Topics covered: Discussion of the lunch exercise to consciously change your posture while eating; Taking the easy way; Bearing the pain vs. paining the bear; Intention leads to a glimpse, and a glimpse strengthens the intention; Deliberately creating conditions under which you are guaranteed to see into mechanical behavior; When you really understand something, there's no "you" apart from that...

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...

Talking to yourself proves only one thing: you're still unable to tell the difference between good and bad company.

Topic: Suicide & Addiction: The Untold Truth About the Path to Self-Destruction (6/10/18 Classroom Talk)...

Topic: Suicide & Addiction: The Untold Truth About the Path to Self-Destruction (6/10/18 Classroom Talk)...

There is a direct and proportionate relationship between the degree of inconsolable pain that we have and a deep-seated misunderstanding of our real purpose for being alive.

I don't think I have to tell you - but I'll strengthen the idea - that there's nothing in the universe, not one thing, that doesn't have meaning. I can look out the window on a gorgeous Spring day here in Southern Oregon and see all the bounty, the burgeoning green - it has a meaning that words can't give to it but that the experience itself delivers...

The real thing that's unwanted in any moment is not the event we blame for our pain. The actual source of (our) suffering is in having identified with a negative reaction, and then mechanically resisting this unconscious state now rooted in the darkness of our mind. In other words: resistance is the source of (our) pain, and not the event we blame for it. Once we see our complicity in the crea...

I received news today that my mother has dangerously high blood pressure and I am very concerned. I know that my continual outbursts of negativity, rage, and suicidal threats are contributing. My mother is one of the most loving, amazing, beautiful people you could ever meet, and she has been there for me the entire time. She does not deserve this...

Cammy (chat host): Hello everyone! It is so great to see you here tonight. We are excited to have with us as our guest speaker an amazing author and teacher, Guy Finley. Thank you, Guy, for being here with us this evening. GF: I'm delighted to share the evening with you and all of the friends online. Cammy: About a year ago, my friend Wendy shared an incredible book with me, "The Secret of L...

Topics covered: Discussion of the live-streamed series on Authentic Change; Looking for advice on mediumship and healing with one's hands; Is all light Divine light; Is there a greater Good above the opposites of what we know as good and bad; What is the purpose of biblical scripture; Is it judgmental to end a relationship because of the other person's addiction; How do I cultivate love for th...

By any account, the recent news of high profile suicides is sad, and all condolences go out to family and friends. But the serious aspirant must look into this kind of unhappy event with a wish to read between the lines, to see and realize the underlying story that leads to such tragedies, and to make that understanding personally transformative. How is it that one with so much knowledge, for...