It is possible for the willing soul to awaken from its spiritual slumber, but such freedom has its cost: We must catch what compromises us, realize the fact of it, and then see how our identification with that unconscious character causes our continuing sorrow. Now, here's the encouraging news: as we cease being identified with this unnatural, false self, our True Nature reveals itself. The sl...
Classroom Talk: 6/1/2005 - Learn to rely upon yourself in all things, and you will make this glad discovery: it is the strength you find yourself lacking that is the seed of the new strength that you need to succeed.
Here is a tough spiritual lesson, but one that must be learned before we free ourselves from the circle of false friends: There was once a sheep who kept crying out, "Why do the wolves chase me, bite at my heels, and want to hurt me so?" The Shepherd smiled and replied: "Why do you like to wander through the woods where they live, and what makes you think that when another creature shows yo...
Real spiritual strength is realized, slowly, by daring to detect and drop the blind negative states that we've been allowing to define us.
I have so many thoughts and ideas about what lies ahead, spiritually speaking, and whether or not I will achieve what I imagine for myself. Do you have any suggestions that might help me sort through all of these questions I have about myself?...
Question: My partner and I have had so many painful experiences along the spiritual path, encountering people and paths promising at first and then proving to be so empty! In all honesty, one hardly has the heart to keep going...
Guy Finley talks about how we must risk persisting with what we know to be true even when the sun is not shining.
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How does one live the "spiritual life" yet achieve, prosper and turn loose one's natural gifts? This could apply to business, to sports or to teaching my children the "Great Lesson." Is this like dancing but not caring if anyone is watching or singing and not caring if anyone is listening?...
Two thousand years ago the world was given a road map to lasting spiritual fulfillment. The information contained in that map was so powerful, so complete, that anyone who followed its instruction could realize an entirely New Life -- would know a kind of Happiness, Success, Clarity and Freedom beyond imagination.
Persist with your wish to be free; work to see all that you can about yourself, and then quietly watch what happens. Whatever appears before your inner eyes does so as part of what you need to see in order to realize that freedom for which you have asked. Never forget this truth... and your spiritual progress will be steady.