Freedom is not overcoming what you think stands in your way. It is understanding that what is in your way is part of the way.
The Living Light never shows us anything in ourselves that it hasn't already started to change for us.
Our willingness to teach for the purpose of learning is every bit as important as is our willingness to learn what we must in order to grow.
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]
On one hand, each of us professes to be concerned with growing and self-developing while, on the other hand, none of us ever wants to be wrong, which is a…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains what it means to wait for a "Divine touch" that makes the darkest moments into something light, bright, and right for all involved.
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains why the unconscious imitation of anyone else is the repetition of the known, and why real freedom cannot be found in familiarity.
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 more we imagine a fearless life created by conditions outside of us, the more compelled we feel to try and control those same conditions.
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains how each moment of life is made for anyone and everyone who is present to it. If you are not in this moment,…[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]
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the importance of being present to what each moment reveals to us about ourselves.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about why we must come to realize the need to shake ourselves awake as often as possible if we want to be free…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how there is nothing in the world more practical than true spiritual principles.
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.
Facing your fearful feelings brings them to an end because if you'll proceed while being afraid, you'll see all that's been scaring you... is you.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the vital importance of going beyond mere knowledge about spiritual principles and beginning the real work of integrating what we know about…[more]
One sure measure of spiritual growth is found in our developing awareness that each and every present moment of our lives is a special kind of spiritual looking glass.
The way in which we grow is that we grow into the world above ourselves.
It is never the people we are around that cause us negative reactions. These reactions arise out of what we secretly want from people.
Yours is also the right to effortlessly recognize and release anger and frustration, to be able to see them for exactly what they are -- false powers disguised as helpful…[more]
Self-limiting thoughts or feelings have power over us only when we are tricked into believing that we need something we don't.
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."
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about what it takes to liberate ourselves from any fear that wants to pull us down into its world.
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.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the importance of applying and integrating the spiritual knowledge we have learned into our everyday lives.
We can and must begin to understand the spiritual life before we can live it. But we can't begin to understand something that is above us until we begin to…[more]
No human being has any authority over you. Your life belongs to you and to you alone.
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.
No one is free who lives with fear.
You'll never know how forgetful of your self you are until you make the smallest effort to be self-remembering.
All things good come to those for whom the Good is all things.
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how an entirely new kind of inner freedom can dawn within us when we begin to understand that the happiness that we have…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about why we must give ourselves completely to each moment if we ever want to discover a fearless life.
Guy Finley discusses our native right to live fearlessly, and the courage, resolution, and persistence required to prove our fears groundless. Learn more about rising above the limitations of your…[more]
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.
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]
Every time we accept a negative state we compromise ourselves and increase the level of conflict for ourselves and everyone we meet.
We want to be free, and to be free means to understand what the path of freedom is about.
Time and time again, we come to the same spiritual lesson: no one can give us that which can only be found within our Self.
Guy Finley answers the question, what does it mean to be a truly successful person in this life?
Guy Finley speaks on themes from his best-selling book The Essential Laws of Fearless Living.
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.
Before we can learn to free ourselves from our own fearful reactions to unwanted events, we must realize just how worthless fear actually is -- especially when we turn to…[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.
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]
There is a hidden part of you that knows, without thinking about it, how to always be perfectly relaxed, carefree, and in command. This higher intellectual and emotional intelligence is…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley describes a new kind of interior, conscious resolve in which a person ceases to tolerate the deceptive demands of negative states.
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]
You may not be able to think your way out of a nagging problem, explains Guy Finley, but you can see your way clear of it.
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 takes a look at why it is that we seem to repeat the same experiences over and over again, and what it is we need…[more]
No intention can be any stronger, says Guy Finley, than our ability to remember it in the moment that it is needed.
We are always wrongly trying to find the value of ourselves through an unconscious process of comparison. In this podcast, Guy Finley reveals why it is absolutely unnecessary to ever…[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]
Discover the authentic spiritual and esoteric secrets for truly transformational living.
Spiritual work is always interior work first, explains Guy Finley.
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]
Guy Finley explains that the more approval you get, the more you have to have.
Spiritual evolution is not something that is going to just happen by mere accident. It is something that requires an inner effort on the part of the human being. In…[more]
You do not need to remain the victim of fear, explains Guy Finley.
In this podcast, Guy Finley reveals how we can forever break free from anything that compels us to relive painful moments from the past.
Use your fear to come awake to yourself, says Guy Finley.
Deliberate release any thought or feeling, explains Guy Finley, that would have you believe that freedom is found through the approval of others.
In this podcast, Guy Finley explains in detail how measuring yourself actually prevents any real change from taking place.
