The Law of Divine Compensation audiobook

Marianne was a very great teacher for me in my early years with "A course in Miracles". Over the years I have read all of her books, and while I have enjoyed them all in one way or another, this one is one of her better ones, up there with "The Gift of Change".We can always be reminded of the real "cause" of abundance and security. I also found many of the prayers sprinkled throughout the book to be perfect for me right now. Here is a favorite:Dear God,I surrender to You who I am, what I have and what I do.May my life and talents be used in whatever wayserves You best.I surrender to You my failures and any pain still in my heart.I surrender to You my successes, and the hopes that theycontain.May the Light of Your Love shine deep within myheart,and extend through me to bless the world.Amen.

No magic in here—clean living, hard work, and keeping it simple are pretty much the "secret" (or "The Secret") ingredients to all success, financial and otherwise. And obviously, no spiritually-based program for living will work without both faith and action, so if you're a non-believer and/or a lazybones, this is not the book for you. No, wait—let me rephrase that: this is SO not the book for you. There are no bulleted chapter summaries, no handy a-b-c recipes for SUCCESS. You will have to ferret out exercises on your own. I say "Amen!" and pass the lemonade, but if you like things spelled out, this is N-O-T the B-O-O-K for you.Also, if you've consumed Marianne Williamson's information via other means—her books, her weekly lectures, her podcasts (or, I imagine, if you've read A Course in Miracles, from which her material derives)—there's nothing new or revelatory here. Money can be a lens, work can be a lens, but the big things we're moving toward (freedom, self-acceptance, peace) or learning to let go of (dishonesty, excuses, self-flagellation) don't change. If you're down with the idea that power doesn't come from you, but through you, this book might be a good focusing agent for dealing with your spiritual , and if you're cool with prayer, it offers many, many good, simple ones. It's slim, but nutritionally dense; while it would easily be skimmable standing up in a bookstore, I doubt that such a skim would prove worth the time of skimming. (Unlike, say, The Bridges of Madison County, which not only is skimmable standing up in a bookstore, but is only possible to "read" in that fashion. I'm sorry to say that, but I'm also sorry there are hardly any bookstores anymore, and that's not likely to change soon, either.)A small, final note of approval: the book is really beautifully designed. It is a lovely object to hold, and laid out so as to make it simple to enjoy. There is no visual clutter. There are no screaming photos, callouts, shill-like blurbs or other disruptive elements. Just words, well-organized and nicely printed. It makes me future-nostalgic for the day this kind of thing might disappear.

In these difficult economic times Marianne Williamson’s new book, “The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles” is a refreshing reminder that God’s love is the true source of our abundance.“Finance is just one of many areas where an increasingly obsolete, materially based worldview is proving to be inadequate to the challenges of the times in which we live,” Williamson writes in the preface of her book. The author’s message of God’s unconditional love trumping worldly possessions resonated with me. I found myself underlying passages in page after page for future reference (the most words I’ve highlighted in any book I’ve read this year).Williamson is not preaching to us from the mountain top. Similar to her writing style in other books, she is very vulnerable with her own struggles – this time in the financial realm. In “Divine Compensation” she tells a story of how she lost $10,000 early in her speaking career due to poor event planning. “Oh Daddy,” she recalls telling her father, “It was such a bomb!” Williamson describes how this personal misfortune taught her a lesson. After consoling words from her father, she relates how she chose to think about this incident was the key to transforming it to positive experience. She could either see it “as proof of utter failure and doom or as an opportunity to forgive myself and attract a miracle.” Williamson, in being open with her own shortcomings, gives the reader a sense of being counseled by a friend, rather than being lectured at by a “know it all” spiritual guru.I wasn’t expecting to read about the value of forgiveness in a book about work and money, but according to Williamson a forgiving spirit is essential in attracting our own good. “The universe knows if you were hurt and is already on the case to make right whatever wrong occurred,” she writes. “Your anger, if it lingers, throws a wrench in the machine of the miraculous universe.” In her view, “no deviation from love – on your part or anyone else’s – can keep the universe from its divine intention that your life be one of fullness and joy.”I also liked the prayers Williamson included in the book. Prayers to transform the reader’s consciousness. Can you relate to this one as I did?:“Dear God, I feel myself falling into the hole of self-pity, self-obsession, and negativity.I know I shouldn’t think this way, but I’m afraid and I cannot stop. Please replace my thoughts with Yours, dear God. I am willing to see myself and all things differently. Please send me the miracle of new eyes and ears, that I might know my greater good. Amen.”I copied this and other prayers from the book and plan refer to them often during my own times of doubt and struggle.“The Law of Divine Compensation” is the best book from Marianne Williamson I have ever read (and I have read a few, including her landmark work “Return To Love”). “You are not merely a being of the material world; you are a being of unlimited spirit,” she writes. “And in spirit there is no lack. You are not lacking, just because your circumstances are.” Williamson’s message of God’s love being our true source of fulfillment was a comfort to me, and I think it will be to you, too.I was given a complementary copy of this book for review purposes. I was not financially compensated for this post. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

