The Living Light never shows us anything in ourselves that it hasn't already started to change for us.
Truth wants you to know that it is never in your best interest to unconsciously suffer.
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]
We can begin to free ourselves from negative states when we understand the truth about their power over us.
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 only way it's possible to truly deliver ourselves from the punishment of our own self-wrecking thoughts is to begin awakening to their hidden cause within us.
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.
The way in which we grow is that we grow into the world above ourselves.
No intelligent, conscious person would ever intentionally hurt themselves or others.
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.
The wish itself -- to be a higher person -- comes to you from a higher place and is received in its inner equivalent within you.
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."
We are at our core a creature of the stars: beings whose original and celestial stuff is not only born of light, but also intended to live unbound.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how freedom from unhappiness and frustration appears naturally as we learn to let go of false purposes.
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.
When you begin to doubt everything you believe about your suffering, you will see that you never had to remain in the path of those destructive storms at all.
Anxious thoughts and feelings keep us a prisoner in the world of their empty promises.
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.
You'll never know how forgetful of your self you are until you make the smallest effort to be self-remembering.
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]
If we wish to have true harmonious relationships with others, then it is we who must change.
We have been the unwitting servants of a thought nature whose appetite is unappeasable.
Our attention connects us to life; it establishes our relationships with all that unfolds around and within us.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the great importance of being willing to see everything that we can about ourselves.
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about why we must not be afraid to discover everything that we need to know about ourselves.
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 talks about an altogether new kind of victory that can be ours if we will agree to see what the present moment reveals within us.
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.
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley tells a timeless story that underscores the need we have as human beings to know our true nature.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the difference between true feelings born of real relationship, and imaginary feelings that carry us away from the present moment.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about an uncommon kind of sensitivity that is required of the sincere spiritual aspirant who wishes to know a freedom that cannot be assailed…[more]
Guy Finley shares secrets to help heal the global pain and suffering of the world. Learn how darkness in the world serves, in time, to glorify the Light...and how the…[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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about our present level of mind that spends its energy trying to resolve the very problems that it creates.
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]
Discover the authentic spiritual and esoteric secrets for truly transformational living.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the subtle difference between becoming the embodiment of a thought or feeling that passes through you, and being fully aware of its presence…[more]
Everyone wonders whether or not there is one Great Secret for truly successful living. Guy Finley explains that there is.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about why there is never any good reason to feel disappointed or discouraged about your life.
Guy Finley explains that the more approval you get, the more you have to have.
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]
As difficult as it may be, explains Guy Finley, we must begin to doubt our own suffering.
Guy Finley reminds us that seen or not, our attitude determines our altitude in life.
Guy Finley encourages us to look inward instead of outward for a reason why we're suffering.
In this podcast, Guy Finley reveals how we can forever break free from anything that compels us to relive painful moments from the past.
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.
We are deceived whenever we find ourselves feverishly thinking through "all the possibilities" stirred up by a fearful moment, because the only possibility any of these fearful thoughts hold is…[more]
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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]
When we stop giving our life energy to any moment which seems overpowering, explains Guy Finley, it loses its illusion of power.
In this podcast, best-selling author Guy Finley talks about the true underlying cause of the recent incident at a Wal-Mart store in New York City in which a young man…[more]
There is one essential reason why there is so much constant heartache and war on this earth, and why conflict has continued as it has down through the ages. The…[more]
We must be willing, explains Guy Finley, to taste the bitterness of our negative states before we would feed them to others.
In this podcast, Guy Finley presents a new way to look at resistance. Find out how the resistance inherent in our daily lives can either be the source of unnecessary…[more]
Truth wants you to know, explains Guy Finley, that it is never in your best interest to unconsciously suffer.
Your experience of this world, explains Guy Finley, is determined by how you think toward it.
Any time is the right time to go quiet, explains author Guy Finley.
In this podcast, Guy Finley reveals how individuals can cease being distressed by the ups-and-downs of life by becoming aware of the opposites in action.
We literally give negative states a place to live in our psychic system, explains Guy Finley, by trying to rid ourselves of them in the usual ways.
Guy Finley discusses panic attacks and the fearful, mechanical thoughts that terrorize an unawakened mind. Learn the secret of knowing that all is well when you realize the truth that…[more]
The seemingly scary condition, whatever it may be, is not the problem, says Guy Finley. It is your reaction that is fearful.
