Topic: Take One Small Step Beyond Yourself and Be Free of Worry, Confusion, and Doubt (Classroom Talk 10/9/24)

Part 1 The faster the mind moves, the further away we travel from where we really want to be. Part 2 The spiritual light we need -- to do and to be right in each passing moment -- is always present; what's missing (most of the time) is our willingness to stand within it!...

In this short audio clip, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how becoming conscious of ourselves in the right way comes with a necessary kind of growing pain that happens when we begin to separate ourselves from the lower self that we have falsely taken ourselves to be.

Topic: 5 Words that are More Powerful than Any Worry, Fear, or Pain (2/11/18 Classroom Talk)...

Topic: 5 Words that are More Powerful than Any Worry, Fear, or Pain (2/11/18 Classroom Talk)...

It's impossible to worry over how others see you... and be true to yourself at the same time.

You can't change the kind of person you are later. There is no later. It's always now or never. You can't be kind later. And you can't learn later. Choose to change now, and that moment will never come for you to worry about how to be better next time. Why? Because your conscious choice for real change in the present moment automatically cancels the need for a better you in a better future...

Usually I am the most positive person on earth, but for the last week I have heard a persistent questioning within me: "Why struggle so much and give your best? Why worry about helping people? Why not just live a normal life?" (From student correspondence)...

The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.

Until we can see the pain in our lingering worries, doubts, or disappointments is inseparable from an unseen false belief that gives rise to them, our best solution to this suffering involves trying to imagine something new, or better in which to believe. This approach is a lot like being awakened by a scary sound in the dead of night, pulling the sheets over our head, and then plugging our ea...

We're not meant to see life through our thinking. We don't need to think about what is. In fact, why do I need to tell myself what just happened? Wasn't I there? Are you jumpy? The minute that a shadow approaches, we can't see what it is, but we think something is coming based in fear, and we dive for cover! What would it be like to never have to wonder or worry about whether or not...

The only thing we "add" to life by our resistance to it is the weight of a self-induced suffering born of needless worry.