
December 1, 2008
Audiobook / 2 CDs / 2 1/2 hours
1591796695 / 978-1591796695
New Age
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The Reviewer

Janie Franz
Reviewed 2009
NOTE: Reviewer Janie Franz is the author of Freelance Writing: It’s a Business, Stupid!and co-author of The Ultimate Wedding Reception Book and The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony Book.
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