Part I. What is hard on us is not life itself, but the hardened way in which we tend to think towards it; so that it is nothing other than our own thoughts that turn naturally passing moments into unyielding tablets of stone from which we then read and weep. Part II. Just as the sun rises to fill a darkened morning with its soft new light, so does the Living Light of Truth descend into the wi...
Knocking on the Door of Time: Today I spent an hour knocking on the door of Time. No one answered. All that greeted me was silence. But, I'm pretty sure as I was standing there, waiting... That I saw a light come on inside. So I asked, "Is anyone there who might let me in?" Then it seemed came a voice, from where I cannot say. But... this is what I heard: "What makes you think you're on the outside?"
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When we know we can't put out a fire by feeding it more wood, then why don't we see the futility of trying to calm a mind enflamed by its own thinking... by adding more thoughts?
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Letting go of who you think you are and making contact with the Secret Self are actually one and the same. But what is the Secret Self? We don't have to look upon this invisible part of ourselves as anything mysterious, for it is not. In fact, this sacred nature within wants only to reveal itself and to show those with eyes to see the wonders of their own hidden heavens. This is what our s...
Guy Finley talks about how each of us is part of a goodness that is far different than any belief that the mind can imagine. Truth transcends belief. Our task is to find the truth of the way things really are beyond conditioned thinking.
Many times because I feel empty, I wonder if I'm broken beyond repair. It seems the more I intend to become aware of the self, the worse I feel or can't seem to apply in the moment what I know is right and true. Sometimes its like the closer to God I want to be, I begin thinking "you're only doing this to get what you want, not what Life wants." (From student correspondence)...
In this short talk, Life of Learning Foundation Director Guy Finley explains that we as human beings are meant to be very sensitive instruments, never not being touched by Divine influences. Presently we do not have this sensitivity due to the influence of nonstop thinking.
Think for a moment what your life would be like if you lived in a world where reality and your happiness were one and the same -- where everything that happened in your life was always just what you wanted. Imagine it! No event, no condition could do anything but contribute to your well-being. Every day, everyone and everything would work in your favor. And since your contentment in this new...
The one who dares to go beyond what he thinks he can do will always meet a point where he has a choice to either return from where he has just come, or to remain where he is...in a world where he is without power to move ahead. But, if he will only linger there long enough, holding fast and true to his wish to be (made) new -- he will be given the power he needs to proceed, a power he didn't h...
The foundation of self-observation is a higher self-awareness that puts you in direct contact with a new and superior Intelligence, a silent wisdom that immediately goes to work in your favor, knowing exactly what to do with all that passes before it.
If we cannot force a mind to be quiet, how does a quiet mind come about that is not forced? Am I correct when I think that we are not to be engaged in analysis of any thought when we are meditating?...