In this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how there is no chance for anything to change for the better as long as we shut our eyes to events that run counter to what our minds say should be happening.

Topics covered: Relationships are a mirror; What we look at in life, even physically, stirs in us something spiritually; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; We experience moment to moment the revelation of our own consciousness; Relationships are intended to continue to help us develop the capacity we have to act as the vessel of revelation; The purpose of a relationship is to take...

In this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that smothering another person is connected to a fear of spending time alone, and that it is a loving act to give another person the space to be what they are.

Student Talks: 10/1/2021 - Key Lesson: Here's why it makes no difference who, or at what we point the finger of blame for any mental or emotional suffering we're given to feel at the time: until we become aware of the unconscious role our own hand plays in the misery of these unwanted moments... nothing can change.

Have you ever been drawn into a fight with a loved one where - by the time you got knee-deep into who's "right" and who's "wrong" -- maybe over the most trivial of matters -- it felt as if, somehow, your very life depended on the outcome of that fight We've all had moments like this, perhaps too many times; which is why it seems strange that we've yet to see the following...

Topics Covered: There is no fight with another person or with life without there being a "you" in it; Whatever we believe we are fighting OVER is not really what we are fighting FOR. When we see what we are really fighting for, there is a chance to walk out of the fight; The problem with so-called compromising is that it does nothing to change either party in the relationship...

Classroom Talk: 9/26/2021 - Here's why it makes no difference who, or at what we point the finger of blame for any mental or emotional suffering we're given to feel at the time: until we become aware of the unconscious role our own hand plays in the misery of these unwanted moments... nothing can change.

Topic: Realize the Divine Purpose Behind Any Painful Human Relationship (7/7/21 Classroom Talk)

Topics Covered: There exists an unfolding revelation that allows you to take part in what releases you from a consciousness that previously limited you; The kind of inquiry that is required of an aspirant necessitates a distinct kind of honesty; Most of our conflict with others is born out of an unseen dependency upon images we have of ourselves; Growing up we were taught to protect...

Classroom Talk: 7/7/2021 - Seeing the Truth of ourselves -- the first requirement of being set free -- begins with our willingness to be -- as completely as possible -- the whole of that experience even when we'd rather be doing anything else!

In this short video clip, Guy talks about two words that we can use in our relationships with others for the purpose of exposing the part of us that wants to gain a personal advantage at the expense of what is true.

Student Talks: 2/19/2021 - Key Lesson: 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.