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]
Guy Finley discusses the secrets of success and the truth that there is nothing to fear -- not even job loss or financial failure. Stop being punished by comparison and…[more]
Why try and change your outer world, asks Guy Finley, when it is only a reflection of your inner life?
It is our fear of being alone, explains Guy Finley, that compels us to seek the approval of others.
Guy Finley sheds helpful light on certain forms of painful hypocrisy that live in us. Also revealed is how we can awaken to and dismiss spiritual weakness in ourselves, as…[more]
In this podcast, best-selling author Guy Finley talks about what it really means to be yourself.
Any time is the right time to go quiet, explains author Guy Finley.
As we are coming to see, within each of us dwells a Light -- an awareness capable not only of observing the host of invisible forces that forge life itself,…[more]
The fear of being alone in life, explains Guy Finley, belongs to an imagined self.
Choosing inner seeing over the wish to be seen by others in a complimentary light, explains Guy Finley, stops the cycle of self-sabotage.
What good is the light of any lamp in the dark, asks Guy Finley, if we forget to take that lamp with us out into the night?
In this extraordinary podcast, Guy Finley reveals the higher understanding that is necessary to find the Truly Fearless Life!
It is possible, explains Guy Finley, to understand your fear in a whole new way.
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]
When you know what you're looking for is what you already are, explains Guy Finley, then you stand on the threshold of Fearless Living.
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.
What we really want isn't power to control the dark conditions around us, explains Guy Finley, but to be part of a new brighter and higher world within ourselves where…[more]
We are created -- and each of us is intended, explains Guy Finley -- to discover the truth of ourselves within ourselves.
The unsure self that not only looks for, but attaches itself to codependent relationships -- cannot possibly be the real you. Let's see why this statement has to be true.…[more]
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.
We all know the sting of not getting the approval we seek from other people. And when we don't receive the approval, we double our efforts and try a different…[more]
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.
Guy Finley explains that if our peace is built upon worldly forms, then it will be, at best, a temporary peace.
Awakening to who we are created to be, explains Guy Finley, is the first step in letting go of all that holds us captive.
Guy Finley explains how rising above the blame game is the same as learning how to be in total command of yourself.
One of the important aspects of this Work, explains Guy Finley, is beginning to employ its principles in our everyday lives.
If we wish to live without resentments that linger in our hearts and rid ourselves of fear with all of its debilitating limitations, we must shed the skin of our…[more]
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]
The suffering inherent in any condition created by unconscious codependency, explains Guy Finley, is due to our having forgotten who we really are.
Experience reveals, explains Guy Finley, that the actual nature of any painful moment in life has little to do with what we first blame our pain upon.
If inner dialogues were left to themselves as they popped into our mind, explains Guy Finley, they'd be as powerless to disturb us as an echo is to change its…[more]
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.
Guy Finley discusses how to keep alive the zeal for awakening and self-work, and to persist on the path to self-knowledge. Learn about the self-honesty that allows you to overcome…[more]
Being conscious of your fear, explains Guy Finley, empowers you to interact with it in an entirely new way.
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.
What we become in this life, explains Guy Finley, is very much determined by the kind of "interior" company we keep.
Guy Finley explains how one's inner nature determines one's experience of the outer life.
We punish ourselves with unhappy feelings, explains Guy Finley, because we've been tricked into thinking self-hurt is self-help.
A special writing by Guy Finley on what it truly means to be a peaceful and peace-filled human being.
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]
Working with self-observation, we can actually see, explains Guy Finley, that these self-compromising thoughts are just that: thoughts.
Starting to think differently towards your own fears, explains Guy Finley, is the same as learning to act differently towards them.
Here is the secret to releasing physical tension and mental pain from your life forever. Learn these three simple steps and you will never be the same again.
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]
No one can give us the approval we seek, explains Guy Finley, because it isn't his or hers to give
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 live in a world, explains Guy Finley, that is established for us to succeed in realizing that within us dwells an Intelligence beyond fear.
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]
It's only what you do right this moment, right Now, explains Guy Finley, that's the seed of personal change.
Taking conscious risks can be such a powerful catalyst for inner change, explains Guy Finley, and involves making a choice to do what's true, in spite of what that choice…[more]
To succeed spiritually, to discover the new man or woman waiting within us, explains Guy Finley, requires going beyond being the thought-based, self-conceived creatures we are at present.
Learn why persistence is such a critical part of your spiritual work.
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]
A special writing by Guy Finley revealing the path to true change. Originally presented at a classroom talk given on 11/13/05.
When it comes to letting go and living in the Now, explains Guy Finley, no sincere effort goes unrewarded.
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.
The source of our need for acceptance and approval, explains Guy Finley, is a comparative mind.
