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An Essay On Miracles

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What are miracles? A miracle can be defined as a phenomenon not fully explicable by the natural laws of nature. The commonplace definition of the word miracle is: ‘God intervenes in the laws of nature’. From a religious viewpoint it usually refers to an act by some supernatural outside force or unknown entity. Many scientist-theologians suggest that miracles are not violations of the laws of nature and infer a new regime of physical experience. These new 'physical experiences’ are clearly depicted in the film The last Air-bender. Here a young boy who was educated in a monastery, developed the ability to control the elements of nature – fire, water, earth and wind. It was only after a series of tutoring, training and practice episodes, that he could control all four elements. This film was also produced as a series of children’s TV programs. Today our children are not only made aware of these feats, they are also taught how to put this ancient knowledge into practice. Older generations are, however, still to become aware and knowledgeable about the ability to create miracles. The word …show more content…

The reason can be found in the fact that miracles are rooted in a different dimension, where all time is ‘now’ and everything is ‘one’. Here is no time or space or processes as we know it. This dimension does not function according to our ‘laws of nature’. On this level we find a new set of laws, as universal spiritual laws. A Course in Miracles states that miracles are natural expressions of love or cosmic light. Miracles are thoughts, and should become natural habits and occur involuntarily. At the same time, miracles are teaching devices – delivering messages that are better to give than to receive. Miracles free us from nightmares, by releasing our mind from the illusion of physical realty and our ego-driven success strategies. We were created to be miracle makers – it should be a natural way of

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