David Hoffmeister: From Academic Life to a Tsunami of Love and My 40-Year Journey with ACIM Truth

David Hoffmeister shares his transformative journey from a 10-year academic career in graduate school to a profound spiritual awakening through A Course in Miracles (ACIM). At 28, after leaving a full scholarship program, he retreated to a lakeside hermitage seeking deeper meaning, where he encountered ACIM at a conference and experienced what he describes as a 'tsunami of love.' This moment marked a radical shift in his life, leading to mystical revelations and a deep commitment to spiritual devotion. He reflects on how the ego resists such experiences, drawing parallels to near-death experiencers who remain silent out of disbelief or fear. David explains that devotion, for him, means surrendering to a higher truth—what he calls 'atonement'—not as punishment for sin, but as the acceptance of a correction already made. He emphasizes that the path requires no effort to fix the past, only willingness to accept the present correction, which brings peace, joy, and divine provision. His life of devotion, including retiring at 34, was met with doubt, but he found that divine care met all his needs when he focused on what truly matters.