Sir, for years now I have not been happy with myself because the lifestyle I want to live is not what I am living. I've heard it said that if you are not financially free by the time you're forty or fifty, it does not mean that you are living in the wrong country or the wrong time it simply means that you have the wrong plan. My understanding of this is that money you make as a young person sh...

Does it matter how great or small the fear is when one is working to live fearlessly? Is our approach the same? For example, one fear I have is learning to play the guitar. Am I supposed to only go within and discover why I am afraid of learning to play the guitar, or am I also to do that thing which I fear (learn to play the guitar)? (From student correspondence)...

Student Talks: 9/1/2023 - Key Lesson: No one is obligated to "love thy neighbor as thyself," let alone to seek and find one's place in the Great Circle of Life; yet, "it is written" in the stars themselves: all must eventually pay for what they have done against themselves, or others. For Justice through balance is Divine Law, enforced by its tireless, unfailing love...

What is the best way to remain aware of ourselves and our thoughts so that we stay anchored with consciousness while studying or doing any other work?...

Topics covered: Individuals who understand the futility of trying to save their own life -- through thought -- will gain their life; We must learn to use the presence of psychological pain as an invitation to not just question the things we believe are valuable, but to launch an investigation into how we ever came to that conclusion; Whatever we have become identified with over the...

Topics Covered: Transform problems into powers; Rush of thoughts and feelings; The real nature of any crisis; You go on without me; Awareness of consciousness instead of being the unconscious instrument of it; Control is an illusion; Who you are doesn't need control over anything; Use negative reactions to discover something about the consciousness....

I am working hard to stay awake and aware, but continue to experience persistent symptoms related to longstanding problems. This makes it difficult to tell whether or not I'm making any progress in my work. How can I know that I'm actually getting better? (From student correspondence)...

My father has had cancer for about two years. Neither of us talk about dying. When a nurse asked him about dying, he said he was afraid he wouldn't go to heaven. I would like to help in some way, but I'm also afraid to talk to him about it and I don't really know what I would say. After the death of my father, we began the arduous task of moving my mother to an assisted living facility. This...

I am moved by your works, but I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ. Are you a Christian? Are your teachings based on the Bible that tells us Jesus was the son of God? Do you believe in the kingdom to come?...

I would like to be able to sustain a loving and harmonious relationship, but I always seem to end up being critical or dissatisfied with the other person. How can I learn to avoid these dead-end relationships and find true love and compassion for someone else?...