Topics covered: How patterns in relationships are developed; When the student is ready, the teacher appears; My sense of self in any moment is the product of what I'm attending to; The purpose of relationship is revelation; Love favors those who favor love; Understanding the 'Hulk' nature within us; Exercise: 'I am not this weakness'; The ABC's of Relationship Magic: Anger, Blame, and Coercion...

It is virtually impossible to consciously bear the unpleasant manifestation of any other human being until we have awakened to the same manifestation in ourselves, and learned to consciously suffer it. In other words, we can only bear in someone else what we have learned to bear in ourselves... which means none can be truly compassionate until we know what it means to suffer ourselves for the...

Topics Covered: Suppose when we become Truthful, less people agree with us and desert us, particularly family. What will I do in this case?; Freedom from the resistance and anger that comes up to "handle" my spouse's non-stop patronizing in her attempt to fix everything about me; "Who" is it who feels hurt?; What happens immediately after we die?...

The only way it's possible -- psychologically speaking -- to have the painful experience of feeling like someone, or something is standing between you and your happiness, is if you are inwardly divided.

At all times everything, everywhere, is unfolding as it must. Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view. In down-to-earth terms, to resent the person who cuts you off in traffic does nothing to change either that scary moment now passed, or the sleeping nature of...

Topics explored in this dialogue: We've lost sight of the true purpose of our own existence; The stone underneath the surface is every bit as heavy as the one on the surface; Anger is always the way in which fear hides itself; Follow and find the part of you that is not intended to be dominated by any dark state; The real definition of a fearless life is the...

Once we start to see, to know in our innermost heart, that life itself is already complete, we can let go of whatever -- or whoever -- would have us believe otherwise. Old attachments and their long-standing aches are now seen for being what they have always been: appendages of days gone by, worthless to the Higher Self we have agreed to become and by whose stillness we realize this need for a...

Whenever we find ourselves in some "unwanted" part of ourselves, perhaps reliving an old heartache or caught in the throes of some irrepressible anger, old fear, or unyielding worry, part of this unwanted moment includes our certainty that we're trapped in this condition. And compounding our confusion over feeling ourselves captive in this way are all of the attending negative inner voices.

The more I think I know about true spirituality, the more I become easily aggravated by the behavior of others, especially when I hear someone make an obviously false (spiritually) statement, or I observe inconsistent behavior. I sense that part of my anger is seeing the inconsistency and false behavior in myself. What is the right way for me to handle these moments?...

Topics covered: Discussion of the live-streamed series on Authentic Change; Having an intention isn't enough to make authentic change; Trying to escape what you're feeling versus really feeling what you are experiencing; A ""new you"" doesn't happen later, it's now or not at all; Being present to the movement of fear, anger, and anxiety within us; Learning to see that you are acting from an ""old...

Topics covered: When it comes to health issues, how do you distinguish the physical vs. the spiritual aspects of healing; Is the lower nature simply instinct; Dealing with the pain and anger over being violated in some way; Understanding karma when it comes to being paid for a leave of absence; What is true compassion and caring.

Topic: Relationship Magic! Questions: How can one get Divine forgiveness; Working to be present with someone when they're negative; Staying awake when interacting with other people; How do I deal with panic attacks; What is heaven like; How do you formulate the tone of your talks; Is anger a sign that something's amiss in the psyche; How often do you have major epiphanies.