Meet Gary Renard

Discover the journey of a spiritual teacher whose groundbreaking book has touched countless lives. Arten and Pursah's message of forgiveness and awakened perception inspires seekers worldwide.

Who is Gary Renard?

Gary R. Renard is the best-selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe, Love Has Forgotten No One, The Lifetimes When Jesus and Buddha Knew Each Other, and The Awareness of Being God.

He was born on the historic North Shore of Massachusetts, where he became a successful professional guitar player and singer. During the harmonic convergence of 1987, he heard a calling and began to take his life in a spiritual direction. At the beginning of the 1990's, 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. His books are now in 26 languages and growing. His books and recordings have received over 6,000 customer reviews at Amazon.com with an average rating of 4 and a half stars; a truly remarkable performance. Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote about Disappearance in 2005, “A book that is destined to be one of the most significant contributions to spiritual literature in this century. The message in Gary R. Renard's book, The Disappearance of the Universe, is of great importance to the healing of ourselves and our planet. ”Over the past 22 years, Gary has spoken in 44 states and 31 countries, many of them multiple times, and was the keynote speaker at many A Course in Miracles Conferences. He is also a recipient of the Infinity Foundation Spirit Award.

Dr. Kenneth Wapnick

Dr. Kenneth Wapnick and Gary Renard during Gary's first trip to California in 2004

Ken and Gary met in Roscoe, New York in 1998 and were friends until Ken's transition in 2013. When he was asked during a class about The Disappearance of the Universe, Ken said in public,"The book does not alter the meaning of the Course, and it has helped a lot of people." That is the only time Ken ever commented publicly about another Course teacher's work. In order to not show favoritism, it has always been the policy of both The Foundation for A Course in Miracles and The Foundation for Inner Peace, publishers of the Course, that they do not endorse anyone else's books. So Ken's public comment was surprising.