About this episode

David Hoffmeister discusses themes of memory, identity, and perception in relation to spiritual awakening during a movie session at the Renovatio retreat.

https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events Join David Hoffmeister for a profound evening session recorded live at the Renovatio retreat in Duchesne, Utah. David explores one of the deepest teachings of "A Course in Miracles": the world was made to distract us from the power of our own mind and to induce a kind of spiritual amnesia—a forgetting of love, eternal life, and our oneness with God. Through the movie's themes of memory, identity, and perception, David gently leads us on what he calls a journey of "reverse amnesia": the undoing of everything we have believed about ourselves as separate beings living in a world outside us. As the mind withdraws its investment in fear, guilt, and loss, a new perception dawns—the happy dream—in which forgiveness becomes natural and peace is no longer dependent on circumstances. David reminds us that awakening is not about becoming something different, but about remembering what we have always been. Beneath every story of loss and separation lies the radiant innocence of the Christ child within, waiting only to be remembered. This moving talk is an invitation to leave the world behind—not through sacrifice, but through the joyful…

People in this episode

Host: David Hoffmeister

Topics covered

• spiritual awakening
• forgiveness
• identity
• perception
• memory
• A Course in Miracles

Keywords

• spirituality
• A Course in Miracles
• Renovatio retreat
• David Hoffmeister
• forgiveness
• awakening
• identity
• perception

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MWGE.org, Facebook, the-christ.net

Books & works: A Course in Miracles, Leave the World Behind

Places: Duchesne, Utah

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