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ABOUT:
Thanks for finding us here. We are focused on
the journey of finding and becoming our higher selves and
awakening from the dream. Eureka was coined as a word when
Archimides exclaimed this sound, meaning "I have found
it", while discovering a way to determine the purity
of gold by applying the principle of specific gravity.
We are discovering the "gold" within each of
us as we uncover the blocks to that purity and innocence
within all of us.
The word "miracle" comes from the latin verb "mirare",
which means "to wonder or marvel". Once the
mind experiences mystery and wonderment we become open
to being miracle workers in our lives and the lives of
others. Ultimately a miracle is a "shift in perception" moving
from fear based thoughts to love based thoughts. "THINGS
ARE NOT AS THEY SEEM; YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED WITHIN
YOU". We practice this mind training with the study
of "A Course In Miracles" (ACIM): a single
volume 3 part book published in 1976 through the work
of Helen Shucman and Bill Thetford, Professors of Medical
Psychology at Columbia University's College of Physicians
and Surgeons in NYC.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Eureka’s mission is to support the study
and practice of the principles of spiritual wisdom as
expressed in “A Course In Miracles”. Together
we focus toward a thought system of love, peace and joy.
We teach an awareness of the mind’s tendency to
move away from spirit through fear. Our curriculum of
learning includes meditation practice, study groups and
other programs to train each individual’s mind
toward these teachings. Each of us learns that we have
a choice in perception, and ultimately “thought
itself” as to how we perceive ourselves, others
and the world. The influence of these teachings permeates
every area of one’s life and influences all those
around us as well.
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CLASSES:
We are here to serve those who come. The purpose being to
aid participants in whatever way possible in their desire
to learn and follow the principles of the “Course” and
awaken from the dream .
Our classes include reading Chapters or
Lessons that weave the thought system of the “Course” to
illuminate the mind to see spirit mind versus ego mind.
We pause during readings for questions and sharings to
deepen the understanding of the message. Both miracles
and fear based blocks to miracles are demonstrated. The
Course distinguishes two worlds or “thought systems”:
God and the ego, knowledge and perception, truth and
illusion. The Study Groups enlighten the mind to differentiate
these thought systems as they occur. A student learns
to move more quickly away from ego thought and into spirit
thought through “Course” study.
Advanced classes focus more on our beingness
in the moment, with a deeper concentration in the text
and theoretical teachings. While Beginner’s classes
focus on the first Lessons in the Workbook to help loosen
the “mind’s” fixed worldview and open
to a worldview of acceptance. “I do not know what
anything is for”.
CLASS TIMES:
Wed Evenings 7-8:30PM - Wholefoods (2nd floor)
929 South St Phila, Pa (free parking)
Sun Mornings 10-12Noon - Wholefoods (2nd floor) 929 South
St Phila, Pa (free parking)
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All classes meet weekly on an ongoing basis unless
otherwise specified. Donations are encouraged to help cover costs such as: website, classes, handouts, administration. We are self-supporting through our own contributions. Abasket for donations is placed at each meeting.
There will be classes with a specific focus at times
that have a finite number of weeks for completion. They
will be announced when their dates are set.
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NEWS:
ANNOUNCMENT:
New ACIM meeting beginning Sept 18th, Tuesday in Mt Airy/Phila
at 100 W Carpenter Lane at The Cecilian Center.
7 - 9PM each Tuesday evening (ongoing).
Suggested donation $8.00 Ample parking on street
Questions & Registration contact Jack - jproddy@aol.com
Pam - 267 259 7657, or Rea 215 586 5955
Eureka House is currently in negotiations to secure
a dedicated space in the Philadelphia area for our center.
Please stay posted for this exciting news.
Letter from a happy website user:
I just went to the website, oh my God...it was so peaceful there. I was having a moment so deeply rooted in fear and just decided to visit the site. The speaker reading was soothing to my soul and the voice literally changed my vibration. (Thank you Holy Spirit) And then, after she spoke, one of my favorite Course excerpts was there for me to read...."How can you who are so Holy suffer..." thank you Jack for this wonderful service you provide to the world.
Lori McKenna article:
Let not my world obscure the sight of Christ. Lesson 304 p. 451 ACIM
Franny and Zooey
In J.D. Salinger’s novella, Franny Glass and her brother Zooey are two of seven genius siblings. In the 1940s the Glass children were the darlings of It’s A Wise Child, a popular radio quiz program.
The novella begins in the 1950s with Franny meeting her Yale beau, Lane Coutell, on campus for a big game weekend. Over drinks and lunch, Franny is irritable and distracted. She feels “ Everything everybody does is so – I don’t know – not wrong or even mean or stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and sad-making.”
The one topic that soothes her is the Jesus Prayer, found in a book called The Way of a Pilgrim. She loves that the pilgrim goes about helping people to learn to pray incessantly. She continues, “Something happens eventually. The words get synchronized with your heartbeats and you’re actually praying without ceasing. You do it to purify your whole outlook and get an absolutely new conception of what everything’s about.”
“You actually believe that stuff or what? Lane asks casually. She replies she isn’t sure what she believes - she just “finds it fascinating, that’s all.” Lane reminds her they’ll be late for the game. Franny excuses herself to go to the ladies room. On the way, she falls to the floor in a dead faint.
At home, her mother, Bessie, and her brother, Zooey, watch her withdraw, refusing to eat, refusing any attempts to console her.
