Just as shadows prove the light that creates them, so is it true that to hunger or thirst proves the existence of what is created to answer that need; it is equally so when it comes to our hunger and thirst for the love of the Divine...

There is always and only one answer -- for all of us -- when it comes to trying to do the will of God, however we feel the need: we must be true to our own heart, listen quietly for interior direction, and surrender ourselves as best we can to this process. If we love the Light, we may stumble, even fall into some darkness, but the Light that leads us will never leave us there without more of...

Part I: Our attachments are never to a certain thing or person but only to how the image of this (that we hold so closely in mind) allows us to experience ourselves... so that an attachment is not to a particular thing itself, but to the love we have of certain familiar sensations that our embracing of this image mechanically stimulates us to feel. Part II: Our desires are never for obje...

Classroom Talk: 7/30/2021 - Our greatest gift -- our highest possibility -- may be summarized as follows: not only are we created to give ourselves to what we love, but we are able to discern the difference between an order of Love that sacrifices itself for the sake of something greater than itself, and a kind of love that lives only to give itself what it imagines will make it great.

Part 1 Just as all the qualities of the ocean can be found in a single drop of its water, so do all the infinite expressions of consciousness -- high and low, light and dark -- dwell within the heart and mind of every single human being. Part 2 Just as nature knows exactly what to do with the life of each of its creatures, so does Love know exactly what to do with you... if only yo...

Memories trail us on the horizontal line of passing time, acting as guides and interpreters of the present moment when, in truth, they blind us to its all-encompassing Presence from out of which time flows; they secretly separate us from this Kingdom just above us where Wisdom, Patience, and Love abide in perfect Peace. And, in exchange for our agreement to sleep in these fragile dreams..

One of the greater misunderstandings about our existence on earth is that most believe, in one way or another, that it is intended to be a place of rest; but it is not. Our life on earth, like everything created upon it, is a test... Where not only are we weighed as to what we can and will agree to bear, but so is our heart being constantly examined as to what it loves and places above all els...

Part 1 Never fear the loss of what will, and must disappear in this world of passing time. The work of remembering this timeless (but unwanted) truth is the same as connecting yourself to the love of an all-embracing, fearless awareness... that never dies. Part 2 When you see that the emptiness you fear is full of your resistance to its appearance -- and that some unseen part of you...

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?...

Our relationships with one another are often a source of distress. In general, the principal form of conflict we experience with others has to do with some form of consideration that we feel they are not giving to us. We often suffer from thoughts like these: "She is not being respectful enough." "He is not as kind as I want him to be." "They just don't care as deeply as I do." However, if we...

Part 1 Expecting nothing, real love forgives everything... Much in the same way as the sun shines all of its light into a darkness that comprehends it not. Be like the sun: shine on without expecting to be seen; this leads to the Divine realization that it's enough to just be light Part 2 One sure sign the willing aspirant successfully walks the true upper path -- and approaches th...