Before we can learn to free ourselves from our own fearful reactions to unwanted events, explains Guy Finley, we must realize just how worthless fear actually is.
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."
When we resist what life would show us about ourselves, explains Guy Finley, we effectively close the door on the Light that wants to help transform us by showing us…[more]
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.
When faced with a fear of the unknown, explains Guy Finley, we must choose to explore what is yet to be discovered within ourselves.
Negative states born of nothing other than conflict-filled, comparative thinking, explains Guy Finley, steal into us to squander our peace one hundred times a day.
If we can see, explains Guy Finley, how positive inner states lead to positive life experiences, then we can also see that negative inner states must attract negative results.
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.
Whenever we will lend our attention to the inner task of working to transcend some dark state at work within us, explains Guy Finley, then in that same moment we…[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]
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 outlines the ten traits of a True Spiritual Warrior.
Any direction we take to get away from some misery, explains Guy Finley, is the continuation of that distress.
Guy Finley gives us ten ways to see through the false thoughts that would have us believe we must suffer because of them.
In order to give others the space they need in which to grow, says Guy Finley, we must first make room within ourselves.
Leading by example, explains Guy Finley, is often accomplished by what we don't do, such as by not passing negativity on to others but instead bearing it within ourselves.
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]
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]
Looking for ourselves in the eyes of others throws us behind the walls of a psychic prison. The door slams shut each time we find ourselves feeling good about ourselves…[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.
When we see, as Guy Finley explains, that by becoming Someone we only succeed in making ourselves a slave to the image of what that will bring, we understand that…[more]
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 path to the higher ground within you, explains Guy Finley, is found through your persistent willingness to see that the path you are currently on leads nowhere.
Our willingness to see the difference between real and false strength, explains Guy Finley, is what allows us to achieve a whole new kind of life.
The only thing that holds us down is what we don't yet know about ourselves. This insight explains why our ability to learn the truth about ourselves, to increase our…[more]
As Guy Finley explains, by walking away from punishing relationships we walk towards a new Self and a more peaceful Life.
**I know someone who drives me crazy, and I want to help him by sharing the truths I am learning. Without using interfering tactics, how can we help others to…[more]
Guy Finley explains that a new and true future begins with planting seeds of change in the now.
The greatest, most abundant resource on planet Earth is also its least understood and utilized. Its unlimited supply is found virtually everywhere, anytime, and under all circumstances, even though few…[more]
In this key lesson Guy Finley encourages us to see through the false nature that would keep us from moving forward through any uncertainty and doubt.
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.
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]
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 reveals how the misleading fear of emptiness (failure) keeps us from knowing true success.
Guy Finley offers a powerful spiritual declaration of independence for those who have grown weary of compromising themselves for a false freedom that always betrays.
Guy Finley addresses common questions on the topic of self-awareness.
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.
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.
Helpful ideas about what is required of us if we wish to realize our True Nature, and offering specific examples of how to do the inner work necessary to align…[more]
Attachment is an unconscious process that occurs when our thoughts, having formed an image of someone or something, then embrace this image as the thing itself we have imagined.
Powerful insights to help you break free from the punishment inherent in seeking the approval of others.
It is in your power to be awake to the fearful voices that either project some doom or denouce you for making mistakes.
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.
Tips for fearlessly stepping into indecision and the unknown.
Learn Why Approval May Be Awarded but Never Sought!
Self-Esteem is how to own your own life!
Using relationships for inner development.
Breaking out of old painful patterns, habits, and recuring problems.
Selfless Living: How to Enter Into Perfect Communion Where God is Your Life!
Find the Secret Solution to Help End World Suffering!
Prayer in Action: Seven silent prayers to turn your life around
Who we are - the stuff of our soul - is being transformed continuously by the nature of the company we keep, the toxic People.
Real transformation is a task that takes intentional sustained inner work.
How to see without judging others!
True self-help through transcendence, not struggle.
Here are seven separate Higher Facts about the proof and the possibility of the Fearless Life.
Find your true purpose in life!
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.
To break out of any prison you must first find a way that works. Here are a dozen new actions that have special powers to show you this needed Way.
The whole of our lives is relationship. The whole of our inner discovery takes place within relationship. Nothing can speed up our inner work better than working with someone who…[more]
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
Put God First
Bring more light into your life by patient inner investigation.
Find Real Freedom through love.
Face challenges with the key that unlocks the door to a free mind.
Freedom and compassion cannot dwell in any world dominated by fear.
It does not matter how you take the road. All that really matters is that you take it.
Cling Fast to Your Aim and Strive to Be True
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.
Do The Good Work of Preparation So Perfection May Begin
