Topics covered: We have forgotten what our 'immortal self' is; Every solution we seek already exists within; Revelation leads to integration; We all share the same consciousness; There is only one enemy; Love precedes any relationship; Everything passes so something new can be born; Death is not the end of life; The illusion of fear; Touching what is timeless and true.

The wish -- and the work it takes to make real and lasting changes (in your life) -- is incompatible with wanting to be comfortable.

Imagination, and the daydreams that it creates, act as a kind of consolation; it seems to compensate for the empty, fearful, and conflict filled world in which we live today; but, in truth, this level of imagination is the cause of our common sorrow... And therefore can never be a part of its solution.

In all true spiritual work there is a time to be active and a time to be passive. In order to receive, you must first give.

As you work, your moments of attention lead to revelations that begin to coalesce certain energies within you, which then become the ground for the next revelation.

In this short talk Guy explains that in any teaching, if we want to understand its true meaning, we must not only be the reflection of the teaching, but its expression as well.

Can you explain what it means to be identified, and how it keeps us from seeing the Truth? This week I attempted to help a severely injured deer who appeared in my garden... I have not been able to get the picture of that deer out of my head. Why does such awful stuff exist in this world? What am I supposed to learn from this? Mother Theresa once said, "The more you have, the less you have t...

The true nature of anything -- whether a newly opened leaf or a fearful thought or feeling -- is inseparable from what it serves.

Most people want very much to be strong, but they do not seem to be able to find the real strength they yearn for. Instead, they find qualities that pass themselves off as strength, but secretly leave them feeling weak. Here are some examples of false strength: * lashing out in anger when frustrated * demanding that we are right * blaming someone else for causing the problem * being loud and...

Student Talks: 9/20/2024 - Key Lesson: Hanging onto a handful of anxious, worried thoughts to protect you from what they point to as a fearful moment to come, is like wrapping your arms around the anchor of a sinking ship because there's nothing left on deck for you to cling to as it goes down!

Topics covered:  Your experience of life comes down to what it is that you prize most in this life; There is something within you that wants to communicate with you about how to free you from yourself; We know how it feels to want to let go, but wanting to let go, and the ability to actually do it, seem to be miles and miles apart.

Classroom Talk: 4/21/2024 - A tree has many leaves, and -- in one way or another -- the wind touches all of them; some shake, some quiver, some hardly move at all. And, yes: it may be said the tree "knows" their trembling; but neither the wind, nor the leaves it stirs are the tree that feels their passing touch. Thoughts and feelings are like leaves; learning to watch them move is much better than being carried away with every breeze.