Conversations With God

[AirBreather]

Hello, all.

I recently listened to Conversations With God - book 1 (audio format - double speed!) and it was... Mind expanding, to say the least.

Just checking in here to see if anybody else has experienced the material and been positively (or negatively?) affected by the material and would like to share.

[Maguru]

I read them all and they really helped to get me through a difficult time. There is a lot of very good information. I would say, however, the relationship Neale Walsh has with god is from his experiences and perspective and we all need to draw our own conclusion.

Originally Posted by AirBreather

Hello, all.

I recently listened to Conversations With God - book 1 (audio format - double speed!) and it was... Mind expanding, to say the least.

Just checking in here to see if anybody else has experienced the material and been positively (or negatively?) affected by the material and would like to share.

[Old Soul]

I've heard good things about this book, although I have yet to read it, I will put it on my to do list...

Maybe once the wedding is over with I can take some chill time and catch up on some good reads :-)

[skinnyninja]

I've read the books. Highly recommended. Lots of good ideas about God in them, lots of food for thought. Good books for exploring.

Read the first one at least, see if you like it. Seems like most people who have read one have "read them all" though.....that should tell you something.

[Power]

It was excellent, I love every bit of it.

As what some people say that when you hear an information that is presented to you, if it is true in your being then it will resonate in your heart.

I feel that the information Neale presented resonated with me.

[AirBreather]

I've found it to be a good starting point.

Maybe... Because some of things appeal on a deep gut/emotional level they cause the odd waterworks.

*shrug*

I'll go through it a few more times, take what I can and move ever onward.

Thanks for all the responses.

Blessings.

[172]

I read Book 1 and just started Book 2. I really love them. I say if they speak to your soul, stick with them.

[Max Power]

I thought a conversation with god was me talking to myself?

Max

[reflections]

Yep, they are inspiring reads.

[beautyscientist]

Presumably these books and tapes don't purport to be accounts of actual conversations with a supreme being?

[172]

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

Presumably these books and tapes don't purport to be accounts of actual conversations with a supreme being?

Actually, beauty, they do purport to be accounts of actual conversations with a supreme being. And, that's part of the beauty of the conversations....you really just have to read for yourself. I highly suggest starting with the very beginning (acknowledgements, introduction, chapter 1) of Book 1. The books progress in concept as God lays the groundwork from the beginning...He builds a foundation and then carries you through a series of explanations that you need the foundation to appreciate. These books are amazing. Even if you believe it is impossible for someone to have a conversation with a supreme being...read it anyway.

[Maguru]

Don't kill the messenger

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

Presumably these books and tapes don't purport to be accounts of actual conversations with a supreme being?

[beautyscientist]

I don't believe there is a God. But if He does exist He doesn't give exclusive interviews.

[AirBreather]

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

I don't believe there is a God. But if He does exist He doesn't give exclusive interviews.

The God that is you says... Something.

[ticktockclok]

Review on Amazon: "Neale Donald Walsch proves once again that, while it does no harm to talk to one's self, it is most unwise to start answering."

I have to remember that- funny wisecrack.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

But if He does exist He doesn't give exclusive interviews.

You are correct. The interviews are not exclusive. According to the Bible, God also had conversations with a very large number of other people - Daniel, Elijah, Abraham, Abel, David, Moses, Noah, Isaac, Jonah, Jesus, Saul, Adam, Eve, Tom, Dick, Harry etc etc.

If you go to any church and talk to the faithful congregation, it would be quite surprising if you didn't find anyone who has conversations with God. Another example of a rather long conversation is found in "A Course in Miracles" (ACIM) you can google & see.

Various other people have also regularly talked to, well, not God himself, but other sorts of non-physical entities. Eg Esther Hicks, Jane Roberts, Jeffrey Wands etc. Oh yeah, lest we forget, Steve Pavlina's wife too.

[Almarion]

I believe each of us can have our own conversation with God. We just need to be willing to open our heart to listen to the voice of our SELF. The book has been very transformative for me personally durring a huge personal crisses and I am very thankful for it having been written. Whether it is absolutely GOD or not I do not think is really relevant, the question is, can it help you to find peace, hope and joy. Read the book, contemplate on it for a bit and see if it does not resonate as true.

[Bene]

I like CwG. It talks about many things including time and space, IM, Subjective Reality, LoA, difference between eastern and western teachings etc.

I think CwG has a more religious perspective on these topics. But it is a fresh perspective nonetheless.

I got many a-ha's by reading this series. I continue to refer to them.

[Maguru]

I really liked all the cwg books until 'what god wants'. Apparently, this was from neale himself and not in conversation and you sure could tell the difference.

[brandi]

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

I don't believe there is a God. But if He does exist He doesn't give exclusive interviews.

oh yes, he does, for each one of us.
Praying is talking to god and meditation is god talking to you.
some people just aren't still enough to hear god.

god talks to us, all day in different experiences,
devine appointments, in our thoughts, what other people say to us.
how we experience our lives.
the problem is mitote and doubt.
we cannot hear.

i am in personal contact with god all day long, in the way i experience, love, reach out, faithe for courage, .
everytime i express gratitude. i am in contact and in a position to listen
i am very grateful for my god experience and earth adventure.

[Akashic_Librarian]

brandi you know if you do something wrong, your "God" will cast you into hell without a second thought...thats hardly a good quality for a conversational partner...

I have read a few examples and it seems like cheesy feel-good stuff. Not my cup of tea in every sense of the phrase. I know it helps people, gives them courage, abates their fears yadah yadah yadah...but...

its not real. God isn't there to help you. God isn't their to pick you up when your down. You pick yourself up, no one else. Some people do it through logic, truth and reasoning, others do it by deluding themselves of the existence of a higher being....I prefer the former, but each to their own.

