Being myself is what finally happens when every last effort to know myself by thinking about myself has proven useless.

It's impossible to separate being identified with the pursuit of some false purpose in life from the unconscious suffering produced by the same.

In this video, Guy Finley explains how much more is required of us than just mere "belief" in a Divine life, and that each of us must do the necessary work to uncover this higher treasure within ourselves.

Just as the absence of clouds does not mean the end of the sky, neither is an empty mind the end of knowing.

Consciousness of any unwanted condition in us must precede its correction, just as the rising sun dismisses any of our fears imagined hidden in the darkness of night.

Topics Covered: Observe where and by what your attention is taken; Identification is blindness; No reaction can reconcile another reaction; The task of the observer is to realize that it can't change what it sees, but that what is observed needs to be changed by what is higher; Every condition is the perfect place for revelation; Thank you, I didn't know that about myself...

Just as the absence of clouds does not mean the end of the sky, neither is an empty mind the end of knowing.

If, each day, we would each make it our aim to show even the most common kind of consideration to those we meet along the way, then daily acts of distrust, resentment, and fear would become more and more uncommon, and the troubles of this world would melt away.

Topics covered: Discussion of the 'seer and seen' exercise practiced during lunch; Self-remembrance begins with collecting all your faculties; The emergence of new understanding forms the ground of further understanding; The difference between affirmation and negation; Losing interest in yourself is a full-time job; The more you have faith in what you are shown, the more you will have faith in...

Topics explored in this dialogue: What we become attached to limits us; If we don't learn lessons, they return; Resistance is the ultimate source of all repetitious, painful routine; When you listen to the solutions that negativity offers, it's like asking a shark to guide you out of the water; If you're never wrong, you can't learn; The true meaning of 'Love thine enemies.'...

Any blow to your vanity, received consciously, is a healing touch to your soul.

Action without knowledge is reckless at best, and is almost always dangerous to everyone involved. Knowledge without action is useless at best, and guarantees that the individual who is 'inclined to recline' will remain in the realm of the sleeping intellect.