Marianne is a student of The Course of Miracles, so she carries the concepts from the course into this book, but focusing strictly on work and money. This does mean there is a Christian bent to the book, but if this is not what you relate to, you can simply substitute your Loving Energy word of choice. The end result is the same; partnership with something bigger than yourself.How does this partnership work? Well, the book focuses on two things:1. Changing from a lack to an abundance mentality2. Surrendering the 'how' to a higher powerInterestingly, in my personal life I have successfully transitioned to an abundance mentality and surrendering. However, my business life remains a challenge. I have days when I do not believe that I will achieve my goal of working full time for myself. Of course, those are the days that things go stagnant. As Marianne points out"If your core belief is "I lack" and you carry that belief with you, then you will subconsciously perpetuate or create the circumstances that reflect the belief."If you are jobless, thinking of changing jobs, running your own business, or thinking of running your own business, The Law of Divine Compensation is a must read.Read the full review at http://silverandgrace.com/book-review...

A friend suggested this for me to read since this year has been really hard for me. It hit all the right notes that I needed to hear. Following the take what you need & leave the rest -moving forward into 2021 a little lighter and knowing that there is a miracle waiting to happen to me.

This book is a game-changer for this new season! It's a spiritual guide very recommended for the self-employed; and like no other that I've read before. I've started it again! (Something I rarely do.)

Another fantastic book by the inspirational author Marianne Williamson In the preface the author says " If we have a problem in any area—whether relationships, health, money, or anything else—the first place to look for a solution is in the nature of our thinking. This applies to money no more and no less than it applies to anything else."and then says " Every thought is a cause that produces an effect "And this is the key to the book's main idea or message .. where although this book addresses money & work, it does apply to all the different aspects of life Starting from the thought "the cause" , shifting to thinking " miraculously " should be the solution to the problems we face .. this positive shift changing your view your perception & realization of all experiences ... the author explains in the Preface :" In our ability to think about something differently lies the power to make it different. Miraculous thinking does not represent a state of denial, at least not in the traditional sense. It doesn’t represent the magical thinking of simply looking away from something horrible and pretending it doesn’t exist. If anything, it is a state of positive denial: looking at something and knowing that since only love is ultimately real, nothing else has ultimate effect. The miracle-worker does not look away from the illusions of the mortal world but rather looks through them, thus invoking a world that lies beyond." and says " This book is not about denying our economic problems; it’s about transcending them. It’s about realizing that illusions—no matter how entrenched they might be within the three-dimensional world—cannot stand in the presence of love. Through the authority of loving thought, we are given the power to turn any situation that is not love back into love, starting with thinking about it differently. We do this by identifying our own lovelessness and being willing to let it go. Thinking this way—which is sometimes easy, sometimes not—is the mental habit of the “miracle-minded.”With this shift in thinking, change in perception, realization of what is real in this world and existence.. we experience life and it's events differently .. open up as magnets of love and positive energy .. The author mentions this end result in her Preface of her book : " No matter what our problem, or its form or size, an infinite field of miraculous possibility awaits our open-mindedness and love"We all face issues and tough experiences in our lives and with the shock of loss and pain might tell our selves that it is the end ... according to the material world .. where this book tells you us is not the end , might as well be the beginning !When we view the incident spirituality transcending our material world and have faith in the higher power taking care of us where the universe is actually created to work in our favor with the infinite abundance of love from the infinite source of love and care .. we will then view what happened differently from the perception of faith and love not the material perception of the ego and fear to then experience miracles with this change in perception .. The Law of Devine Compensation !But in order to experience this .. we need to remain open to love and abundance .. open to this reality with faith in it..Throughout the book the author explores various concepts related to the rule which help in actually experiencing it wether through their positivity or by highlighting concepts that might block this love and abundance elaborating on how to deal with them ... These chapters are full of wisdom, insights and inspiration This book can be used as an inspiration in fields​ other than work and money where I cannot deny it's positive impact on myself even through the process of reading it ..Straight five rating !High recommendation to all ..

