Only when I am one and the other, in the same moment, can desire be transcended and an altogether higher order of one's self be realized.

Resentment is the coin with which we are paid whenever the things we say we do for others are secretly done for the sake of ourselves.

The true measure of whether or not someone has "seen the light" is what this same person does within the times of darkness that visit his or her life.

A battle is waged In the deep of me, An epic struggle 'Tween sand and sea, Where one resists The other, so free... Yet, no loss or gain Marks Eternity.

Perhaps you've worked hard to be more aware of yourself in the Now, and that for this effort you catch a glimpse of how quick you are to judge others, to criticize them for their "failings." This pain that strains you -- and those you touch with it -- is itself a creation of a false sense of your own perfection. But your awareness of its punishing presence within you is the same as your invitation to transcend the negative nature that is responsible for it.

Count the moments you reject on any given day and you have before you the number of ways in which you've refused Life's great invitation to change your relationship with it.

Guy Finley explains that the part of us that tries to feel better about itself -- by seeking approval from other people -- is itself the source of the disturbance that we feel. Awareness of this fact allows for a natural separation and release from this lower nature within us that looks outside of itself for consolation.

In this video, Guy tells an enlightening and entertaining spiritual story about a young woman who gets carried away with "dance partners" -- thoughts and feelings -- that don't have her best interests at heart. After being "mugged" by these "partners" numerous times, she finally realizes what she must do to find freedom...

Just because we are able to freely justify, idealize, or otherwise deny the "in the dark" parts of us that frighten, torment, or otherwise bully us... does not mean that we are free.

The true individual is no more concerned over what others may think of him or her than is the sun troubled by people complaining that it's too warm, or that it shines too bright!...

There is no painful story in one's life without the presence of two main players: a "storyteller," and an "audience" who's willing to sit there, listen, and believe in the story being told.

Only by working to be wholly aware of ourselves can we hope to detect and dismiss those dark elements within us that want to pull us apart.