*sighs*

my head hurts will all this mental activity...bah....

[brandi]

it's all about our own personal understanding and relationship with god.
I believe my god's grace is sufficient.
if my god is so great...
i cannot be a bigger sinner than he is a savior.

do i do bad stuff? you bet i cuss and smoke and drink every couple of months.
i believe god's grace is sufficient. this is my god experience. and it is a good one.
i am exactly where he needs me to be to be a grander finished product.

I refer to myself a believer and not a "christian"
i do not wish to confuse you with fancy titles...
i'm an emphatic believer,
I'm just not done being an ******* ; )

God's grace is sufficient.
that's what i'm told anyway
I'll buy it.
i am so happy...
what do i have to lose?

[beautyscientist]

The Librarian and I seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to the exsitance of God. I doubt very much that there is any such thing. But even if you subscribe to the notion, people claiming to talk to him seems a bit suspicious.

We get most things that are popular in the States over here in the UK sooner or later. I will keep an eye out for these books. I would say though that they might want to change the name for the English market. There was a notorious serial killer over here who claimed to talk to God - he used this fact in his defence in court. It was the first thing that sprung to my mind when I saw this thread.

[Liara Covert]

Neale Donald Walsh books are indeed thought provoking and especially where they trigger new kinds of conversations inside you.

[AirBreather]

Originally Posted by beautyscientist

The Librarian and I seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to the exsitance of God. I doubt very much that there is any such thing. But even if you subscribe to the notion, people claiming to talk to him seems a bit suspicious.

We get most things that are popular in the States over here in the UK sooner or later. I will keep an eye out for these books. I would say though that they might want to change the name for the English market. There was a notorious serial killer over here who claimed to talk to God - he used this fact in his defence in court. It was the first thing that sprung to my mind when I saw this thread.

Some of the interesting content in the CwG series is that Neale asks questions along the lines of "is this just my imagination?" and God says things along the lines of "does it matter? Use your own judgement, decide for yourself, etc, etc".

Never - anywhere - does it say "obey, obey, obey - these are commandments, do them, etc."

Just... Food for thought. RICH food for thought.

[Bene]

I was reading book three and this particular answer was good. This is an excerpt from Book 3 CWG:

Neale: If thats the case, how come some "predictions" are "wrong"' (here refering to psychic predictions) that is, they never "happen"?

God: Because the psychic has not "predicted the future," merely offered a glimpse of one of the "possible possibilities" observed in the Eternal Moment of Now. It is always the subject of the psychic reading who has made the choice. He could just as easily make another choice- a choice not in concert with the prediction.
The Eternal Moment contains all "possible possibilities." As I have explained now several times, everything has already happened, in a million different ways. All that's left is for you to make some perception choices.
It is all a question of perception. When you change your perception, you change your thought, and your thought creates your reality. Whatever outcome you could anticipate in any situation is already there for you. All you have to do is perceive it. Know it.
This is what is meant by "even before you ask, I will have answered." In truth, your prayers are "answered" before the prayer is offered.

Theres a lot of stuff like this. It talks about LoA, Eastern Mystics, renunciation, Karma, Time and Space, Sufi masters, Atheists, Sex, Nuclear Bombs, Aliens, Politics etc. ... basically anything you can think off. It even predicts that Bill Clinton will tried to be removed from office by great forces in Book 2 (that was published in 1997 I think when I checked the front of the book). Its a great series and its echoed with me a lot! It really is the message and not the messenger (as long as the message truly resonates with your heart). Don't get caught up on the word "God".... it just as easily could be Universal Conscious or All-That-Is.

I am interested to know if Steve and Erin read any of these books?

[Betrade]

I just reread the whole series after five years.

I'm not convinced this is "God", but I also can't totally negate the possibility either, because I can't prove if it is, or it isn't. If it is, then we have a far more compassionate and loving God than the one I was taught to be terrified of by the time I was 4 , which the books point out almost immediately. It was actually hard for me to accept at first because of this.

Then , I just allowed myself to become more open minded, and I really no longer believe that God is a Jewish man in the sky. It's actually amazing how we can believe in these things when they're drilled into us at an early age. Then again, I told my kids a little fairy took bought their teeth and a fat elf brought them presents on Christmas, so almost anything is believable if it's presented properly.

I will say this. There is much wisdom in the books, and many great ideas that would probably benefit the human race if they were implemented. Some of it is a bit too liberal/collective/socialistic for my taste on the political end, because I don't trust people to implement those kind of societies, for many reasons; but that doesn't lessen the overall value of the info for me or anyone else. I can't see humanity ever embracing some of the concepts I'm talking about anyway. Humans are just way too selfish by nature, and way to zealous when it comes to their own "God".

[supertom]

sorry to bring this up but only just read this but its a pretty good book, its not god hes talking to or perhaps someone named god cause i think it said that it took human forms at times which is also in the bhagavad gita , Readers of seth and abraham will not be dissapointed. Also i have to say that esther calls abraham infinite intelligence which is like god.

[jsam]

The human mind is truly amazing! It can create all sorts of mental experiences to respond to the ego's wishes... and people have been having vocal and "channelled" messages from gods, daemons, departed spirits, devils, arch angels, saints, etc. for thousands of years. Some of the messages are positive and helpful, some are evil, some just "kooky". I have had teachings from "higher consciousness" and channelled poetry pop into my head. I find it is best to regard these phenomena as products of the Self, rather than "other entities". Unity is found only when separation of self and "other" is totally forgotten. Thinking about "other" prolongs our experience as "ego".

So why am I writing this to "others"? Because I am enjoying this ego trip; no longer trapped in it.
Namaste

[supertom]

thats the one thing about channeled teachings they keep you in ego OR PERHAPS they dont even know about ego or what we know about it.