In trying to help her find herself, Zooey reminisces about their brother Seymour, who had years ago reminded him to look sharp before going onto the set of It’s A Wise Child. Zooey objected, dismissing the studio audience, announcer and sponsors as “morons.” Seymour patiently requested he shine his shoes “for the Fat Lady,” whom Zooey immediately pictured as a slow, cancer-ridden female with a Buddha figure, rocking quietly on a porch, swatting flies.
The Fat Lady is a reminder that we are all one, and that to forget this is to lose ourselves. She is Salinger’s way of saying that by being too analytical we can lose touch with our divinity.
Salinger uses the Fat Lady to create a chain of holy instants that reveal the truth and change Franny’s perceptions of herself and the world. “There isn’t anyone out there who isn’t Seymour’s Fat Lady,” Zooey tells Franny. He asks her if she knows who the Fat Lady really is and without hesitation tells her, “Ah, buddy. Listen to me now. It’s Christ himself.”
Franny cannot speak for several minutes after her brother has fully explained the key to dispelling her angst. She excuses herself and hangs up the phone. “For some minutes, before she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep, she just lay quiet, smiling at the ceiling.
Zooey has explained the Course concept Love Holds No Grievances in a manner that Franny can understand. Not until the end do we have a clue where this is going – not until the Fat Lady sings, so to speak.
Franny and Zooey was published in 1955. A Course In Miracles was published in 1975.
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GOVERNING BOARD:
- Jack P Roddy – Chairman & President (CEO – J
P Roddy Consultants-executive search firm). BS Bus
Admin (Volunteer-Philadelphia Futures, Little Brothers,
Friends To The Elderly)
- Ken Weinstein, Esquire – In-House Attorney
(Real Estate Attorney)
- Robert Anu Hubbard, J.D. – Community Development/
Outreach (Actor, Director, Producer, Teacher at Temple
U, Arcadia U.)
- Katonya Mosley, J.D. – Activities Leader (Legal
Counselor for“We The People”, Rebirther,
Writer)
- Honey Polis – Meditation Leader (High School
Biology Teacher/Dept Chair of Science-Friends Select
School, M.ED, BA, Reiki Certification, Rebirther, Collard
Method Practioner)
- Joe Barbella - Coordinator of Class Facilitators (Jewelry Designer) Student of Metaphysics & ACIM & Teacher
- Linda Peden - Creative Director,
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LINKS:
Foundation for A Course In Miracles: www.facim.org We
hope that the information contained here will be of help
to you in understanding the purpose and activities of the
Foundation, as well as providing more in-depth information
as to what A
Course in Miracles is and what it teaches. The Course’s
understanding of forgiveness as the road to inner peace and
the remembrance of God is unique among world spiritualities,
and our expectation is that this Web site will help you to
decide whether the spiritual path of A Course in Miracles
is for you.
We invite you to read through our material, and hope
that it will be of interest and help to you on your spiritual
journey.
Foundation for Inner Peace: www.acim.org A
unique universal, self study spiritual thought system that
also teaches the way to Love and Inner Peace
David Hoffmeister: www.awakening-mind.org You
have come upon a foundation dedicated to nothing less than...
Enlightenment / Salvation through forgiveness of illusion:
Constant Peace, Happiness, Joy & Freedom! We are dedicated
to demonstrating complete forgiveness as described in A
Course In Miracles ACIM, unlearning error, experiencing
the Present Moment, and remembering the Eternal Love of
God.
Marianne Williamson: www.marianne.com "I
consider Marianne to be one of our most profound teachers
of transformational wisdom." She is an amazing Course
Teacher.
D Patrick Miller: www.fearlessbooks.com Author,
poet, publisher, Course Teacher
Jon Mundy PhD: www.miraclesmagazine.org Jon
Mundy, Ph.D. is an international
speaker and as "Dr.
Baba Jon Mundane" a standup philosopher/comedian.
A College Professor for 38 years, Jon currently serves
as Professor of Philosophy at Marist College in Poughkeepsie,
New York where he teaches courses on "The History
of Mysticism," "The Psychology of Religion," "World
Religions," "The History of Philosophy," "World
Views and Values" and “Small Group Communications.” According
to the "Princeton Review," Marist is in the top
10% of the best colleges in the US.
Miracles Alliance (NEUS): www.miraclesalliance.org
The Miracles Alliance serves the worldwide A Course In
Miracles (ACIM) community. We provide a central posting
place for ACIM news, meetings, events, websites, centers,
products, services, articles, interviews and anything else
we can think of that enables our community to connect,
join and get the word out about what's happening. The information
contained in the site is freely available to all, and everyone
is welcome to use it.
Gary Renard: www.garyrenard.com “A
book that is destined to be one of the most significant
contributions to spiritual literature in this century.
The message in Gary Renard’s The Disappearance of
the Universe is of great importance to the healing of ourselves
and our planet.”
Neale Donald Walsch: www.cwg.org Author
of Conversations With God
Miracles Distribution Center: www.miraclecenter.org We
publish The Holy Encounter magazine and offer many other
free services for students of the Course to help them connect
with others and integrate the principles of A Course in
Miracles into their daily lives. Use the nagivation bar
at the top of each page or the links at the bottom to find
all our site has to offer. We appreciate your support of
our services through your purchases of books and your donations.
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Parts of the opening narration have been adapted, courtesy
of "Selections From A Course In Miracles" an
Audio Renaissance production.
© Copyright 2006 Eureka House
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