From “Disappearance of the Universe”
"God did not banish you from Paradise, and
He is not responsible in any way, shape or form
for your experience of being apart from Him"
"Your world is quite impressive until you learn to really look;
but people don’t want to really look….not just because it isn’t
a pretty picture, but because the world is meant to cover over
an unconscious thought system that governs their lives,
but which they aren’t consciously aware of."
About Gary R. Renard
Gary R. Renard, the best-selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality, and Love Has Forgotten No One was born on the historic North Shore of Massachusetts. He became a successful professional guitar player, but during the harmonic convergence of 1987, he heard a Calling and began to take his life in a different direction. At the beginning of the 1990s, he moved to Maine, where he underwent a powerful spiritual awakening. As instructed, he slowly and carefully wrote Disappearance over a period of nine years. In the fall of 2003, after much encouragement from other speakers and students, Gary began to present talks and workshops in public. His speaking career took off remarkably fast, and today he lectures internationally. Combining a disarming sense of humor with radical, cutting-edge metaphysical information and experiential exercises, this acclaimed teacher of A Course in Miracles has been described as one of the most interesting and courageous spiritual speakers in the world.
During the last few years Gary has been busy teaching (and sometimes introducing) A Course in Miracles in 31 countries and 44 states, with multiple visits to many of those countries and states; He’s done hundreds of radio and print interviews, appeared in 7 documentary movies, recorded 50 podcasts, won the Infinity Foundation Spirit Award, had at least 30 videos at Youtube, recorded 3 audio CDs for Sounds True, (one of them 7 plus hours which was unedited) plus a music CD and a Meditation CD with Cindy Lora-Renard, filmed several DVDs, gotten divorced, moved from Maine to California, and gotten married again; created a TV Series based on his books, wrote the pilot script for the TV Series (along with Eylisa Skye) plus a 5 year Treatment, answered thousands of e-mails, written the Forewords for 7 books, developed the largest A Course in Miracles study group in the world (The DU Discussion Group at Yahoo), had his book published in 22 languages, including on Mainland China, where he’ll be traveling to speak soon, and also began to make more time for writing. Gary's third book, Love Has Forgotten No One, was published by Hay House in October of 2013
What a well known student/teacher of A Course in Miracles says about
The Disappearance of the Universe:
"As a long time spiritual seeker as well as an experienced student and teacher of A Course in Miracles I must say that this is easily the best book ever written about the Course. There's one test that says it all. People have been reading other books about the Course for 30 years. Then they go back to reading and studying the Course themselves or at their study groups and they still don't understand it. I know. I've seen them and been one of them. But then this book comes along and people are excited and reinvigorated about the Course because after reading it they go back and read the Course or go to their study groups and they really understand it! That's NEVER happened before. Not with Marianne Williamson's or Robert Perry's books or anyone else's. Plus new students are coming to the Course with excitement and understanding. Thanks, Gary Renard, whoever you are, and your Teachers. With The Disappearance of the UniverseACIM is a whole new ball game. And a lot more fun!" ~ Rachel Azorre
What Another Long Time Student of A Course in Miracles says about, The Disappearance of the Universe
For me, Gary's books helped me understand ACIM more than anything else I'd ever read. I was introduced to ACIM 15 or 16 years ago and tried to do a study group, but I didn't understand a lot of it. I read Marianne Williamson's books and Jampolsky's book and enjoyed them, but they didn't really explain the course. Finding Gary's first book was so synchronistic for me, it was amazing. Then everything in it resonated with me so much, and I had so many "aha" moments while reading. There were so many times where I was able to see, "Oh, that's what that means." Gary's books inspired me to pick up ACIM again after 15/16 years, and now it really makes sense. I feel it in my soul. I am eternally grateful for that" ~ Julie Davis
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