In this short talk, Guy Finley explains that if we will stop agreeing to "feed" the parts of us that produce unnecessary pain, then gradually those parts will stop growing.
When it comes to fear, anxiety or any other kind of negative state, we can learn to observe and bear the state that is being revealed so that a new…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains how everything that exists was made for us to discover our true nature.
In this short talk, Guy Finley discusses the need to be nourished by a new kind of understanding that appears when we can no longer tolerate giving our lives away…[more]
Looking for the power to be happy is not found in a person, place, possession, idea, or belief, but through the new understanding that your higher, permanent nature needs no…[more]
Life is always new, which means there is no such thing as an "old" problem.
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains how most of the unnecessary struggle and conflict that we experience in this life is due to our habitual, unconscious fixation on recurring…[more]
In this video, Guy tells an enlightening and entertaining spiritual story about a young woman who gets carried away with "dance partners" -- thoughts and feelings -- that don't have…[more]
Guy Finley talks about how to discern the difference between thought that is practical and useful, versus thought that is unconscious and hurtful.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how everything that life brings to our door is intended to show us something new and true about ourselves... if we are…[more]
Our awareness of the troubled thoughts and feelings roaming through us is the power that keeps their harmful and self-limiting influences from having control over us.
Only conscious awareness of our aching can lead us to what authentically answers it.
Here's a short exercise to help you see the following fact: There's a way to know, without ever having to think about it, exactly which of your own thoughts and…[more]
Self-observation is the key to a higher order of awareness; it is how we learn to become inwardly vigilant to our own thoughts and feelings, even as they pass through…[more]
To begin seeing that negative states such as anger, impatience, worry, and fear have lodged themselves into the hidden corners of your heart is to discover how they have managed…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the life-saving wisdom of becoming aware of the various thoughts, feelings and states that move through us, rather than wasting our energy…[more]
The Living Light never shows us anything in ourselves that it hasn't already started to change for us.
When at last we see how our present sense of self is little more than a derivative of relationships with things outside of us, and realize that most of our…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the difference between merely thinking about spiritual ideas and the actual awareness of the truth of ourselves in the present moment.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the difference between being completely passive to life's movements, and being properly active in the moment, which involves listening intently to what the…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how real revelation of the truth of ourselves transforms the character that has been revealed.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can stop being fooled into involving ourselves with fear, worry and anxiety by remembering that there are parts of us that…[more]
The foundation of self-observation is a higher self-awareness that puts you in direct contact with a new and superior Intelligence, a silent wisdom that immediately goes to work in your…[more]
As we become more self-aware, a whole new order of understanding dawns.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how a still and attentive mind perfectly reflects the "presence" moment.
In this short talk Guy explains how each moment of life is made for anyone and everyone who is present to it. If you are not in this moment, you…[more]
The way in which we grow is that we grow into the world above ourselves.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about why human beings are so addicted to stress and tension, and why it is so important for us to understand that something…[more]
Real freedom isn't subject to how others estimate our value; it is in realizing that none are free who find their sense of worth wondering how others measure their lives.
The first step to breaking out of any rut in life is to no longer enable the parts of us that keep walking in them while wishing they weren't so…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how any moment can be used to remember our wish to be in the presence of what is good.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about why the mind is always so busy thinking about itself, and how becoming aware of its mechanical activity is the beginning of…[more]
There is an inner gold you can find whose possession fulfills you, regardless of your external circumstances. We can call this inner gold "real self-knowledge."
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can learn to use every moment to reach for what our heart of hearts longs for.
We are meant to take part in God's life through awareness of the freedom it continually reveals.
The wise are not those most learned, but the best tempered by truths put to the test of life.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how a real love for what is true and Divine requires that we agree to see ourselves as we actually are.
In order for change to take place, we must be changed.
You'll never know how forgetful of your self you are until you make the smallest effort to be self-remembering.
Before something genuinely new can appear in our lives, something old must pass.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the vast difference between mere ideas about spirituality and the direct perception of living spiritual principles.
A video collage of Southern Oregon and Life of Learning Foundation, Guy Finley's self-realization school. Opening shots, in order: Oregon Coast, Redwood Forest, Crater Lake, Mt. McLoughlin (Cascade Volcano), Rogue…[more]
No intention can be any stronger than our ability to remember it in the moment that it is needed.
