The Gary Renard Experience
by Charles Hurley
gowithin.net correspondent
For those who have not attended or are unfamiliar with a Gary Renard workshop, shame on you! Just joking. All joking aside, the workshops are deep, profound, entertaining, electric, captivating, and generally full of laughter and goodwill. The standard procedure of a Gary Renard workshop/seminar is no different than his books. He provides an unwavering explanation of the principles and message, and content of A Course in Miracles (Course or ACIM for short), peppered with jokes to lighten up the heaviness of the discussion topics, lunch break, book signing, more translations, more jokes, lengthy question and answer period, additional book signings, and one-on-one conversations with participants. People who attend his seminars are of all races, ages, and fairly evenly distributed between male and female.
My experience, whether from YIR, DU, attending two of his seminars, or listening to his audio presentations, has been that Gary does not stray away from any of the principles and messages of the Course. ACIM does not waiver from the truth and neither does the Gary Renard in explaining the meaning of the Course to the general public. It’s a reminder for all of us to stay on track to the true message of the Course and apply it properly. Yes, the form of his presentation may change, but the content of the message, which has been formulated from ACIM, doesn’t. The form only reinforces the content presented in the Course. The only thing that changes during his seminars and numerous other materials are his forgiveness opportunity examples (usually drawn from his own experiences) and his jokes. He does not provide the readers and participants with his own course based on ACIM. It would be a tremendous disservice to this great book if he did. He explains the Course to his audience in layman’s terms. It only enhances the understanding of things that were previously misunderstood by readers of the Course and helps them apply it's principles in everyday life.
That is the Gary Renard Experience one receives when attending his workshops. He gives it his all. So exhausted at the end that someone should put a cape around him a'la James Brown and escort him off stage. You should check out a workshop when you can. Gary has his upcoming events listed on www.garyrenard.com.
Finally, I want to thank Gary, Arten, and Pursah. They have helped to transform my life in ways I couldn’t have imagined two years ago. I am very grateful.
Note: The seminar was also attended by Gary's special guest Nouk Sanchez, co-author of Take Me To Truth to be released on September 28, 2007. The book will be published by O-books. A book summary is provided is provided at www.o-books.net. The book she has co-authored with Tomas Viera sticks to the core principles of the Course and it is explained in way to help all apply it in his/her everyday life. Also, check out her website at www.takemetotruth.com, where you can find additional valuable information.
Gowithin.net's Interview with the Electrifying Gary Renard