My 20-year old daughter died six weeks ago. I understand that grief is a process. I don't want it to take the best of me, but I know it's important to let it run its course. Any words of advice are appreciated.
I feel conflicted about being gay. My internal desires put me at risk with destructive behaviors, including porn and sex with random partners. I get a pain in my heart when I think about it too often. Or is that the truth revealing itself (what you resist persists)?...
Many self-help writers write around the solution to an issue or problem without actually providing any real solution. Do your books actually show a person the way to access "now" and stay there? Why is "now" supposedly the golden key to our true nature?...
You have pointed out that suspicion gives us a false sense of self-righteousness. Yet, with this understanding, I still often find myself questioning the motives behind the behaviors of people I meet on a daily basis. What's the root of that dark state? What is it I'm missing here? (From student correspondence)...
My mom was a very talented professional singer. My daughter has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and singing is as natural as breathing to her! She is embarking upon a life of medical service as her life's legacy. How should her talent best express itself in this life? (From student correspondence)...
How does one not succumb to the Holiday frenzy when one has kids who anticipate Santa and gifts and so on and on. We've moved our gift giving to New Year's eve but even this does not feel quite right. Please comment if possible. (From student correspondence)...
I recently listened to your talk "Start Healing Your Heart, Mind and Soul" in which you say that whenever I blame somebody I'm lying. I've just returned from the hospital after suffering several physical incidents that were clearly someone else's fault. How do I reconcile these events with what you've said in your talk? (From student correspondence)...
I have a question about something in a recent Key Lesson expanded material,"21 Ways We Waste Our Vital Life Forces". I am confused when you say that we waste our forces in: 14. Any form of sexual imagination 19. Taking part in any dialogue with yourself I'm not sure what you mean. I appreciate any further clarification. (From Student Correspondence)...
Tonight, millions of men and women will climb into bed struggling with broken hearts, knotted stomachs, and frightened nerves. For some it's the bleakness of a shattered relationship... or the gnawing suspicion that they can no longer trust their partner. For others it's the dread over the presentation they've been asked to give, or the project they've put off to the last minute. And st...
In the world of spirit, we experience love. But we are on earth in order to develop our intent -- in order to choose who we are, in order to self-realize. So, in the big picture, is intent only a tool? Or is it an organizing force that allows love and hate to exist? Is intent bigger than love?...
I am aware of the need, value of, and willingness to say to a negative disturbance: "You do not have my consent." I know that withdrawing my consent from being conflicted can dramatically shift my experience of the moment... but it also does not necessarily resolve the source of disturbance I have unknowingly created. How do I discern when additional options might be more appropriate or fruitful?...
When quieting the mind, are you still in touch with conscience, the part of you that allows you to distinguish between right and wrong? For example, there are things I wish I could do (that are not good for me), but my conscience keeps me doing the right thing. If my mind grows completely still, will I have to be constantly asking myself if certain things are right or wrong?...