Student Talks: 03/20/2026 - 

Part 1: I can't speak to you of life without speaking to you of death; not the death we fear, but the fear we have of it. For to live in fear is to die in slow motion.

Part 2: Our principle fear is not what any moment may or may not bring, rather what we really fear in any unwanted moment is our reaction to it.

Topics covered: There is no life without death, and there is no death that is not the fulfillment of life; We judge others for their weakness because it seems to prove our strength; The purpose of all true spiritual teachings is to bring about a change of nature that cannot be brought about by thought; Reincarnation is first and foremost what happens to the level of consciousness that repeats the same painful patterns over and over again because...

Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view.

Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view.

Topics covered: Every form of clarification begins in separation; An intention connects you with that which you reach for; You borrow the will of what's undivided; There's a deep-seated part to your lower nature that is afraid of not existing; Sensation is the pleasure of the lower self; One's interest in the work gradually shifts from being stimulating to sustaining; Perfection is not an end-...

Part 1 Each effort we make to walk toward the Light sends a corresponding wave into that darkness within that we thus intend to illuminate, integrate, and put behind (us). Due to our actions, the subsequent stirring of this dark nature serves a double purpose: first, we are brought into a more acute awareness of our actual interior condition; and second, as a result of this revelation we...

Topics covered: Why is it so hard to let go and live in the present moment; I wish to be fearless, spontaneous, and cheerful but life's challenges leave me baffled; Is there a distinction between positive and negative feelings; How should I respond to other peoples' fears; How can I grow past limiting situations in the workplace; What is the true meaning of being 'God-fearing'; How do I find s...

True fearlessness is knowing that we are made for whatever happens to us whenever we are willing to let God remake us in that moment.

Topics covered: What is the distinction between presence and pursuit; I struggle to deal with a family member who has a disability; Should I go back on my word with people who I now feel are detrimental to my spiritual path; I often feel a physical reaction of tension when I come back to myself; I regularly wake up in the night and am flooded with negative thoughts; I'm confused about the diff...

Topics covered: The only time you're in psychological pain is when you're identified; Your work is to connect the pain you're in to the dominant 'I' within you; Your awareness that you can't do the good you know you ought to do is necessary; You must be willing to have emptiness before you can have revelation; Intention creates an observer that sits outside of habitual action; Seeing you are u...

You may be able to protect the things that you fear losing, whatever their nature, but the real cost of any action undertaken for the sake of fear is that, in the end, it is a fearful nature you have been moved to protect... Which means fear wins, and you lose.

Topics covered: The three lines of the work; Gravity never stops exerting itself; All living things are pulled toward the sun, which has a counter-balancing effect on gravity; The Holy Spirit reconciles the opposite forces of light and dark; A school allows you to enter into a space where the forces are intensified; You are a being suspended between two worlds; The only power you have is your...