This morning my 4-year old asked me: "What is spirit, and what is God?" I was surprised and didn't just want to dump a concept or idea on my child. I told her we would talk about it later. How would you answer?...

It is in our wanting "more" than the moment gives us to be that we not only sow the seeds of our own discontent but, for this same self-inflicted darkness, find ourselves blinded to a great truth that can help set us free: everything we need to succeed at being all that the Divine would have us be is already a presence in our soul.

Featured Study Group Topic for the Week of June 9, 2014. What good is the love of Truth without agreeing to embody the freedom it promises? This means that we must act from this love -- daring to embrace what is light, right, and true even in the midst of all that seems wrong within and around us. We must bring its flame into the midst of our storms and into that fear that comes with times of...

I have followed you for many years, and now I need a little encouragement. I am 84 years old, and pray a lot. Years ago, I was told I had brain problems... and now I am on my way to Alzheimer's... not a good prospect. A message from you and your knowledge will surely help.

Is it possible to use my marriage to further my studies in self-development? If so, how? Is it possible to avoid the ups and downs of a relationship? There are days when I'm sure that my partner is the love of my life, and the next we are at each other's throats. Where does the love go? Is it possible to realize a higher, more constant kind of love?...

If we cannot force a mind to be quiet, how does a quiet mind come about that is not forced? Am I correct when I think that we are not to be engaged in analysis of any thought when we are meditating?...

I want to know true peace of mind, but how do I step out of my frantic world long enough to realize it? Can you give me some practical suggestions for staying in the present moment and observing myself? Why do some people seem to exude peace of mind while I struggle to be calm. What is the source of composure, and how can I work to develop it within myself?...

I am having a difficult time getting re-entering the job market. I can't shake the fear that either I won't be well received or that I will make the wrong choice of jobs. There is a person I find myself avoiding in town, at the market and at social gatherings. This fear I have feels ridiculous. How can I stop it?...

Student Talks: 10/31/2025 -The Real Gift of Life is the grace to see that each moment -- inseparable from our awareness of it -- is always complete in and of itself. And further, that whenever we act as a silent witness to that revelation -- quietly observing whatever new form of life is conceived within it -- we too are completed and renewed, accordingly.

 

Topics covered: Everything you do to "courageously" get rid of fear is the continuation of the fear; Not knowing what to do about whatever state is boiling in you is the same as actually seeing the state as it is; The thing that you feared your whole life is the place you find freedom. The antidote is in the venom; Emptiness will always be filled naturally if you will stop trying to fill it through your own efforts.

 

Discussion of Guy's book, "The Essential Laws of Fearless Living." Topics explored in this dialogue: No psychological fear exists without negative imagination; Fear is a mechanical process which chooses certain images and then resists the images it produced; Fear is faster than the speed of thought; We are victims of unconscious, continuing suffering; Nothing is healed that isn't revealed; Bel...

What's wrong with knowing that someone or something outside of me is responsible for making me feel unhappy? Over and over I fall into the trap of wanting to lash out and blame other people for what seem to me to be injustices in their actions. How can I learn to suppress that immediate reaction to point the finger at someone else? After certain negative events take place, I think I'll regain...