If only we would cease giving others Reasons to resist our presence, Bear ourselves With what we burden them, Leaving no reason for blame . . . Then . . . that great silent rage Hidden in the human heart Would have to be seen for what it is: Violence looking for a war. Such a discovery would awaken Within the discerning soul The immediate, most intimate need To be the emb...

That we blame anyone or anything for our suffering reveals our blatant refusal to accept responsibility for our present level of consciousness. That we refuse to see this condition indicates an almost complete lack of conscience on our part; this fact is evidenced any time we agree to embrace a feeling of hatred born of resisting those moments in life that simply show us some truth about us...

If our spiritual Aim in life is authentic inner-change, then we must know two facts. First, any measure of True self-change is the positive effect of one having paid the price to realize some new degree of self-wholeness... Which means, secondly, that any time we look outside of ourselves and find blame with others for putting us through painful changes, we are inwardly divided and must be he...

If only we would cease giving others > Reasons to resist our presence, > Bear ourselves > With what we burden them, > Leaving no reason for blame . . . > Then . . . that great silent rage > Hidden in the human heart > Would have to be seen for what it is: > Violence looking for a war. > Such a discovery would awaken > Within the discerning soul > The immediate, most int...

Self-realization author Guy Finley explains in this short talk that happier, healthier and brighter relationships with others become possible when we begin to let go of painful grudges and resentments within ourselves.

No one succeeds in realizing real freedom who -- when life seems to conspire against this wish -- is turned round by this trouble and starts defending the reasons why he must live as a captive for yet another day.

We are wrongly led to believe that life makes us into the kind of person we are. In truth, it's our level of self-understanding that makes life what it is for us! This is why nothing can really change for us until we see the truth of the following: trying to change some condition in life, without first changing the consciousness responsible for its appearance is like... blaming the mirror for...

Topics covered:  Seeing what is true is what then allows you to take a new action; You struggle because all you know to do is fight with what you don't want. This is what the world teaches;It doesn't matter how often you rearrange the stuff in your closet, nothing is new.