Topics covered: New Year's resolutions always revolve around wanting to keep the so-called "good" parts of what I call "me," and not-wanting what I call the "bad" parts; If you want to have a new life, you cannot bring old wants along with you; There is an innate longing to be in relationship with what cannot be expressed in words; True spiritual teachings are not recognizable by the consciousness that has faith only in things seen...

Topics Covered: We are created as beings to fulfill a very specific place in the whole of creation. Everything is ceaselessly being created, and we are made to play an integral role in that creation; That which is ceaselessly being created is ceaselessly being reborn, and our life is meant to be a part of that rebirth; The idea of helplessness is despised by all of us. In fact, up until now most...

Topics Covered: It should be evident by now that we cannot give ourselves what is genuinely good. Despite our good intentions, why is the world the way that it is?; Instead of just wanting to be a better person, we must NEED to be a better person; Regret is a kind of unseen prayer that does not really change anything. Real prayer is connected to watching yourself in the moment of action...

Topics Covered: Topics Covered: Following your heart; Why don't I know what's in my heart?; Asking others what you should do; Lose interest in yourself; Risk the sure footing of the dock; The understanding that dissolves fear; There is no "you" that is going to achieve something holy; What can I do about the sickness that I see in the world?; Wanting to change the behavior of others...

Topics Covered: Who is going to heal who?; How do I stop suffering?; Everything happens for a purpose; Relationship to reality; Finding our natural place in unwanted moment; The pain lies the not wanting nature, not in the event it doesn't want; Why do we stay with abusive people?; Wanting to remember the Divine; Making a new start, starting over; Stop hurting yourself...