Topics covered: Everyone comes into this world as a unique creation, with essential inclinations; You are given the capacity to be aware of your own character; The fear of losing control; You must wade into life; The more "you" disappear, the more what has always been there is revealed; Our life is like a rock in a living stream; You have no awareness of what is giving you your life; Greed is...

Classroom Talk: 3/31/2019 - The truth that sets us free -- but not until we see the fact of it -- is that we are never powerless; our first, and ultimately greatest limitation is that we don't know what real power is... let alone how to enter into its stream.

It is impossible to know anything about the true nature of immortality as long as we continue to live with the fear of death.

In the spiritual quest you may have all the pieces of the puzzle, and still be puzzled. The peace that passes all understanding is more than the sum of its parts.

Reality is renewal itself. This means that as we learn to surrender ourselves to the Source of Life that never stops starting over -- so are we empowered to see that whatever seems a lost opportunity, is really the same as a new one being revealed.

Topics covered:  In spite of all of the knowledge gained, in the unwanted moment, a part of us still tries to find ways to escape from the condition. But you cannot run from your own shadow. The shadow is the illusion of a self apart from the Divine; The "un-power" that opens the door to perfect freedom is the understanding that there is really one power; The Yin-Yang symbol depicts "the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." The white empties itself into the black, and the black empties itself into the white. For instance: Life and death, that seem to be opposites, are not opposites at all. Life and death are one movement.

Yes: "all good things must come to an end" -- but this is only half the story: it's equally true that what is Good in life is always beginning.

Topics Covered: Our hope is not in things seen; Being the witness of useless suffering; Use the fear of the future to find the fearless heart; Accept the moment as it is given as an act of higher Will; We don't want to fix ourselves, we want to see ourselves; Dismissal of habitual reactions; Awareness of the play of creation; Replace the idea of "faster" with "more aware"...

Just as there are tides in the sea -- invisible forces which set themselves into the waters and cause their ebb and rise -- so too are there tides in the silence; forces at work moving through the quieted mind which give rise to thought without being touched by it.

Topics covered: What can an aspirant do to enter into a new state of awareness; Negative reactions belong to a part of you that you are meant to be released from; There is a purpose for why life unfolds as it does; Events are revelations; Each moment, good or bad, awakens you to the presence of a timeless quality within you; Learning when 'no' is proper vs. when it is a rejection of transforma...

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.

Using thought as a tool to resolve the troubles that thought stirs up in the mind is like trying to use your fingers to seize, sort, and settle dust particles that are dancing in a sunbeam across your living room floor.