In this video, Guy Finley explains that true love reveals to us what we need to see about ourselves so that we can develop a more perfect relationship with what…[more]
Guy Finley explains that everything you need to succeed and to change the kind of human being you are is already provided for you.
In this short talk, Guy Finley discusses the mind's compulsive habit of judging other people, which is an unfortunate waste of time and energy that would better be spent attending…[more]
Guy Finley talks about the importance of never meeting a child's negative state on the same level of negativity. To truly help a child who is negative we must observe…[more]
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]
Life is always new, which means there is no such thing as an "old" problem.
Guy Finley discusses our role in making this a better world, and how our actions do make a difference. Visit OneJourney.net for more information.
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]
Instead of putting our attention on what others have done or said, we must turn our attention inward.
Choosing to keep the company of truth is the same as choosing to lose all the false "friends" that presently limit you.
Be willing to do without what you must if you see certain things that tell you that what you are embracing is destroying everything, including your chance to be a…[more]
The fear of being alone in life feels real, no doubt; but it belongs to an imagined self.
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]
We all know what it's like to find ourselves unhappy and in conflict with someone who just isn't giving us what we want or need from him or her. Whenever…[more]
Our task, if we want to be free human beings -- if we want a life in which we no longer carry around with us "what he did," "what she…[more]
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how a true change of character can be realized by seeing with great clarity what it is that we value most.
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.
In this short talk, Guy Finley explains how real compassion is the fruit of the mind that awakens to where it is harming itself.
If we're interested in spiritual things, we gradually realize that what we really need is to understand this nature that is never satisfied.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how it is possible for us to discover an authentically new life if we will persist with our wish to know the…[more]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we are here as human beings to continually perfect our self-understanding so that we can begin to enter into an awakened relationship…[more]
We are meant to go through a transfiguration on this earth, a change internally that leaves our character like nothing it was before.
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.
It is never the people we are around that cause us negative reactions. These reactions arise out of what we secretly want from people.
Many times the very thing we want from others is the very thing that we ourselves either lack at the moment or otherwise somehow are withholding from them.
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]
There is nothing in the universe that can stop us from growing, except our habitual, mechanical nature.
In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about how our level of happiness is ultimately determined by our level of self-understanding.
Real compassion has to do with realizing that conscious relationship is the root of our existence, trying to get us to wake up a little bit and enter into those…[more]
You have the Light to detect, dismiss, and to transcend the limiting influences of painful negative states such as doubt, worry, hatred, anger, and fear.
Higher inner awareness grants you patience and new forms of consideration, because now you realize just how much pain everyone is really in.
Whatever suffering you agree to shoulder not only helps to lighten the load of those in need, but also serves to awaken within you the strength you need to be…[more]
In order for change to take place, we must be changed.
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.
If we wish to have true harmonious relationships with others, then it is we who must change.
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]
We have been the unwitting servants of a thought nature whose appetite is unappeasable.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can use everything that we encounter in our relationships with others to change 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 every moment is actually a divine communication that wants to reveal to us our own limitless possibilities.
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.
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.
Discussion of gratitude and the secret to recognizing the Love behind everything that happens to us. Find out more about expressions of thankfulness including tithing, being grateful for the difficult…[more]
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.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about why we must not be afraid to discover everything that we need to know about ourselves.
Guy Finley explains how we are held ever apart from what we love by the very fact that we would clutch it to our breast.
The company we keep, explains Guy Finley, refers both to the kinds of people outside of us and the presence of accompanying thoughts and feelings circulating within us.
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 how our awareness of the true needs of other human beings heralds within us the birth of true compassion.
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.
Outgrowing Relationships - Learn why walking the authentic spiritual path necessarily causes some relationships to fall away.
Guy Finley explains that the Truth asks us to give it its way in our lives.
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 how our experience of life is a direct reflection of the kind of psychological company that we keep.
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]
Intentionally separate yourself from any rushing inner condition, explains Guy Finley, by voluntarily stepping out of it.
Learning to love what is good, explains Guy Finley, begins with being truthful about what we presently love.
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 revealing podcast, Guy Finley talks about how attending to the true needs of others also allows us to discover our own limitless possibilities.
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the kind of direct self-observation that is essential for the individual who wants freedom from the present level of mind that unconsciously compromises…[more]
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]
In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how we can experience truer, brighter, more meaningful relationships with everyone we meet once we learn to put the needs of others before…[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.
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 weakness that blames others, explains Guy Finley, blinds you to your real inner condition.
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.
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.
We must stop trying to create conditions for ourselves, explains Guy Finley, through which we hope to escape the fear of our own emptiness.
Guy Finley explains how whatever weight we seek to place on the backs of others simply falls back on our own.
Guy Finley explains that the day of our awakening is the same as the delightful date of our departure from a bankrupt world filled with beggars dressed as kings and…[more]
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 any kind of blame is actually an avoidance of seeing yourself as you actually are in the present moment.