I love Marianne's work, and I've read many of her books before, some of them more than once. However I had a hard time getting past the first few pages on this one. And now I know it had nothing to do with neither her writing, nor the subject. It was my own personal resistance to face this issues head on. After a personal crisis regarding work and money last year I finally picked up the book and started reading. And I mean really reading with all my attention and taking the time to digest every concept she addresses here. It has really been a true eye opener! Now I understand why I made terrible choices in the past regarding money and work, and why I couldn't get out of that miserable cycle. Because it's really about something more deep and meaningful than just getting a pay check under unfavorable and/or questionable conditions, or getting by, or getting busy. And what you get in return is much more than just money. How you perceive and how you use that money is what makes a difference. The key word here is integrity. That's what the Universe responds to, not greed, not selfishness, not a lack of compassion, not a win-lose working arrangement. And when you play along with those kinds of approaches because of that nonsensical "that's how business is done"crap, you will always get the short end of the stick. You can't be a willing participant in that that kind of unfair trade and expect respect or a fair pay for your talents. And whoever is on the "winning" side can't expect the Universe to clap and cheer the abuse and exploitation of other's time and talents and reward you for it. That's why it's called Law of Compensation, the Universe eventually will compensate you one way or another when others have denied you your own good and lead you where you belong, and it will balance the score for those who have taken more from others, or even what wasn't theirs to begin with through dubious methods. There is always a choice. You can chose to do and conduct your business with integrity and in a honorable way and still prosper. What makes the difference is if through work and money you help others to empower themselves. That's what really sets you apart.

Way too easy to discount this book as pop psychology, new age religion or self-help. I do know that it and Marianne Williamson get characterized under all these labels. But the gentle wisdom here will take your doubts away unless the all-rational world calls you and answers. That world calls me and I've spent much time in it, worthy time, well-spent time, but rarely has rational thought provided answers to living deeply, with emotion, with music, with poetry, with G-d. And I'm Jewish. So no way do I adopt the Christian allusions and connections. But no way might I dismiss them either. I was "Off the Map" physically, meaning away, truly away, in a place with virtually no Internet or television or radio when I sat in one sitting and read this book. I was moved and recommend it to you if you are open to thoughts that are not footnoted and I recommend to you the spirit in whose hold I truly think Marianne Williamson wrote this book.

Again, Marianne doesn't disappoint. This book, like Illuminata, I would like to carry around with me or keep on my nightstand, to remind myself of the beautiful peace of mind that is available at all times, through prayer & mediation. For anyone whose been challenged with fearful thoughts about where your next dollar would come from, or whether or not you'll ever find your life's work, this book is a must-read. It's short & sweet and filled with Marianne's incredible gift of prayer; of saying what my heart & soul feels but my intellect/words struggle to grasp.

I liked the book though I did approach it with significant skepticism. It's comments about our attitudes toward money made sense. More important were the discussions surrounding one's self image and self understanding; that each of us is a uniquely gifted child of God with a shared calling to approach relationships and work with love. Not every statement directly reflects biblical theology but there is no malice toward scripture and indeed quite a bit of reinforcement of spiritual realities.

Fantastic read! This book was just what I needed at this point in my life. I have had a lot of negativity creep back into my thoughts and this make me think differently. We have a great ability to influence our day to day thoughts and opportunities in life. The book is filled with small prayers to help you meditate and change your thinking towards your life's work and how you look at money.

What a great book to remind you of all the ways to be open to the miracles of life around you. This also helps you develop an altered view of abundance. Love the prayers at the end of most chapters to help you become more open to all that is there for you and your life.

Awesome Work!!!This was my second time reading Marianne's work, and it won't be my last. She shared true insight that awakened me. Thank you for your gift of writing Marianne. I'm encouraged!!!!

A brief overview of how to apply spiritual principles to the sometimes complicated issue of money. Looking forward to reading more titles from this author.