What a strange mystery; a paradox locked in some seemingly timeless conflict. After all how can all of us feel this great need for change, to make ourselves and the world we live in a better, a kinder place to live for all...
To grow into a new and higher order of peace we must remember at the first sign of resisting some unwanted moment that we must work to detect and dismiss any tendency we have to identify with that negative reaction...
A stone... falls into a still pond. Ripples radiate outward. To the eye, it seems as though the water itself is moving. But in truth, the water is not traveling... It is energy, incarnated into a form...
No revolution of the exterior kind, no movement dedicated to opposing the “powers that be,” has ever changed the consciousness that creates and sustains the system of those powers against which it pushes back...
The following are examples of ways in which one might use the "Be Thou" prayer following one's work with any of the exercises in double attention. Each of the following eight simple prayers is to be felt by the whole of you, one by one, as you address their corresponding parts in the order shown here. As you become aware of...
Nothing in the universe can make you relive some painful moment from your past as long as you choose to live in a self-renewing awareness that remembers the following truth for you: no old dark thought has the power to define you, let alone drag you down.
When it comes to our wish to make real changes in ourselves, good intentions cost (us) nothing...and that's why the road to hell is paved with useless coins. On the other hand, making a conscious effort to change -- in the moment that calls for it -- comes with the cost of seeing ourselves as we really are – this awareness shows us not only the possibility of being release...
You’ve no doubt fought and won countless battles in life, yet repeatedly -- seemingly inescapably -- you continue to find yourself at war, not just with others but within yourself, as well. And so... I want to share seven of the most important lessons I’ve learned in my life...
As consciously as possible -- preferably in the movement of a single, slowly taken in-breath -- gather all of your attention into the words, “I AM”... And then on the out-breath... (silently say, or think the word) “HERE"...
Throughout time, the great sages and saints of the ages have taught that letting go is an inside job, a work of rigorous self-awakening that begins with self-honesty. The following quotations hint at the possibility of an unspeakable discovery that awaits all those who persist with their wish to be free.
Bestselling “Letting Go” author Guy Finley will conduct a free Webinar on “Learn to Embrace Life’s Most Difficult Moments” via GoToWebinar on Sunday, October 30th. Everyone is invited to join this free, live talk plus Q&A session with Guy. Register at www.guyfinley.org/sunday and you will be emailed the view link right before the talk.
Learn to see your attention as a form of "currency," for it's not just where you spend your time, but upon what you spend it that determines what you receive -- or don’t -- from this life...