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.
Once we realize that our present view of self, a view that defines our reality, is a construct of a certain level of our own consciousness, we also realize 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.
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 how conscious awareness of tension is the birthing ground of revelation and self-discovery.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how true fearlessness is intimately connected to our sincere wish to ceaselessly discover more and more about God's life.
Deliberately disconnecting yourself from whatever you think has you blocked leads to true self-liberation because you have never been trapped by anything outside of your own lack of understanding.
As we become more self-aware, a whole new order of understanding dawns.
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.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we are all seeded with the potential to be a perfect reflection of all things good and true.
If we're to succeed in our search for wholeness, we not only require a new and higher order of self-knowledge, but one that must also take us in a completely…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how painful tension persists because we are relying on something outside of ourselves to tell us who we are.
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]
The true nature of anything -- whether a newly opened leaf or a fearful thought or feeling -- is inseparable from what it serves.
Seen or not, our attitude determines our altitude in life.
There is nothing in the universe that can stop us from growing, except our habitual, mechanical nature.
No intelligent, conscious person would ever intentionally hurt themselves or others.
Guy Finley discusses procrastination and the false sense of self-mastery and justification we receive by putting off until tomorrow what needs to be attended to now. Learn how to stop…[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 begin to transcend any limitation that we meet along the path to discovering the truth about ourselves.
The truth is that letting go is very simple and, above all, natural; as natural for you and I as it is for a tree to shed the heavy, sun-ripened…[more]
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 we can learn to let go of unnecessary inner states like stress and anxiety by becoming conscious of their presence within…[more]
The "healing" we need, the sense of wholeness for which we search, has nothing to do with adding anything to ourselves.
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]
Anxious thoughts and feelings keep us a prisoner in the world of their empty promises.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how any real request for something higher is proof that there already exists a relationship to the very thing that we are wishing…[more]
The wise are not those most learned, but the best tempered by truths put to the test of life.
No one is free who lives with fear.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how real relationship with the present moment requires both receptivity and letting go.
Learning to let go of our own constant mental chattering prepares us for the entrance of the Secret Self.
There may be no greater self-deception than the false notion that rushing through anything actually helps us in any way whatsoever.
No intention can be any stronger than our ability to remember it in the moment that it is needed.
Our willingness to see the difference between real and false strength brings about an inner change that puts us in an entirely new relationship with life.
When we are hurt badly, the higher lesson hidden in this trial is to recognize the time has come to let go of who and what we have been up…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the great importance of being willing to see everything that we can about ourselves.
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 this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can begin to understand that what we call "unwanted moments" are actually life's invitations for us to discover more about our…[more]
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.
Outgrowing Relationships - Learn why walking the authentic spiritual path necessarily causes some relationships to fall away.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about what it would mean for us to let real life sound its essential notes within us without the unnecessary dissonance of our resistance.
Guy Finley discusses the true nature of responsibility to ourselves and to others and how we can begin to lay down the weight of the false responsibilities and beliefs that…[more]
Guy Finley reminds us that the mind asleep to itself is a "divided" mind.
Intentionally separate yourself from any rushing inner condition, explains Guy Finley, by voluntarily stepping out of it.
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]
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the often misunderstood idea of faith, and how we can come to the true, bold understanding that we are made for everything that…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how a new, whole relationship with life is possible for the human being who is willing to let go of the endless struggle…[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.
No intention can be any stronger, says Guy Finley, than our ability to remember it in the moment that it is needed.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the fact that as human beings we are intended to live as instruments of God's life, as opposed to the present-day mindset in…[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]
The missing half of our lives, explains Guy Finley, is letting go.
By deliberately slowing yourself down when everything in you seems to be screaming, "Rush," you will become inwardly awake, explains Guy Finley.
Stress, explains Guy Finley, is a result of a false or incomplete view of reality imposed upon us by our own unenlightened nature.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the immense difference between a life spent accumulating possessions, and a life in which an individual allows something higher to take possession of…[more]
It is our own narrow mind, with its narrow view of life, explains Guy Finley, that pressurizes our events and their moments.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about what it means to be properly responsive to the present moment, as opposed to getting lost in worried thoughts about what action to…[more]
Guy Finley explains the secret of letting go and how it's only through letting go that we are given something better than what life has asked us to give up.
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how conflict is born in those moments when our expectations about how life ought to unfold meet reality.
Guy Finley reminds us that seen or not, our attitude determines our altitude in life.
