The true test of our actual level of understanding is how we respond to those moments in life when we don't understand why life unfolds as it does.

Without the soul there is no relationship to the Divine. Our relationship with the Divine occurs because of this tiny magnetic part within us that is capable of developing. We can't see leaves grow, and likewise we cannot directly see the soul grow. And yet, like a tree that opens its leaves when it gets what it needs from the sun, so does the nascent soul open up its sails when it receives th...

There is not a person on earth that does not suffer from what something inside of him or her loves. A man who is addicted to a drug suffers over what something within him loves, at the cost of his own mortality. A woman with a gambling addiction suffers because of what something within her loves, at the cost of her finances, relationships, and integrity. We spend our time doing what we love.

Student Talks: 06/27/2025 - No seed -- whether a kernel of corn, or a special talent -- can prove itself any more valuable than the sweat it takes to sow it, cultivate & nourish it until it offers up its latent Good. In much the same way, the soul is a seed; relationships are its ground; and what grows when all is properly cared for... is unconditional Love.

Topics covered: Ying and yang are opposing characters but they live in a complementary relationship, as opposed to one pushing out and the other pushing back. They appear together constantly. Nothing I try to push away isn't pushing back as I'm doing it; Karma is the consistent, perfect, harmonious relationship between opposing forces; You can't escape any sense of unrest as long as you don't want it...

Student Talks: 7/8/2022 - Key Lesson: Part 1: Unattended thoughts attract unwanted relationships. Part 2: Identifying with any painful reaction is a form of negative fascination; it is an inverse form of Narcissism where we feel drawn to "stare" at -- to dwell on -- whatever may be that dark thought or feeling we're so sure we don't want to see. Stranger still, the more we resist...

Topics covered: Discussion of the topic Relationship Magic; Can you learn from multiple spiritual teachers or does that hinder the possibility of enlightenment; If I'm not supposed to answer my pain, what do I do in situations that need a real resolution; How do I know if I'm making a true intention or a self-serving one; What is the relationship between thought and perception...

Topics covered: The relationship between passion and sexuality; Uncontrollable epileptic seizures and level of self; Christ overturning the tables in the Temple; What to do as my relationship falls apart; What are thoughts; Giving sincere apologies; Why life at all; Feeling jerked around like a puppet on a string; What is the devil; Is God in me; Attracting people and events that prevent us fr...

Over and over again, I face difficulties with people in my family, and these situations prevent me from realizing peace in my life. My parents are in poor health and spirits, and always complaining. My sister (who used to be my best friend) got mad at me four years ago and now shuts me out. I try to communicate with my brothers, but they suffer from an abusive relationship with our parents, an...

What is it about loving and being loved that makes it seem impossible to live without - and yet (at times) impossible to live with? I'm so confused! I'm thirty-two years old and have never even had a girlfriend. I am constantly reminding myself that I will never have a relationship, that it's just "not meant to be." Is this cynicism, or is life actually telling me that I will never find love?...

With few exceptions, the usual focus of our attention and interactions with others is centered on our self and the fulfillment of its desires. "How do I feel about you?" "What do I want from him?" or "When will she realize that I know best?" In other words, the mindset of the false self, under most circumstances, is: "Me first." By forever placing its own considerations befor...

Topics covered: Worldly success and dysfunction; Guy's music career; Thinking and the sense of self; Letting go requires waking up; The definition of fear; Experiences reveal what needs to be integrated; There is no bad fact about yourself; Five principles in life; Every revelation is good; No one is harder on you than you; Love should outweigh fear; Harmonious relationships; Anything that pre...