Real fearlessness, explains Guy Finley, comes with knowing that we have everything we need to succeed in the same moment that it's needed.
If you want to leave the world of feeling sorry for yourself, explains Guy Finley, the only way to leave it is by not thinking about what a sad sack…[more]
Which would you rather have, asks Guy Finley: a big fire hose with a hydrant and a fire to put out every day, or a life without fires in them?
We are created -- and each of us is intended, explains Guy Finley -- to discover the truth of ourselves within ourselves.
The false self is trying endlessly to get your attention, explains Guy Finley, in order to point out to you that there is something missing in your life.
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.
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.
When feel pain, we tend to take it personally and feel like we are the only ones in the world who are suffering. That seems like the natural thing to…[more]
Popular today is the phrase "be true to yourself." But what in the world does that actually mean? In this podcast, Guy Finley explains the True meaning of this popular…[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.
It's often said that 'silence is golden.' But very few people on earth understand why this is so, let alone the immense possibilities this idea holds for the sincere spiritual…[more]
Tired of going in painful circles in your life? In this talk Guy Finley reveals the secret of finally moving out of what may feel like a meaningless existence into…[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.
In the early 1900s, before the age of superhighways, supermarkets, and the giant food manufacturers, things were very different, better in many ways. Small family farmers used to truck or…[more]
Awareness is a living and intelligent feature, explains Guy Finley, of the ever-present Now within which it dwells.
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 that we are not meant to be the slave of any negative thought or feeling
Guy Finley discusses the discontentment that arises from the perpetual measuring of ourselves against others, and the internal conflict that is bred through self-comparison.
Guy Finley explains how our perception produces what we experience.
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.
Our responsibility, explains Guy Finley, is only to remain aware in the moment and to allow ourselves to be guided by and within that awareness.
Fighting the storm by resisting its winds and rain, explains Guy Finley, will do no good.
We can never hope to be free, as Guy Finley explains, as long as any part of us struggles with, or suffers over what others are doing, have done, or…[more]
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.
Like the invisible winds that move the branches on the trees, explains Guy Finley, we live in a world of an unseen, but ceaseless, flood of thoughts and feelings.
We punish ourselves with unhappy feelings, explains Guy Finley, because we've been tricked into thinking self-hurt is self-help.
Barring those moments when we find ourselves in real physical danger, conditions, of themselves, have absolutely no authority over us. It's true. No event or circumstance has any power to…[more]
Working with self-observation, we can actually see, explains Guy Finley, that these self-compromising thoughts are just that: thoughts.
The only power negativity has over us, explains Guy Finley, is the power we give it.
Hear this talk and learn the actual truth about what's really causing your unhappiness. If you've tried everything but nothing seems to work, this will. All you need to do…[more]
In this talk Guy Finley describes why inner tension, fear, and a sense of limitation exist, and then gives the listener an amazing but simple exercise to move beyond all…[more]
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.
Guy Finley explains that we must never do anything about our discontentment because it's not really ours.
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]
Guy Finley explores how it is that you can make yourself miserable but you can't make yourself happy.
Guy Finley illustrates that wherever you place your attention, you give life to that seed of thought.
Guy Finley helps us to see that "scary" life-moments are as powerless to punish us as is a make-believe monster on the movie screen.
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]
One of the most powerful forces in the universe, explains Guy Finley, is Silence.
Nothing in life, explains Guy Finley, can stop you from starting your life all over, at anytime.
Understanding that we are not our thoughts and feelings, explains Guy Finley, is the first step towards stopping them from ruling our lives.
Guy Finley gives insight into how to get past feeling overwhelmed by what needs to be done and set about the task of doing our work.
When we think about any painful event, be it three minutes or thirty years old, we look at nothing more than a shadow of what once was -- something that…[more]
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."
To enter the silent world of peace, explains Guy Finley, requires that we learn the secret of being still.
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.
Guy Finley speaks about understanding the nature of discontentment and how to rise above its limiting influence.
Guy Finley speaks about understanding the nature of discontentment and how to rise above its limiting influence (continued).
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.
