Guy explains the interior meaning of the expression "familiarity breeds contempt," which has to do with a nature that only knows itself by revisiting the past. The more that it dwells on the past, the more dissatisfaction grows, and the less able we are to keep from falling into a pit.
We are not here to change other people. Whether or not someone else wants to change has nothing to do with us. We can change. We can use the resistance, cruelty, selfishness, and negativity of others to turn our attention around and see what it is inside of us that rises up to protect the images that we have of ourselves. When we see clearly the parts of us that want to fight because of someo...
Topic: 7 Ways to Recognize False Friends By the Lies They Tell (Classroom Talk 8/31/22)
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Topics covered: There are a legion of false friends within us that we presently do not realize are false friends that deceive us through promises of comfort and consolation; The consciousness responsible for the conflict we feel doesn't change when you temporarily cover up the pain of the moment through a distraction of one kind or another; The same mind that creates the conflict...
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Classroom Talk: 8/31/2022 - Talking to yourself proves only one thing: you're still unable to tell the difference between good and bad company!
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Topics covered: Something in me wants to keep me in fear and humiliation; Why do I feel more negative during the holidays; Feeling like a fake; Resisting unwanted moments; How do I take the high road and forgive someone who hurt me; I want to help my family cope with the death of a loved one...
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