Whatever it is you wish to receive from life, learn first to give this without reserve; but neither should you give in order to receive . . . for this is a secret form of taking that brings you nothing in return but resentment.

Classroom Talk: 8/31/2025 - There's no such thing as having a bad day, only our (present) inability to see the Good in it.

Whatever it is that you wish to receive from life, learn first to give this without reserve; but neither should you give in order to receive, for this is a secret form of taking that returns nothing but resentment.

Though we find no evidence of anything noble in someone who has betrayed us, neither is there anything noble in our bitterness.

Topics covered: To say that these are unprecedented times is to forget the fact that human consciousness repeats itself over and over again, which means that the world has been in its current state many times before; Notice that whenever you are thinking about someone that bothers you, you are at war with that person; Whenever you struggle against the clock, in a rush to get somewhere and get things done, you are at war with time...

The real source of resentment toward others is not due to some "power" we may think they have and hold over us; rather, it arises from a secret weakness within us that keeps us believing that someone else holds the key to our well being.

No one would ever hope to cause another pain who sees that he is the first one to experience his own wish.

In this excerpt from an online Q&A with Guy, he converses with an attendee about how we can always choose to start over with any difficult relationship.

Topics covered:  Our mind is always struggling with what is happening because it does not match up with what it believes should be happening. As a result, we see everything as being flawed; Presently our lives are predicated upon struggling to get others to see life the way we do; Being spiritually asleep, resistance becomes our chief advisor, telling us what we have to do in order to get rid of the pain of unwanted moments.

Classroom Talk: 11/13/2024 - How desire always imagines a solution to whatever our painful problem may be, often seeming to arrive at what feels like the perfect answer. But, desire itself is imperfect, because it is the incomplete work of an incomplete nature... trying to perfect itself as it imagines it must in order to be free. And yet, as paradoxical as it may seem, it is only through our awareness of imperfection that the light of the Divine reveals...

Dwelling on any dark state is a form of negative fascination; fear, doubt, resentment, and worry are all part of an unconscious routine through which resistance continues to refresh itself, all the while draining its unwary host. So remember: real life never repeats itself... and neither should you.

If, each day, we would each make it our aim to show even the most common kind of consideration to those we meet along the way, then daily acts of distrust, resentment, and fear would become more and more uncommon, and the troubles of this world would melt away.