Guy Finley moderates this special Online Study Group meeting and answers questions on his 12/27/15 Classroom Talk, 'Start Ruling Your Reactions and You Will Rule Your Life'...

Part 1 The priceless Gift of Life can't be freely received -- as it is forever being freely offered -- as long as we meet it with any demands upon it.

Topic: Open Your Eyes and Welcome the Light of Self-Healing (Classroom Talk 1/26/22)

Topics covered: I had a stressful experience at the hospital recently; What is the meaning of 'You cannot serve two masters for you will love one and despise the other'; Why do I feel pressure to act a certain way; I'm attached to my pain; What is your view on destiny; How do you 'will' physical pain; Learning that what I feel is not True I; Life begins and ends in mystery, and death makes no...

Topics covered: Discussion of the law of seven and descending octaves; Relating Guy's talk on being in the wilderness to the Prodigal Son and John the Baptist; Feeling confused when my empathy towards others isn't reciprocated; What is a right action regarding feeling like there's no hope for the world; Struggling with what I'm seeing about the illusory self; How to deal with lifelong dysfunct...

Topics covered: Is the part of me that sees my lower nature a higher nature or just something resisting it; What is the proper role of enthusiasm and commitment in our lives; Can you explain active and passive as relates to the masculine/feminine principle; How long should I work with a particular spiritual intention; I often receive inspiration while meditating but am unsure if I should inter...

Topics covered: Is a thought a living thing; When a spouse is negative, is it okay to point it out to them; I find that when I have an insight my mind can't stop thinking about it; After listening to your talk Refuse to Excuse I'm torn about my work situation; What do I do when a negative state starts to set in; Why do people who have become a master of something typically have problems in the...

Topics covered: What is inspiration and are there different ways to use it; How can these teachings be applied to art; What is the difference between denial of a problem and letting go of it; How can I better discern practical, necessary thought from unconscious, hurtful thought; How do we drop a disturbance without resisting it; Some of my passions are not supported by friends and family; Are...

Questions: Disillusionment about the spiritual teacher and path I've been studying; How to properly thank my father and deal with his imminent death; How do I balance sadness and faith; I'm having trouble dealing with a recent relationship breakup; Clarification about the meaning of the word 'evil' in scripture; What is the lower nature; Observing my changing 'I's'; How can I reconcile dark ac...

Topics covered: We need a new definition of success because our current one doesn't work; The very life I imagine I need in order to be free IS my captivity; I will continue to relive myself until I understand the "self" I'm living isn't Real I; No creature can exist independent of the relationship that sustains it; Every human being is capable of receiving all that's needed in the moment...

I found your tapes at a very difficult time in my life. I work in a very challenging environment and I couldn't understand why I was so unpopular and unhappy. I am slowly realising that the desires I have are earthly and do nothing for my spiritual growth. My question is, how can I releax and not worry about what people will think of me? (From student correspondence)...

Student Talks: 1/22/2021 - Key Lesson: Part 1: There is only one path that leads to a relationship with what is holy, and therefore to a Life (that is) already complete, and that is to see without flinching -- and finally without regret -- the following truth. All of the eye-catching paths we first imagine, and then rush to take...