In this podcast, Guy Finley explains that true self-command becomes possible when we begin to consciously interrupt the momentum of the unconscious nature that is presently in control of our…[more]
The awareness of our living relationship with the present moment empowers us to know what's best for us without having to think about it.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the great importance of being willing to see everything that we can about ourselves.
Real self-command dawns within us as we realize that reliving the past is powerless to change a present misunderstanding.
We have the capacity to stop making ourselves powerless by waking up to having put ourselves where our powers are stolen from us.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how self-knowledge is essential for any human being who longs to be in relationship with a higher order of life that is everlastingly…[more]
Guy Finley speaks about topics related to his new book The Courage to Be Free including fear and fearlessness, beauty, kindness, love, and the authentic path to an enlightened heart…[more]
In our willingness to journey to what seems the end of us, we are gifted with the understanding that there is no ending to our True Self.
You can wake yourself up, explains Guy Finley, just as many times as you're willing to catch yourself in daydreams where you're the star.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about a bright new relationship with life that is available to us when we are willing to drop our painful demands and wait for…[more]
Your awareness of troubled thoughts and feelings, explains Guy Finley, is the power that keeps their harmful and self-limiting influences from having control over you.
Nothing seems harder to accept than the fact that we are responsible for so much of what proves to be unnecessary suffering. But we must challenge this involuntary, often intractable…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley explores the true meaning and purpose of meditation, and explains why it is the most natural and practical thing you can do for yourself.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can achieve a greatness beyond imagination through a conscious relationship with the living source of greatness itself.
The only power dark, discouraging states hold over us, explains Guy Finley, is that they get us to identify with feelings of being powerless.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the real nature of self-transformation. Learn what it means to place yourself in a vibrant relationship with real Life. Discover a whole and…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about an extraordinarily special kind of relationship we can have with real life if we are willing to let each moment reveal to us…[more]
Intentionally separate yourself from any rushing inner condition, explains Guy Finley, by voluntarily stepping out of it.
We all know what it is like to be held captive of the little things in life -- those petty concerns and small desires that steal their way into how…[more]
Guy Finley reminds us that the truth never causes pain.
We can gain new self-knowledge, explains Guy Finley, through the observation of the fact that everything is changing.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how resistance to any negative state such as anger, anxiety, or fear does not help diminish the state, but instead actually causes the…[more]
Have you ever seen rage in yourself? Generally, we don't want to see certain states within us because we've been conditioned to think of them as bad for us. We…[more]
The next time you run into some familiar blockage or begin to feel unsuited to face some new and difficult personal challenge, don't do what you've always done before. *Don't…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about a beautiful kind of higher certainty that can come into your life in which it is impossible to ever again have one more…[more]
Guy Finley reminds us that real change itself isn't found in some new way to think about yourself but in the freedom from the need to think about yourself at…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about what it would mean to allow every impression that touches your heart and mind to stir you as it is intended.
The following key lessons are taken from 365 Days to Let Go. Use their insights to help free yourself from the self-inflicted punishment of complaining.
Until we become conscious of…[more]
Guy Finley reminds us that everything we need to succeed is forever raining down upon and within us.
Stress, explains Guy Finley, is a result of a false or incomplete view of reality imposed upon us by our own unenlightened nature.
Guy Finley explains that a "prisoner" mentality is one that blames anything outside of you for the pain you have.
Discover the authentic spiritual and esoteric secrets for truly transformational living.
We have within us, explains Guy Finley, a very special part of ourselves within which we may be at peace regardless of what goes on around us.
Guy Finley reminds us that the Living Light never shows us anything in ourselves that it hasn't already started to change for us.
In this incredible podcast, Guy Finley reveals some startling, live-changing facts about motivation that up until now have been hidden in plain sight.
Guy Finley explains that we should do what's in our power and refuse to be discouraged about anything else.
In this special podcast, Guy Finley talks about how a higher awareness of "our world" makes it impossible to punish, judge or be against another person.
On one hand we are made to live out our physical existence in the world of passing time. This is the world we are all familiar with. It is the…[more]
(From the Introduction)
With consistent attention and persistent effort, you can release whatever now stands between you and the freedom for which your heart seeks. You can let go. Never…[more]
The seemingly scary condition, whatever it may be, is not the problem. It is your reaction that is fearful. This is why if you will become conscious of your condition…[more]
If we want a whole life, explains Guy Finley, we must be whole human beings.