Guy Finley addresses concern about responding to the current financial crisis and stress over job loss, encouraging us to remain as receptive as we can to the lessons meant to…[more]
Your true nature does not feel any compulsion to compare itself to anything. In this podcast, best-selling author Guy Finley explains why any attempt to find an identity through comparison…[more]
Use your fear to come awake to yourself, says Guy Finley.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the unseen connection between lying and having enemies.
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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]
Guy Finley explains how and why to let go of any negativity.
In this extraordinary podcast, Guy Finley reveals the higher understanding that is necessary to Let Go and find the Truly Fearless and Free Life!
In this podcast, best-selling author Guy Finley reveals what stands in the way of human beings having a real relationship with wholeness and love.
The following six lessons contain special understanding about the nature of invisible pressure-filled states that cause human beings to run themselves ragged. The clearer we can see the reasons for…[more]
Why try and change your outer world, asks Guy Finley, when it is only a reflection of your inner life?
Once we understand that letting go is the missing half of the whole happiness our heart longs for, explains Guy Finley, everything in our life grows easier.
Guy Finley discusses the "Lighter" -- secretly bright -- side of uncertainty, and reveals how our True Nature can lift us above the fear and worry that would pull us…[more]
We must be willing, explains Guy Finley, to taste the bitterness of our negative states before we would feed them to others.
We can help others reach higher by simply agreeing, explains Guy Finley, to give them space to go through their changes.
Guy Finley urges us to find the places in our lives where we can take conscious, spiritual risks.
In this podcast, author Guy Finley reveals how you can stop being pushed around by the back-and-forth movement of the opposites, and at the same time discover who you really…[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.
True peace, explains Guy Finley, doesn't exist outside of the "now" from out of which it is always unfolding.
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.
Life is beginning again everywhere, explains Guy Finley -- and so can we, if we are willing.
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley explains how every human being is meant to be a unique expression of the Intelligence of our Living Universe.
Guy Finley shows how to move beyond the harmful effects of betrayal, affairs, and infidelity by turning the hurting into healing and learning.
In this extraordinary podcast, Guy Finley reveals a fact that will forever change your relationship with Life.
Guy Finley explains that when you want what life wants, your wish is for life itself.
We all naturally resonate with Truth and Beauty when it is being expressed. When we know we have heard something true, why does it stir us? In this podcast, Guy…[more]
Sometimes the greatest truths are laid right before our eyes, in the simplest of things, and yet we just can't see them. Take for instance our own hands: what a…[more]
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]
Guy Finley urges us to see through false illusions that keep us from letting go.
Drop whatever would define and limit you, explains Guy Finley, by bringing yourself back into the great and unconditioned Now where all is one.
Starting life over again is the key to a new you, explains Guy Finley.
Within each of us there is an expansive world of thoughts and feelings whose movements determine how we perceive and experience the world outside of us. While this inner-world of…[more]
There is nothing wrong with being a successful human being. In fact, the purpose of your life is to win. But what if, in your quest for this victory, you…[more]
Guy Finley explains that we are not meant to be the slave of any negative thought or feeling
Any human being who has to hold himself together is someone who is ready to fall apart. Trying to hold yourself together is a terrible way to go through life.…[more]
Any lingering sadness, explains Guy Finley, is an unnatural life-form kept breathing by the false self's reluctance to let it go.
Fighting the storm by resisting its winds and rain, explains Guy Finley, will do no good.
Real self-knowledge, explains Guy Finley, provides a glimpse of the expansive world that awaits us.
Guy Finley shows us that any desperate attempt to escape a trouble usually leads us right back into more trouble.
Guy Finley explains how one's inner nature determines one's experience of the outer life.
Each moment of the day -- no matter what comes your way, explains Guy Finley -- let what you remember as being true about Love always be your guide.
The source of our suffering, explains Guy Finley, isn't that life fails to live up to our expectations, but that we live from a nature that meets life with countless…[more]
Guy Finley explains that life is always stirring and producing moments in which we are asked, in essence, to be more than we are.
Working with self-observation, we can actually see, explains Guy Finley, that these self-compromising thoughts are just that: thoughts.
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.
Learning to let go and to live in the Now, explains Guy Finley, is the same as catching ourselves holding onto what limits us and then deliberately dropping these self-imposed…[more]
By deliberately slowing yourself down, explains Guy Finley, when everything in you seems to be screaming, "Rush," you will become inwardly awake.
