Whenever we will lend our attention to the inner task of working to transcend some dark state at work within us, then in that same moment, even if we don't see the immediate fruits of our effort, we will have already begun to release ourselves from its restrictions. For our effort to be conscious of our condition instead of remaining its captive, fresh energies flood over and through us, lifti...

Our spiritual task, assuming we are stirred to seek this truth of ourselves, is to awaken ourselves to the Light that first invites us, and then unites us with its uncompromised life.

Be willing to do without what you must if you see certain things that tell you that what you are embracing is destroying everything, including your chance to be a true human being.

Although self-study may include reading certain inner life books or listening to lectures on self-transformation, these materials, as encouraging and informative as they may be, are really only preparational tools; they have their place. After all, if you were going to climb a mountain, you would want expert advice on the proper equipment to use, and you would want instruction from others who...

The Living Light never shows us anything in ourselves that it hasn't already started to change for us.

Our willingness to teach for the purpose of learning is every bit as important as is our willingness to learn what we must in order to grow.

On one hand, each of us professes to be concerned with growing and self-developing while, on the other hand, none of us ever wants to be wrong, which is a paralyzing contradiction.

In this short talk, Guy Finley explains how each moment of life is made for anyone and everyone who is present to it. If you are not in this moment, you are not alive within the life that gives this moment, which is a vital expression of a timeless presence.

In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the importance of being present to what each moment reveals to us about ourselves.

In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about why we must come to realize the need to shake ourselves awake as often as possible if we want to be free of the negative states that currently pull us down.

In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about how there is nothing in the world more practical than true spiritual principles.

In this short talk, Guy Finley talks about the vital importance of going beyond mere knowledge about spiritual principles and beginning the real work of integrating what we know about ourselves into our daily lives.