Part I: Finding yourself is not the same as feeling good about yourself, although the one who discovers and recovers his Real Life knows the rightness of everything that happens to him for the rest of his entire eternal existence. Part II: Anytime you touch the Truth of yourself through the work of realizing a deliberate intention to do the same, three events take place at once: the Truth yo...

Classroom Talk: 7/20/2003 - Whenever we ask, "What did I do to deserve this?" we have forgotten that we ask for what we receive with every thought and feeling we embrace and to which we give life. The great axiom with regards to realizing this spiritual truth is that the plant always reveals the seed.

Classroom Talk: 1/6/2002 - Those moments when we are awake to ourselves, where we are bright and vital and know we are alive, must not be mistaken as the fulfillment of our soul but felt as a gracious reminder of the Life that awaits us if we will finish the journey back to our Spiritual Home.

Student Talks: 3/4/2022 - Key Lesson: Here is the real reason why so very few ever realize a conscious relationship with the Divine: higher Love is consummated only in the awareness and acceptance of one's own spiritual poverty... so that one's soul is slowly matured through an ever-deepening humility that is, itself, the doorway to Heaven.

Classroom Talk: 6/18/2021 - The fear of -- and unconscious resistance to -- seeing the depth and breadth of one's own weakness is not the same as realizing one's actual state of (spiritual) helplessness in that same moment. In more ways than will ever be spoken the consciousness of "helplessness" is next to Godliness... whereas fear is the helplessness feared.

Classroom Talk: 4/7/2021 - At every possible moment of crossing over into a new and higher level of consciousness, standing at the gate between each spiritual kingdom, there is a faultless, infallible celestial guard. His authority is absolute; it is backed by nothing less than the Balance of All There Is. He has but one timeless task...

Classroom Talk: 10/21/2020 - The (spiritual) impetus to transcend our present level of self is granted in our first glimpse that what we really need is not a way to resolve, or outrun whatever punishes us... but rather to quietly – consciously – walk out of a dark and lower world inhabited by legions of self-limiting beliefs, including their...

Classroom Talk: 9/20/2020 - True spiritual healing is never the result of an "achievement" one celebrates as such; it's always a very personal, and often painful moment of consciously realizing the extent of one's weakness. Yet, paradoxically, in the ensuing humility is a victory, but not our own; for now, we have gleaned a little understanding...

Classroom Talk: 4/12/2020 - Part 1: Love is an endless journey nestled into a self-perfecting plan that can't be "seen," only lived; its never-ending path unfolds within a timeless Kingdom wherein everyone -- and everything -- we meet along the way is our traveling partner. Part 2: The vast majority of humanity views the idea of spiritual rebirth...

Topics covered: Having beliefs and seeing how they can get in the way of our growth; The nature of Love; We're all in spiritual training; Self-sabotage; We have a core false belief of we are incomplete as we are; Revisiting the past prolongs pain; False beliefs are deep compulsions; Validate for yourself what is Truth.

Topics explored in this dialogue: There is no end to "waking up" in this life; It isn't possible for a conscious human being to compromise themselves; Fear is an aspect of a divided mind; A pivotal point in a person's spiritual life is when they cast aside the foolish notion that a negative state can do anything for them...

I am wondering if all spiritual teachings, especially concerning being present and realizing expansion and contraction, apply to my current situation. My spouse of many years has left me, and I am now isolated and surrounded by memories. Can anyone say that this (perceived) agony is subject to the same laws and teachings as espoused within your podcasts and teachings in general? (From student...