When reading books, our brain produces a stream of thoughts concerning what it is reading. On the path, our practice is suspension of thought in favor of watching over ourselves. Should one give up such reading at a certain point in one's development to help reduce the number of thoughts compounding the mind? Are these thoughts from reading a hindrance to one's advancement?...

I have been married for many years. Recently, I discovered that my husband, who travels a lot for his job, has been unfaithful to me during his time away from home. I don't want to expose what I know because I'm afraid he will leave me. What should I do? (From student correspondence)...

Every cell in our body “waits” for the life-giving oxygen that must be replaced within it... moment by moment... though it cannot “know” what it waits on...

The moment I feel resistance, the moment I feel that contraction inside of me, I must understand that I am being introduced to myself. I've been brought to the bear, to touch the bear! That anger, that rage, that impatience appears in us. You and I know we have these states in us. We can dress up and appear pretty and appear like we're in control of ourselves, but every last human being...

There is a lower world where fears are real -- where all things, and everyone living in this world, are unknowing participants in the fear that's found there. In this darker realm, the thing feared is inseparable from the nature that fears it, so that any action taken by this nature to end the fear it feels becomes the seed of its next fearful state. For example, say that you're worried that...

Every cell in your body "hopes" for the life-giving oxygen that must be replaced within it...moment by moment...though it cannot "know" that which it hopes for. Every flower, every tree..."hopes" for the sunlight it needs to create food for itself, though it cannot know the higher substance upon which its very life depends, as well as all those that feed from and upon it. Every human soul..."h...

Every cell in your body "hopes" for the life giving oxygen that must be replaced within it...moment by moment...though it cannot "know" that which it hopes for; every flower, every tree..."hopes" for the sunlight it needs to create food for itself, though it cannot know the higher substance upon which its very life depends, as well as all those that feed from and upon it. Every human soul, who...

GF: Welcome to our chat tonight, and Happy New Year to the Friends of Truth. Yes, the promise of another New Year is here, and this hopeful idea brings us right to these questions: What must one do if one truly intends to make a new beginning? What is our part in fulfilling this promise of Newness latent but hidden in ourselves? We ask these questions in the spirit of the Newness that we hope...

There is only one way that any of us will ever know the real meaning of Christ's life, and that is... to share in his death. This means we must give up what he gave up if we would know, from ourselves, what was gained through his deliberate sacrifice.

I have followed you for many years, and now I need a little encouragement. I am 84 years old, and pray a lot. Years ago, I was told I had brain problems... and now I am on my way to Alzheimer's... not a good prospect. A message from you and your knowledge will surely help.

What if whatever we see in the world that makes us feel confined or sorrowful, that has us angry, anxious, or rushing around is because of what we are? When we look at the world around us, it's easy to see there is beauty in nature, love among family, compassion in times of disaster; in truth, there are wonderful things all around us. But, when we look at the world that we've made, what do we see there?

Guy explains that the cycle of wanting doesn’t end when we get what we want because the unconscious mind thrives on the sensation of itself, continuously seeking the next fulfillment. The satisfaction of desire is fleeting, and as soon as one craving is met, another arises to take its place. True freedom comes not from resisting or suppressing desires but from seeing through the illusion that wanting or not wanting can ever bring lasting peace...