Our usual reaction to any event not of our choosing is to fear it, so that our tendency is to see these experiences as being adversarial. These unwanted moments are seen as threats to our present happiness, as well as being a thorn in our tomorrow, because with any unwanted event comes the fear of not having the right answers to address the flood of new questions arising out of life's sudden t...

Key Lesson: The whole idea of learning to live with "controlled stress" is like believing that not only are you in control of a war you didn't start, but that you're on the winning side.

Classroom Talk: 6/5/2024 - Every step along the path (of life) is the first -- and the last -- for anyone who chooses to walk in the silent light of higher self-understanding.

Classroom Talk: 5/26/2021 - The living Now -- pure Presence -- is not just an expression of perfect freedom; it is its center everywhere: the Ground from out of which all creation arises and returns again.

Wading into what you fear most is the only way to discover that these unknown waters -- that you think will drown you -- are only 6 inches deep!...

Without our unconscious consent, regardless of what we may have done against others, or ourselves, the past is powerless to punish us in the present moment.