True silence is not just the absence of noise, explains Guy Finley; it is a kind of spiritual medium in which not only are we able to discern what is…[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]
When we resist what others have to say about us, explains Guy Finley, we miss the perfect opportunity to learn something about our true nature we might not otherwise have…[more]
As we awaken, explains Guy Finley, to see the false workings in our mind, we also see there is only one possible solution to end the suffering they cause: we…[more]
The moment we understand, explains Guy Finley, that peace, happiness, and fearlessness are not found through our endless desires, we discover we are actually on the road to finding their…[more]
Now in everyone is sown -- into the center of his or her soul -- some love. Of this we may be certain, even though many people today seem counter-testimony…[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]
In our quest to win freedom from the ties that bind, we spend most of our lives struggling to overcome vague foes that fade in and out, like the shadows…[more]
Unconscious conflicts, in dialogue form, play themselves out in our mind by painfully reenacting various scenes from our past; moments gone by in which we either know, or sense, we…[more]
When we don't understand our negative states, when we have yet to realize how they trick us into doing their bidding, they have the power to make us jump through…[more]
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.
By transcending the thoughts that keep us a captive of our suffering, explains Guy Finley, we discover that we are already within a higher realm of understanding.
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.
The true answer to any problem we find ourselves in is not found in our thoughts about it, but rather in our willingness to allow new light to reveal its…[more]
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.
Guy Finley explains that the only lasting way to change our experience in life is to change our own life-level. At last the secret of real change!
When we practice, explains Guy Finley, at not using our own thoughts to tell us what's happening in any given situation, we allow the circumstances of the event to be…[more]
Persistence and faith on our inner journeys, explains Guy Finley, will be rewarded with enough spiritual gold to last an eternity.
By changing the ingredients of our life recipe from false images and negativity to awareness and understanding, we discover a new sweetness in life.
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.
Kindness is something we all value and wish we are known for. Learn how to make kindness alive in your life.
Guy Finley sheds light on the understanding that the lies of negativity and darkness are only powered by our willingness to let them rule us.
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 lesson, Guy Finley illustrates how we can begin to become aware of the unconscious chain of pain and conflict that we pass along to others when we are…[more]
Guy Finley shows how we can reclaim our natural internal energy by seeing where it is that we are currently wasting them.
Guy Finey looks at the condition called "anger" and how it is possible to escape dark inner conditions once we realize the part we play in the visiting of that…[more]
In this excerpt from the Intimate Enemy you will discover a new understanding to heal the pain that arises out of our own misperception.
Guy Finley addresses common questions on the topic of self-awareness.
Guy Finley explains how to be in the right inner place when the moments of real self-change make themselves known to us.
Guy Finley shows how we can begin enjoying True Success by agreeing to accept the lessons life has for us.
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.
Guy Finley reveals the unknown treasures hidden in spritual stillness.
If we refuse to run from the battle we face, victory appears!
Breaking out of old painful patterns, habits, and recuring problems.
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!
Step back to see the thoughless nature of conflict and fighting.
The secret for dismantling the grief felt from the death of a loved. The same can be applied to the pain felt whenever a part of ourselves experiences a "death"…[more]
The real miracle of letting go.
Here are seven separate Higher Facts about the proof and the possibility of the Fearless Life.
Healing the cause of all pain and suffering!
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.
10 steps to help you to outgrow yourself by venturing into the unknown.
Most of our heartaches and sorrows are the offspring of trying to be something we have no Real need to be.
Whatever dominates us in the moment is what is first in our lives and is useless thinking.
The psychology of knowing which of your own thoughts and feelings are your friends.
Transcending the Soul through Suffering
Discover ten powerful new ways to begin changing your view of your own life. Plus learn the one power greater than any disturbance.
Be Fashioned by the Master Jeweler's Hand
Spiritual Practices and the Presence of God
Bring more light into your life by patient inner investigation.
Face challenges with the key that unlocks the door to a free mind.
Understanding of the opposites is essential for your spiritual growth.
Take these steps to make fear and worry disappear
To dare to see. To die to be.
Use this list of ten powerful insights to begin choosing in favor of your True Self.
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.
If you serve only yourself you serve nothing. If you cling only to yourself you hold nothing.
Linger in the great mystery of moments untold. Wait there for the unspeakable invitation to live there.