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.
Do you ever experience a nagging feeling that something is missing in your life? In this talk Guy Finley explains why this feeling exists and what you can do to…[more]
The real act of letting go, explains Guy Finley, is first an interior action, followed, if needful, by a wiser exterior action.
What we put first in our lives, explains Guy Finley, is our first relationship with life.
Guy Finley explains that we must never do anything about our discontentment because it's not really ours.
Guy explains that one of the primary reasons why we don't change is because there's no space in our life. He shows how real change requires we agree to the…[more]
What would you think of a mother or father who starts yelling at their 5 year-old son because he didn't prepare dinner? It would be a terrible thing. Intuitively we…[more]
We have a chance, explains Guy Finley, to actually begin to recognize and realize what it would mean to be able to sit in a room and not have our…[more]
Anything that you have to control, explains Guy Finley, controls you.
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 reminds us that no negative state wants what is right for you.
Many times the very thing we want from the person we are with, explains Guy Finley, is the very thing that we ourselves either lack at the moment or otherwise…[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 sheds light on the fact that negative reactions to unwanted events do nothing to cure them.
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.
It is not our life that must change, explains Guy Finley, but our view of our life.
Letting go is about learning to die to ourselves psychologically, explains Guy Finley, so that something higher, something "undiminishable" can stand in for us.
Guy Finley reminds us that happiness, love, peace, compassion, and contentment are timeless states of being in the Now.
We must learn what it means to reach for a whole new place within ourselves, explains Guy Finley, from where it's possible to see that our present thoughts and feelings…[more]
When it comes to letting go and living in the Now, explains Guy Finley, no sincere effort goes unrewarded.
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.
It is an illusion to believe, explains Guy Finley, that the world our senses reveal is the whole of reality.
Each time, explains Guy Finley, that we actually come to the end of what we know to do and stay there without punishing ourselves or hating life for finding ourselves…[more]
All interior practices, explains Guy Finley, begin with the wish to meet our lives from a new understanding of ourselves granted us through new knowledge about ourselves.
The difference between living Now and living "then," explains Guy Finley, is the difference between living in a thought nature vs. living in our True Nature.
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 reminds us that we do not have to share a single moment with the memory of anything that we don't want to, including painful memories, disappointments or regrets.
Learn to look at all difficult moments as opportunities to come awake to yourself, explains Guy Finley, and a place from which you can practice stepping outside of stressful thoughts.
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.
We are spiritually free, explains Guy Finley, when not one part of us harbors any hatred or resentment for any other human being.
Guy Finley discusses the nature of true empowerment and how we can overcome stress in our lives by realizing a new kind of inner strength that never fails us.
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]
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]
Drop whatever would define and limit you, explains Guy Finley, by bringing yourself back into the great and unconditioned Now where all is one.
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]
This beautiful 8 line verse by Guy Finley reveals the essence of the real Spiritual Path.
The reason why Truth sets you free, explains Guy Finley, is because it alone reveals that what you are held captive by has no reality outside of your wish to…[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]
This new poem by Guy Finley subtley reveals how the inner quest for self-freedom has already been won. And it goes one step further by highlighting the special responsibility required…[more]
This specially crafted poem by Guy Finley complemented his classroom talk on November 7th, 2004.
This special writing complementing Guy's talk of November 21st, 2004, contains hidden treasures that hint at an entirely new way of living.
*(The following short set of questions and answers is taken from special sections following the end of each chapter in Guy Finley's newest book, **Let Go and Live in the…[more]
When we learn to "self-disconnect" we gradually, explains Guy Finley, break down the painful circle-of-self that is repeatedly formed by asking a problem for its solution.
Guy Finley describes for us how a higher conscious awareness empowers us to be one with all that exists in the kingdom of creation.
If we are ever to realize, explains Guy Finley, the integrity and consistent kindness of our True Nature, if we long to know something of heaven while we live on…[more]
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.
Each time we listen to -- and work with -- that part of us which knows what is right and true, explains Guy Finley, we strengthen our relationship with all…[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]
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]
How to deal with the death of a loved one.
The key to rising above our present limitations, explains Guy Finley, is to look beyond our old answers for new and higher 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.
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 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.
Guy Finley shows us that it is through self-correction, not self-improvement, that true growth takes place.
Inside each of us, explains Guy Finley, resides a seed to be nurtured by something higher.
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]
Deliberately dare to slow down your life when everything in you -- or around you -- is screaming "Rush."
