Somewhere in a remote region of the Southwestern United States, a park ranger was seated in his high tower. It overlooked the deep canyons and ravines that ran through the national park where he'd worked for the past twenty years. Looking out over the terrain through his binoculars, he could see a thunderstorm gathering in the west and knew it was only a matter of minutes until a flash flood w...

For the man or woman who persists with the wish for Truth/God to be first in life, there really is no such thing as failure.

When at last we see how our present sense of self is little more than a derivative of relationships with things outside of us, and realize that most of our pain is the negative byproduct of these unseen attachments, we start to want to have our own life.

There's an ancient truth tale about a young man who yearned to study with a renowned master of archery. It was widely spoken that this teacher had achieved perfection of mind. His skill with the longbow was reported as second to none. Admittance to this master's school presupposed a potential student was already advanced enough to strike the small center of a target from a great distance. But...

Each and every event in our life brings with it a kind of gift just for us, providing we know how to receive it. This priceless offer isn't about ways to empower ourselves through possessions or greater position in life; it is presented to us to help free us from the stress and worry born of the false belief that we need such riches to realize the timeless value of ourselves. What is this gif...

There can be no starting place in our lives any truer than what our own awareness of the present moment permits. This friendly fact tells us that our life direction, our actual destiny, is determined by the level of our awareness that attends the full range of each step we take. The next two examples prove this insight beyond the calling of any logic. No one consciously takes a step in haste...

Topics covered: Being aware that something is always trying to make God's business into its own business; Everything in one way or another always seems to revolve around "me" and it isn't going to stop by itself; The Work has always been about Metanoia, a turning around; It's a law that the moment you want to be someone other than who you are you're guaranteed to remain who you've been

Classroom Talk: 2/14/2021 - Much as a jeweler uses his grinding wheel to remove any rough edges remaining on an otherwise perfect gem, so all of our relationships are designed to help "polish" one another's heart... that they might more perfectly reflect a higher order of Love whose power helps heal all involved.

Only what is imperfect in us wants to punish (the) imperfections that it sees in someone else.