Real forgiveness takes place when we understand that the only reason that our friends and family were the way they were is because of the unconscious pain they were in. When we finally understand our own pain, then there is compassion.

Topics covered: Your disappointment in a relationship can't be separated from your expectations; No relationship can grow where blame exists; Every insight originates from a relationship; Understanding the true purpose of relationships and our life; Relationships act as a mirror of our own being; Life is always trying to give you a lesson...

Topics covered: Relationships are the ground of revelation; The real limitation in relationships is a negative reaction born of an unseen expectation; There’s no such thing as a bad fact about ourselves; When pain meets pain, pain is begotten; Love never punishes, separates, or denies; Self-realization is impossible without relationship; Love allows negativity to be revealed as futile...

Guy recalled a time from his early adulthood when he had worked with laborers and had observed them to be very lighthearted, despite the difficulty of their work and how little they made from it. He felt a certain kind of shame at his own discontent, and came to the realization that it would be a very different world if we could learn to love our lives differently.