Compassion starts with the understanding that every human being on the planet looks different from us -- because physically we are different -- but inwardly we all live in the…[more]
Any time is the right time to go quiet, explains author Guy Finley.
The seemingly scary condition, whatever it may be, is not the problem, says Guy Finley. It is your reaction that is fearful.
In this podcast, Guy Finley reveals the true, practical meaning behind the idea of reincarnation.
We are created -- and each of us is intended, explains Guy Finley -- to discover the truth of ourselves within ourselves.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how our minds react to what Truth is revealing within us.
The light from one small moment of honest self-inquiry, explains Guy Finley, is more powerful than the accumulated darkness of a million years of doubt.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how there is nothing more important than to Be Awake.
One reason why negative states sneak in so easily to steal our peace, explains Guy Finley, is that we have been conditioned to believe in their right to punish us.
We as human beings have settled for far too little. The fact is that we do not know the unrealized potential that exists within each and every one of us.…[more]
Awakening to who we are created to be, explains Guy Finley, is the first step in letting go of all that holds us captive.
If fall signals the retreat of nature -- as when the last leaves fall from the trees and countless creatures crawl into nooks and crannies to pass through the bone-chilling…[more]
You may not be able to think your way out of a nagging problem, says Guy Finley, but you can see your way clear of it.
We are here on earth, explains Guy Finley, to grow beyond the limiting influences of our own unawakened nature.
Awareness is a living and intelligent feature, explains Guy Finley, of the ever-present Now within which it dwells.
We don't ever have to worry about happy endings to any of our life stories, explains Guy Finley, if we're awake enough to refuse all unhappy beginnings.
When we're angry or resentful for what has happened in our lives, the real enemy is not ouside of us, explains Guy Finley -- it's what we don't yet know…[more]
Guy Finley explains how you don't throw a stone into a pond to get rid of a ripple.
One of the most shocking and necessary discoveries along the path, explains Guy Finley, is that what we love does not love us
Counter to popular opinion, real success is not measured by the amount of our possessions. Simply stated, the truth is that real success -- ultimately the only success -- is…[more]
efore we can enter, and live in, the higher realm of the Free Mind, explains Guy Finley, we must learn to see our life through its eyes.
Whenever we find ourselves in some "unwanted" part of ourselves, perhaps reliving an old heartache or caught in the throes of some irrepressible anger, old fear, or unyielding worry, part…[more]
Fighting the storm by resisting its winds and rain, explains Guy Finley, will do no good.
Guy Finley explains how living from a mind that automatically assumes suffering is real, gives you no choice other than to remain a perpetual victim.
Use the powerful principles presented in this talk to step out of the pain-filled worlds of imagination, and into the one True world of authentic inner-peace.
We punish ourselves with unhappy feelings, explains Guy Finley, because we've been tricked into thinking self-hurt is self-help.
Guy Finley explains if we are ever to realize the integrity and consistent kindness of our True Nature, if we long to know something of heaven while we live on…[more]
The less pain we have over what life appears to deny us, explains Guy Finley, the more at peace we naturally become with ourselves.
Working with self-observation, we can actually see, explains Guy Finley, that these self-compromising thoughts are just that: thoughts.
The discontented nature, explains Guy Finley, always requires that something be wrong in order for it to set it right.
Learning to step out of the rush, explains Guy Finley, is the same as learning how to step into your own life.
The only power negativity has over us, explains Guy Finley, is the power we give it.
Guy Finley explains the power in seeing that we are actively involved with unseen thoughts and feelings that compromise us.
If we will courageously examine every frightening thought that goes through our minds to see if it is based in reality, explains Guy Finley, we will eventually discover that there…[more]
The real act of letting go, explains Guy Finley, is first an interior action, followed, if needful, by a wiser exterior action.
It is not negative to see the negative in us, explains Guy Finley, since it is the perfectly positive that makes this kind of seeing into ourselves possible.
We're often led to act against ourselves by an undetected weakness that goes before us -- trying to pass itself off to others -- as a strength. This is secret…[more]
When we attempt to do what is not within our power, explains Guy Finley, we only succeed in making ourselves miserable.
The following short set of questions and answers is taken from the "Ask the Masters" sections that follow the end of each chapter in Guy Finley's newest book, *Let Go…[more]
Learn the truth aboout the law of attraction.
Guy Finley reminds us that no negative state wants what is right for you.