Why is this bold action a prayer? Every person knows what…[more]
Guy Finley teaches us that as we begin to remember our true intentions in the moments when we need them most, we break the repetitious circle of Self that never…[more]
The present moment, where our being and and our nature meet, is the instant of our destiny. But how to get there?
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.
A special writing by Guy Finley showing that the secret of letting go hinges on the realization that the means in our lives are not really different from the ends.
Guy Finley explains that staying on the path to a truly awakened life requires continually saying NO to those unconscious parts of us that are full of doubt and darkness.
In this lesson Guy Finley explains how we can either choose to get negative about other people's bad behavior (which doesn't help us), or we can choose a different kind…[more]
In this key lesson Guy Finley explains that our own only weakness is in what we have not yet discovered about ourselves, and our one strength is the realization that,…[more]
In this key lesson Guy Finley explains how the now is meant to always be new.
Understanding our spiritual weakness is the key to following through on our good intentions.
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 explains how to make a fresh start by learning our lessons and dropping regrets instead of carrying painful past experiences forward into our lives.
Guy Finley reveals how the misleading fear of emptiness (failure) keeps us from knowing true success.
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 shows how our experience of life is a direct result of who and what we are, and how we can begin today to bring about a new experience…[more]
Guy Finley explains how to be in the right inner place when the moments of real self-change make themselves known to us.
The more you know, the farther you can see, so take as long as you need with the following Higher Lesson and allow yourself to see something new about the…[more]
Guy Finley explains how to step out from under the pressure of surging thoughts and feelings that would otherwise keep us caught in the cycle of rushing.
Guy Finley shows how we can use the appearance of pressure and stress within us to shake ourselves awake.
Guy Finley shows you a whole new way to live that is free from the punishment of self-wrecking thoughts.
A poem by Guy Finley on the condition of the awakening soul.
Discover the hidden Truth about negative states such as fear, worry, anger, and depression. Guy Finley reveals that the reason these states hold us captive is because of our willing…[more]
Powerful insights to help you break free from the punishment inherent in seeking the approval of others.
Learn to let go of any painful past condition!
Letting go of painful resentments.
Real transformation is a task that takes intentional sustained inner work.
The real miracle of letting go.
Meditation & Prayer can show you how to let go and know that Life is complete and so are you!
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]
How to overthrow the addiction, the tyrant of dark domination!
Seeing through self-destructive anxiety.
Learn to see through any anxious condition of feeling overwhelmed.
Learn why the most powerful tool for stress you have is True Silence!
How to develop True Character by dropping self-defeating habits!
Learning to recognize genuine truth. It is always simple, always good.
Taking full pleasure in life's joyful, renewal of experiences.
Using relationships for inner development.
Whatever dominates us in the moment is what is first in our lives and is useless thinking.
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]
Here are seven separate Higher Facts about the proof and the possibility of the Fearless Life.
Consciousness of any unwanted condition in us must precede its correction, just as the rising sun dismisses the fear hiding in the darkness of night.
10 Exercises for increasing your spiritual memory. Remember that every effort you make to remember to remember God increases His interest in you.
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 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.
When you want to know peace of mind and the powers that circulate through a quiet mind, you must take yourself to that place where this Silent Strength can make…[more]
The 10 voluntary exercises below are for would-be Angels who want to develop their wings. Each is designed to help increase higher self-awareness.
The answers to all of life's questions can be found WITHIN you. Three ways to start asking the right questions.
10 steps to help you to outgrow yourself by venturing into the unknown.
The psychology of knowing which of your own thoughts and feelings are your friends.
Discover an altogether new kind of peace in your life as you learn to let go.
Contact With The Secret Self
Guy reveals a powerful secret for peaceful living through learning to want what Life wants.
Leave Your Heart in God's Good Keeping
Let Go of Self and Experience Spiritual Rebirth
Be Aware of the Content of Your Own Heart
Bring more light into your life by patient inner investigation.
Take Time Alone and Find Freedom
Life will fill whatever you empty. Be hollow. Let the winds of change play you instead of punish you.
A thousand journeys, but one Path. A thousand lovers, but one Thee.
While experience may serve as the path to self-knowledge, still it remains the lesser half of the path to self knowing.
Heal the hurting in you.
Seeking fulfillment it empties itself. Seeking importance it compromises itself. This is the self that opposes itself.
Be Receptive to God's Hand at Work in You