Guy Finley encourages us to look inward instead of outward for a reason why we're suffering.
Guy Finley explains that we should do what's in our power and refuse to be discouraged about anything else.
Use your fear to come awake to yourself, says Guy Finley.
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.
Guy Finley discusses the honest communication that is truly helpful when caregiving aging parents. Be true to yourself, honor your intuition, and refuse doubt in making the choices that fulfill…[more]
Guy Finley explains how and why to let go of any negativity.
A big part of our inner work in all of our relationships involves remembering this key idea: whenever we are not present and properly attentive to ourselves, we may be…[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]
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]
Why try and change your outer world, asks Guy Finley, when it is only a reflection of your inner life?
Our real "problem" with others, explains Guy Finley, isn't that they won't or can't give to us what we want from them.
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.
If we want a whole life, explains Guy Finley, we must be whole human beings.
It is our fear of being alone, explains Guy Finley, that compels us to seek the approval of others.
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 first step in harmonious relationships is simple: We need only realize the spiritual truth that we cannot meet someone whom we are not like in some way, even if…[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.
In this extraordinary podcast, Guy Finley reveals the higher understanding that is necessary to find the Truly Fearless Life!
Our experience of any passing event -- for the pain or pleasure of it, explains Guy Finley -- is the product of how we see it.
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.
Right within us, as an unseen aspect of our True Nature, resides the entire range of relationships that the universe has to offer.
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 of the important aspects of this Work, explains Guy Finley, is beginning to employ its principles in our everyday lives.
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.
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]
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]
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]
Guy Finley speaks about the popular idea of a coming evolution in world consciousness.
Fighting the storm by resisting its winds and rain, explains Guy Finley, will do no good.
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.
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.
Nothing can grow true, strong, and healthy that lives under the dark shadow of abuse -- whether it's an abusive relationship or the abuse inflicted by mean-spirited thoughts and feelings.…[more]
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.
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]
Every step along the way to a higher independent life, explains Guy Finley, is both the challenge and the reward.
Guy Finley explains the power in seeing that we are actively involved with unseen thoughts and feelings that compromise us.
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.
When we attempt to do what is not within our power, explains Guy Finley, we only succeed in making ourselves miserable.
Guy Finley reminds us that no negative state wants what is right for you.
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]
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]
Guy Finley discusses how to help our children grow spiritually by accepting a parent's true responsibility, which is to lead by example and nourish our own inner work.
The gradual higher awareness of others' pain, explains Guy Finley, is the birth of true compassion in us.
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.
Letting go is about learning to die to ourselves psychologically, explains Guy Finley, so that something higher, something "undiminishable" can stand in for us.
The best to way to help others, explains Guy Finley, is to give them room in which to grow.
When it comes to letting go and living in the Now, explains Guy Finley, no sincere effort goes unrewarded.
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 path to a more compassionate life, explains Guy Finley, is found in our willingness to try to understand the moment instead of needing to be understood in it.
Looking for freedom in powers or possessions, explains Guy Finley, ensures that we will always be their captive for fear of losing them.
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.
Guy Finley discusses the concerns of householders with regard to fulfilling responsibilities while on the spiritual path.
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 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]
In order to give others the space they need in which to grow, says Guy Finley, we must first make room within ourselves.
Growth, explains Guy Finley, is the marriage of something that already exists with something within us readied for that Union.
Guy Finley discusses a new approach to breaking the cycle of negativity involved in divorce where we take the focus off the other person and place our attention on a…[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.
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.
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]
Learn how to deal with parenting and family issues, including ways to use your interactions with children and loved ones to find a new kind of freedom.
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]
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.
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]
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]
Kindness is something we all value and wish we are known for. Learn how to make kindness alive in your life.
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.
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 Finley shows how the cruelty of others can begin to serve our inner development.
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 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 discusses how we can raise our relationships to a higher level by understanding that the other person is never the problem when we feel hurt. It is not…[more]
Guy Finley addresses common questions on the topic of self-awareness.
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 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 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 talks about how to escape the punishment inherent in wanting to be approved by others.
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.
Breaking out of old painful patterns, habits, and recuring problems.
The Secret of Pefecting Relationships
Nurturing Love: How to be in True Relationship with another human being!
Using relationships for inner development.
Who we are - the stuff of our soul - is being transformed continuously by the nature of the company we keep, the toxic People.
Meditation & Prayer can show you how to let go and know that Life is complete and so are you!
Taking full pleasure in life's joyful, renewal of experiences.
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 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]
Real secrets for stress-free living. The answers really do exist!
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.
Here are seven separate Higher Facts about the proof and the possibility of the Fearless Life.
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.
Bring more light into your life by patient inner investigation.
Take Time Alone and Find Freedom
Use this list of ten powerful insights to begin choosing in favor of your True Self.