It's only what you do right this moment, right Now, explains Guy Finley, that's the seed of personal change.
A special writing by Guy Finley which beautifully and poignantly explains that the world from which we sow is the world within which we reap. Originally presented at a classroom…[more]
If we could only become quiet enough to listen anew, explains Guy Finley, we would learn that peace is a gift given freely to each of us, right where we…[more]
We must no longer lend ourselves, explains Guy Finley, to the will of any dark state looking to use us as its vehicle.
Guy Finley illustrates that wherever you place your attention, you give life to that seed of thought.
Guy Finley explains that our experience of life moment-to-moment is, in fact, what we have asked for.
Guy Finley sheds light on the fact that negative reactions to unwanted events do nothing to cure them.
It is not our life that must change, explains Guy Finley, but our view of our life.
Guy Finley explains that any part of us trying to drag us into a heated stew over "who" or "what" should be blamed for our pain is secretly working to…[more]
Guy Finley reminds us that happiness, love, peace, compassion, and contentment are timeless states of being in the Now.
One of the most powerful forces in the universe, explains Guy Finley, is Silence.
The root of that which is forever seeking acceptance and approval in us, explains Guy Finley, is that which is forever telling us that we are unacceptable as we are.
Understanding that we are not our thoughts and feelings, explains Guy Finley, is the first step towards stopping them from ruling our lives.
Looking for freedom in powers or possessions, explains Guy Finley, ensures that we will always be their captive for fear of losing them.
A stirring writing by Guy Finley revealing the real path to peace. Originally presented at the 2005 Talks in the Pines Series, "The Illusion of Limitation: The Liberation of Self."
Guy Finley discusses the path to true self-transformation, of growing beyond the nature in us that re-configures itself based on images from the past.
This Now, the real Now, explains Guy Finley, is a perfect integration -- a dynamic mutual convergence of all the creative forces, which is always stirring.
The foundation of self-observation, explains Guy Finley, is a higher self-awareness that puts you in direct contact with a new and superior Intelligence.
Nothing in the universe, explains Guy Finley, can prevent a man or a woman who wants to know Love -- who wants to rise to the next level -- from…[more]
We are spiritually free, explains Guy Finley, when not one part of us harbors any hatred or resentment for any other human being.
No one ever feels small in life, explains Guy Finley, who hasn't first been fooled into believing that there is nothing bigger than those small thoughts and feelings through which…[more]
Guy Finley discusses the power of attention -- how problems are aggravated through the wrong use of attention and how we can stop animating our suffering by consciously withdrawing our…[more]
In order to change what we currently get from life, explains Guy Finley, we must first learn that we cannot separate our answers from our actions and our actions from…[more]
Guy Finley shows us that, no matter how hard it seems to start fresh or learn something new, who you really are is greater than any part of yourself which…[more]
Guy Finley discusses how we can fulfill the promise and potential of our lives and realize true success through living the awakened life and by developing self-seeing in the present…[more]
Guy Finley discusses the draining energy of negative imagination and how images drawn from our memories seem to validate our discouragement.
Any direction we take to get away from some misery, explains Guy Finley, is the continuation of that distress.
A special message from Guy Finley about how to make the holiday season better and brighter. Guy explains how it's possible to stop hurting ourselves and the world around us…[more]
As we begin to see, explains Guy Finley, that keeping company with fear, worry, and stress is actually what allows those negative states to remain firmly lodged in our hearts,…[more]
By rising above any self-righteousness that wants us to blame others for how we feel, explains Guy Finley, we gain an entirely new perspective on this useless reaction and learn…[more]
The first part of these new lessons in learning to live from your Higher Self and the prayer exercises that attend them is that the next time you feel yourself…[more]
The question of why we find ourselves stuck in the same old rut, explains Guy Finley, can't be answered by the old self that asked the question in the first…[more]
True freedom, explains Guy Finley, is found through awareness that clinging to our past experience is all that holds us captive.
Guy Finley suggests a test for evaluating your own level of inner freedom. Learn to drop discouragement over any limitations and to awaken the secret part of you that has…[more]
Instead of letting fear lead you off the path and into the dark, explains Guy Finley, remain true to your course and watch it disappear.
We must learn to detect and reject the old content of ourselves, explains Guy Finley, if we are to enjoy the true freedom that awaits us.
Guy Finley suggests specific exercises to help you step out of the rush and stop being driven by anxious states. Learn new ways to wake up and develop self-command.
