Waking Up

Topic: How to Start Hearing that "Still Small Voice" Within (9/1/21 Classroom Talk)

Classroom Talk: 9/1/2021 - Learn to be still and listen... the less we talk to ourselves about life's unwanted moments, the more Life will speak to us, telling us things that ears can't hear.

Topics Covered: "Made in the image of God" means that we human beings are the embodiment of all the forces that create and give life to all that exists. These forces are blind, and they have authority over us when we are unaware of their activity; Real beauty is not just in the beautiful object that is seen by the physical eyes, but in the realization that the observer is the observed...

Topic: How to Perfectly Balance Every Moment of Your Life (Even the Most Painful Ones) (7/8/20 Classroom Talk)

Classroom Talk: 7/8/2020 - Part 1: Whether the winds of fortune blow hot, cold, left, right - in the face, or from behind - don't lean toward one, or away from the other. Instead, remain awake and stand upright; only a quietly balanced mind can walk - unharmed and unhurried - over the uneven surfaces of this world while doing no harm to others...

Student Talks: 6/26/2020 - Key Lesson: One sign of true spiritual success is when, at long last, we realize that there is no one else on this earth we would rather be!

Topic: See Into and Be Free of the Forces Keeping You from Changing (3/10/19 Classroom Talk)

Topic: See Into and Be Free of the Forces Keeping You from Changing (3/10/19 Classroom Talk)

Topics covered: Discussion of the topic Relationship Magic; Can you learn from multiple spiritual teachers or does that hinder the possibility of enlightenment; If I'm not supposed to answer my pain, what do I do in situations that need a real resolution; How do I know if I'm making a true intention or a self-serving one; What is the relationship between thought and perception...

Classroom Talk: 9/27/2020 - Before we can hope to know anything of Divine love - let alone realize an unconditional compassion towards one and all - there's something we must all know but, in truth, don't want to: humanity hurts; everyone suffers. But for those (of us) who see this burden - who would do our part to bring an end to this sorrow...

Classroom Talk: 5/29/2019 Along the upper path that leads Home, there are many phenomenal events that first tempt, and then -- God willing -- liberate the aspirant. The first temptation is the dream of being someone spiritually special: an image whose upkeep is the pain of being in conflict with any experience that denies its existence...