In this podcast, Guy Finley talks about the difference between merely thinking about spiritual ideas and the actual awareness of the truth of ourselves in the present moment.
The following may shock you, and I hope it comes as just that. Everyone practices prayer twenty-four hours a day . . . only neither do they know they're praying, nor do they know (and this is the real problem) what it is they're praying for! And this fact of life includes those people who say, "But I don't believe in prayer. I don't have a spiritual practice." A moment's consideration of the...
When it comes to letting go and living in the Now, no sincere effort goes unrewarded. In the long run, it is not our ability to succeed with some individual task that determines our spiritual success, but our willingness to learn what is new and true about ourselves. Within each of us dwells a being without bounds, but unless it is explored and exercised wisely we will never know the heights...
Is 'awakening' the ultimate goal in our spiritual journey? The sleeping nature rules my life most of the time. If I keep working to come awake in small moments, will there be a full awakening for me at some later time? I have had moments of spiritual awakening. Yet, these moments seem to fade all too quickly. When such moments arise, I have a new depth of clarity and silence. Are there any spe...
I've been deeply shaken by the events of September 11. I don't know how to think about all that's happened. I feel that there's an important, spiritual lesson here for all of us. Can you help me see it?...
Question: How can somebody put an end to the seeking? All the questions about life and death seem to bring new questions and more anxiety, and no resolution. I do not want to follow any spiritual recipe or practice but want to live and just be without fearing the unknown answers to all these increasing questions.
It seems like every time I become associated with a church, it is not long before I feel mistreated by those who do not agree with the way I express myself. It seems so hypocritical of "spiritual" people to judge me.
William Shakespeare once said that one sure sign of a spiritually developing mind is its increasing capacity to simultaneously perceive the opposites. The following two Key Lessons from today's Talks in the Pines help clarify this vital thought: Once we understand that all forces – even the seemingly contradictory ones – are secretly complementary, we are well on our way to realizing the s...
Do you deal with inner pain every day? Are you beginning to sense it doesn’t have to be this way? Are you ready to explore new avenues to free yourself from a force that sucks all the power and joy from your life? These talks give you the deeper spiritual understanding and inner-life tools that can pull you out of your present condition and set you on course to live in a different kind of world.