Guy Finley explains that choosing to bear, rather than reciprocate, the pain of others, is the only way to end the circle of suffering.
Seeing that thoughts do nothing more than keep us firmly entrenched in pyschic slumber, explains Guy Finley, is the first step to learning to live in the untroubled Now.
The present moment, where our being and and our nature meet, is the instant of our destiny. But how to get there?
Guy Finley explains that a new and true future begins with planting seeds of change in the now.
Guy Finley explains how by meeting unwanted moments with negativity we only serve to further cement the darkness within us.
Kindness is something we all value and wish we are known for. Learn how to make kindness alive in your life.
By working with our resistance to others, Guy Finley explains that we ultimately learn about our own true nature, out of which compassion is born.
In this key lesson Guy Finley explains how the now is meant to always be new.
Guy explains how we can begin developing true fearlessness by refusing to follow the commands of the internal pressure that jumps in and immediately tells us what we must now…[more]
In this short writing Guy Finley explains how we must revisit the same painful lessons over and over again until we begin to put the Truth first in our lives.…[more]
Guy Finley shows that to win authentic spiritual strength one must see through the illusions he has mistaken for that strength.
A short writing by Guy Finley showing how Higher Freedom comes to us in direct proportion to what we are willing to learn about ourselves
Guy Finley shows how we can reclaim our natural internal energy by seeing where it is that we are currently wasting them.
Guy Finley addresses common questions on the topic of self-awareness.
Guy Finley shows how we can begin enjoying True Success by agreeing to accept the lessons life has for us.
Guy Finley shows the one way for breaking the cycle of conflict, hatred, and pain that arise in human relationships.
Guy Finley talks about how to escape the punishment inherent in wanting to be approved by others.
A poem by Guy Finley on the wonders of contemplation.
Guy Finley shows you a whole new way to live that is free from the punishment of self-wrecking thoughts.
An excerpt from Seeker's Guide explaining how to break our relationship with negative states.
Powerful insights from best-selling author Guy Finley show how we can bring an end to our punishing need for approval.
Guy Finley reveals the unknown treasures hidden in spritual stillness.
Self-Protection is, and has always been, nothing but a self-limiting reaction that we cling to in the darkness of our present life-level.
Selfless Living: How to Enter Into Perfect Communion Where God is Your Life!
Find the Secret Solution to Help End World Suffering!
It is in your power to be awake to the fearful voices that either project some doom or denouce you for making mistakes.
Learn to let go of any painful past condition!
Nurturing Love: How to be in True Relationship with another human being!
Learn to Be A Self-Starting Individual Instead of a Self-Stalling One!
Learn how dark forces (devils) are always against you while Angelic forces (angels) are for you in every meaning of the word!
Meditation & Prayer can show you how to let go and know that Life is complete and so are you!
How to overthrow the addiction, the tyrant of dark domination!
How to see without judging others!
Your conscious participation in inner exercises, such as these five practices, is the only way to awaken the will you need so that one day you never have to answer…[more]
The true spiritual path begins and ends with what you already are. Use these 10 insights to tell the world you've lost interest in being you.
The answers to all of life's questions can be found WITHIN you. Three ways to start asking the right questions.
Spirituality is the Upper Path begining in the moment where the lower path is no longer tolerable.
Healing the cause of all pain and suffering!
10 steps to help you to outgrow yourself by venturing into the unknown.
Discover an altogether new kind of peace in your life as you learn to let go.
Discover ten powerful new ways to begin changing your view of your own life. Plus learn the one power greater than any disturbance.
Spiritual Practices and the Presence of God
Special Insights into Making a Fresh Start in Life
The Soul is created to transcend itself, beyond what we think possible
How To Defeat What's Defeating you
Be Aware of the Content of Your Own Heart
Bring more light into your life by patient inner investigation.
How to be for yourself by being for the Truth.
Face challenges with the key that unlocks the door to a free mind.
How to deal with negative states.
Anticipation is a special kind of awareness where one is united with the spirit of what comes prior to its arrival
Understanding of the opposites is essential for your spiritual growth.
Use this list of ten powerful insights to begin choosing in favor of your True Self.
Allowing nothingness its life slays both the illusion of emptiness and the self so fearful of it.
Cycling of vanity with life-in-vain goes on until you see the cost of a self-filling self. Then you commence on the good work of giving yourself up.
Awake and See the Light
