I see a grey rock that is beautiful in my backyard. I see such beauty in this rock with its small speckles of all colors of grey. The person to my right sees a flower that he believes is more beautiful than my rock. The person to my left sees a bluejay in the tree above us and she sees more beauty in this than in either my rock or his flower. Who is right. If we come to be, would all our beaut...

When events beyond our control cause pain and suffering, how can such wounds ever be healed? Is it a matter of just becoming strong enough so that the pain doesn't destroy us?...

Lately I suspect that I cause myself a lot of useless stress and sorrow, but I don't see how I'm doing it. Can you shed some light on these hard to see suspects?...

I am pregnant and I've already felt the strong precious being inside of me. Especially when I am praying I feel the Spirit in my child. What words of direction can you give to me about being a mother who nurtures and never crushes or hinders a child's awareness of the Truth? I desire for my child to be truly free from the inside out. I'm confused about whether or not to help my children learn...

Finally after 47 years I understand and feel the desire to understand the difference between the true self and the false self, and to clean up my life and my mind. When my mind starts to wander (which is almost all the time), I practice bringing myself back to the present moment. I am committed and really want to do this. However, I am feeling quite anxious and lost each day. A lot of uncomfor...

Last week I had a strong feeling of generalized anxiety come over me, even though there was no apparent cause. I want to remain with the emotion in order to understand it. I watch it, and it lifts, only to return again. I realize that anything "I" try to do to "get rid of it" will guarantee its return, or perhaps make it even worse. I want to use this strong emotion to break through its veil o...

It seems as though I'm always in a state of suffering. Not only do I feel this anguish myself, but I know that it cuts me off from other people. I feel isolated. How can I open my heart?...

Student Talks: 4/1/2022 - Key Lesson: Attention touches whatever level of being into which it reaches. Sustained attention connects these levels and, if maintained, allows for an exchange of energy between them. Consistent connectivity permits and gradually grows into a form of systemic symmetry, until all levels involved are permanently integrated.

What do I tell my children when they ask me about the predictions of the year 2012? They are feeling the doom and gloom of it all. I really don't know what to think about it all. (From student correspondence)...

I really wonder what is happening to human beings and our mother planet. Is what you are talking about real and scientific?...

If I hurt another human being via thoughtlessness or neglect, either physically or emotionally, is my suffering that results from eventual awareness of my stupidity useless, or is it the pangs of conscience?...