Topics explored in this dialogue: There is no end to "waking up" in this life; It isn't possible for a conscious human being to compromise themselves; Fear is an aspect of a divided mind; A pivotal point in a person's spiritual life is when they cast aside the foolish notion that a negative state can do anything for them...

No one escapes a painful pattern who doesn't see it as being one; this means our freedom begins only as we work to realize and then release our relationship with whatever is seen to be holding us captive.

The parts of us that believe winning praise from others will release us from our painful hunger for that kind of approval belong to the same low level of self that first tempts us into eating what we know we shouldn't -- and that then calls us "Stupid!" for not knowing any better.

Featured Study Group Topic for the Week of April 11, 2016. Part 1: If the 'grass is always greener on the other side of the hill'... Then it must be that neither side of that hill has the power to grant you the peace and prosperity that draws you to it... over and over again! Part 2: Ask not for possessions, or the powers they seem to grant, but rather ask for Wisdom; for powers and possession...

Topics covered: One insatiable quality of the sleeping human being is the notion of its perfection; Moment to moment, we do exactly what our nature wants, and nothing more; Real change is always at the end of something; Everything we get negative about, we're bragging about; There's no relief in real self-understanding; Analysis by magnetics; The tone of your voice expresses all that's behind...

There is a natural balancing of body, mind, and heart as an aspirant immerses themselves in new understanding and self-knowledge.

Topics covered:  We give more attention and care to the practical affairs of life than we give to our inner life. Nothing is more serious or more important than attending to your interior life; The punchline of the story about the twins who would inherit their Father's Kingdom was: "Freedom without service is an illusion. The great, sacred law is that whenever you are asked to place the needs of the kingdom above your own, you must do so regardless of the personal cost."

Part 1 Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! Part 2 What we should seek in life is clarity, not comfort, for what is made clear becomes pure. Such purity is the heart of peace, while those parts of us that search out way...

It's impossible to be in touch with Real Life without being awake to and aware of the interior parts of yourself that life is always touching.

Classroom Talk: 12/1/2019 - It’s never Life’s lessons (themselves) that are painful: here’s the real reason why we continue to experience the fear, anger, or anxiety that always seems to attend the appearance of unwanted moments: an unconscious part of us keeps resisting the (spiritual) lessons that are inseparable from the...

Guy Finley explains why fear is a form of spiritual sickness, and what one must do to return to spiritual health.

We do not see what we fear; rather we feel what we think we see that frightens us. Until we see the actual face of our fear we will never know why we can't hope to escape it by running from it.