Inspirational Quotes From Guy Finley
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Nothing physical has the power to answer your true spiritual needs that are sown into you by heaven; with this evidential fact in mind, then it must also be true that the main purpose of our experiences in this world... is to lead us to realize this unthinkable conclusion. (6/16/13)
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Generally speaking, the only kind of "thanks" you can expect from others who see that you've decided to serve something higher than your own self-centered interests -- including bringing an end to your previous support of their inflated self-images -- is their accusation that somehow you have done them wrong. (6/14/13)
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Without some form of unconscious identification to nourish its proliferation, no negative state -- no punishing anger, fear, or worry -- can grow beyond the boundaries of that level of consciousness from out of which it appears. (6/12/13)
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Each "moment" of real-life serves a single unseen purpose: to create, sustain, support, and reveal the perfect consciousness being expressed in and through its ceaseless appearance. (6/9/13)
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Only consistent, persistent effort to reach and realize the summit of your spiritual possibilities can show you the way there. (6/7/13)
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Ask yourself this question, allow the answer to appear in your heart and mind, and you'll know exactly what to do with the appearance of any painful state that wants to drag you down: What is discouragement other than a dark suggestion offered up to us, from a cruel and negative nature within us, that's encouraging us to give up our wish to be whole, happy, and free? (6/5/13)
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If you refuse to see what life is telling you about yourself, then you can't learn. If you don't learn the truth of yourself, then true self-knowledge becomes impossible. Without higher self-knowledge, there is no way to rise above yourself... to reach that innermost path that alone leads to the fulfillment of your highest possibilities. (6/2/13)
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Even though we may not like them, it is those moments in life that challenge our most precious assumptions that often prove to be most valuable. (5/31/13)
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There may be no greater self-destructive act than to know, or to even suspect that what you're doing is wrong for you (and everyone else), and then to continue to act as though you don't know (that truth). (5/29/13)
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Presence, the actual present moment, is not the outcome of the past, or a door to some imagined future; it is the culmination of Time. Real life is not a result... anymore than the ocean is the outcome of its waves. (5/26/13)
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Until we can be aware of -- present to -- the fact that the love of the Divine never leaves us -- even when we're full of darkness -- we can never really understand the appearance and purpose of a negative state, let alone how it's possible to die to it, and to ourselves as well. (5/24/13)
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The degree to which we judge others, and would make them pay for their shortcomings is inseparable from the false belief that our nature is somehow different, superior to those seen through the eyes of our disdain. In truth -- save for the rarest action of a pre-paid grace -- it is not character that differentiates us from those pronounced less fortunate than we; rather, it is only a temporary difference in circumstance that creates the pervasive, punishing delusion of who is greater, and who is not. (5/22/13)
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The appearance of any disturbance felt within us is the stirring touch of life. The part of us that resists this sense of being "upset" by life cannot create the equilibrium it seeks; in truth, by its very nature, this resistance prohibits the very peace it pursues. (5/19/13)
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For those who love Truth, who trust in its revelation -- even when hard to bear, the best part of life never stops coming. (5/17/13)
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If you are among the chosen few, what is Divine will prove your pride pointless; but if you're among the truly fortunate ones -- who wisely choose to be chosen -- you will thank the Stars for this soul-rocking revelation. (5/15/13)
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The unattended mind, directed only by the unseen desires that drive it in ever-descending circles, is not just lost in the maze of its own false conceptions of life; it is destined to wander, aimlessly, through that lower world until it loses, altogether, the possibility of entering into Real Life. (5/12/13)
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In the end, nothing we seek to win in this life can enrich us half as much as what we're willing to lose for the sake of living without fear. (5/10/13)
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Higher, or conscious awareness of any impression in life requires the presence of both an observer and the observed; what this means is that the observer and the observed (serve to) answer the need of a Timeless Presence whose awareness brings them into existence. (5/8/13)
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The living now, true Presence is not just the expression of perfect freedom; it is its center everywhere, the unseen ground from out of which all arises and returns in time. (5/5/13)
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The passage of life's innumerable events can either grind you down, or serve to remove your rough, sharp edges; and whether you feel punished or polished by these movements all depends upon what you love. (5/3/13)
