Thinking / Thought Nature

Classroom Talk: 10/13/2021 - Only consistent, persistent inner-work can lead us to the threshold of the "Truth that sets us free." And yet, the following is equally true: the unassailable liberation we seek will continue to elude us until every effort to know the truth of ourselves -- by thinking about ourselves -- has proven useless.

Topic: Walk Out of the Prison of Unseen Thought Patterns (12/8/19 Classroom Talk)

Topic: Walk Out of the Prison of Unseen Thought Patterns (12/8/19 Classroom Talk)

Classroom Talk: 12/8/2019 - Part 1: Each time some desire-created 'I' dreams of a better tomorrow to come, it "sees" that future in the THOUGHTS it weaves to dress it up. But thought -- by nature -- is of the PAST, which means that ALL of our newly imagined tomorrows... are secretly a set of secondhand clothes. Part 2: What is any...

Topic: Detect and Drop All Useless Thoughts and Feelings (10/13/19 Classroom Talk)

Topic: Detect and Drop All Useless Thoughts and Feelings (10/13/19 Classroom Talk)

Classroom Talk: 10/13/2019 - Part 1: It has long been said, and wisely so: "Birds of a feather flock together." But for those who seek higher Wisdom...let it also be known: this old proverb holds equally true when it comes to useless thoughts and feelings. Part 2: The answer as to what is the best use of one's life is found in being present enough with oneself...

Student Talks: 10/9/2019 - Key Lesson: Every moment is a marriage made in heaven, so why are you still waiting outside the door?

No fact is frightening unless it runs into conflict with what we want.When this happens, the fear is not in the event -- but in us -- who havedecided that in order to feel secure, life must jump through our hoop. So,the fear we feel is in our hoop, not the fact that life may have jumpedunexpectedly.