Gratitude

In days now thought distant to us but perhaps not as far as one would imagine, the queen of a great country said to her daughter, "Constance, come here and sit down next to me. Even though you are still but a child, you are now old enough to receive the gift I have been holding for you since the day you were born." Constance met her glance with a big open grin that fairly shouted, "Tell me mo...

Everyone wonders whether or not there is one Great Secret for truly successful living. There is. And it is not a secret. It has been quietly, steadily telling itself right in front of us all along. We just couldn't hear it over the clatter and chatter of our own secret demands. Listen quietly for a moment. Everything can change right now. Learning to hear this Supreme Secret is no more difficu...

10 Exercises for increasing your spiritual memory. Remember that every effort you make to remember to remember God increases His interest in you.

Topics covered:  A profitable human being is one who no longer serves fear; Truth comes to show you that you have not been able to change your life because you have been living an imagined life; "The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." -- New Testament -- In a true reflection, there is no division.

Topic: Learn to Give Yourself to Life by Letting Life Give You Life (Remastered Classic Talk)(Classroom Talk 4/23/25)

Once we learn what it means to see the truth of ourselves -- to accept each revelation as a herald of the healing it brings -- then we will not only understand what it means to accept each moment as it is given, but we will also learn to be grateful for what it has come to teach us about ourselves.

Classroom Talk: 9/25/2024 - Here's why it's impossible to (try and) protect ourselves from the fear of uncertainty or disappointment and - at the same time - hope to deepen our relationship with the Divine: self-realization is (our) atonement with the ceaseless revelation that emptiness and fullness are to one another...as are the four seasons that seemingly turn from one into the other.

Topic: Realize Your Relationship with the Vine of Divine Life and Be Set Free (Classroom Talk 6/26/24)

Topics Covered: Other than practical or creative thought, we don't need to think; The more you think, the more you sink; When we're identified with anything, we're asleep; Don't try to win, don't try to be strong, just watch and see; We suffer because we have forgotten; The worst that can happen if you go into a moment that you fear is that you'll learn something about yourself...

Intuition takes place at various levels; Real gratitude isn't born of comparison, it's inseparable from humility; Understanding the suffering of others; You're only able to feel another human being when you're quiet; Not wanting to be you IS who you are; Trying to figure out the conflict in yourself IS the conflicted nature; The word "awe" in the bible has been misinterpreted...