There is one question that has been on my mind for awhile. Since we are spiritual beings, don't we have the right to kill ourselves like King Saul in the Bible? Or are we imprisoned in the physical form until death desires to come? I desire death of the body now... can't I just do that? Since we do not belong in this world anyway, what is wrong with committing suicide? I'm afraid I will be swa...

Featured Study Group Topic for the Week of June 18, 2018. Our unconscious agreement to identify with the pain of any negative state - including the usual (anxious) rush to escape it - is one of the ways our false nature suffers - in vain - to prove (to itself) that whatever "self" it imagines, and then pretends to be is, in fact, real.

Our unconscious agreement to identify with the pain of any negative state -- including the usual (anxious) rush to escape it -- is one of the ways our false nature suffers -- in vain -- to prove (to itself) that whatever "self" it imagines, and then pretends to be is, in fact, real.

I divorced my husband just over two years ago after a 20+ year marriage. He was on a path of self-destruction and I could no longer be a part of what he had become. His decline accelerated over the next two years until this morning when he called to tell me he intended to kill himself and he just wanted to say goodbye and thank you for trying my best. A part of me is attempting to convince mys...

Topics covered: You live your life through the eyes and I's you see through; Reactions are memories; Thought is a form of ceaseless discontinuity; You live with a constant sense of being overwhelmed by life; Your life is not separate from all of life; You cannot grow as a true spiritual man or woman until you're willing to assume responsibility for the whole world; What to do with pain when yo...

There's nothing more practical than working to remain present while dark thoughts try to convince you that there is no point. Any solution that suffering says will relieve you from pain is just leading you to a place where you'll find more pain. Your hope is to remember what is true when what is false is talking to you.

Classroom Talk: 9/11/2019 When all is said and done...there is only one true freedom: it's called holiness. But we must not fail to note this evocative word is not the same as actually being whole any more than -- in and of itself -- the name "sugar" is...sweet!

Guy Finley explains that the only way out of any painful circumstance is through a transformation in our understanding of who we really are and what's possible for us.

Topics Covered: Find the Place in This World That's Made Just for You; I feel like a complete failure and wonder if my life serves any purpose; I'm struggling to understand why my life feels so un-lived; What can I do to lessen the pain from a traumatic childhood; How do I deal with the loss of all close family, friends, and community; I feel like I am on a hamster wheel and cannot get off...

Topics Covered: Seeing things retrospectively vs. reflectively; The circle of "self"; You cannot "clean the slate" the way you wish to; Using attention to penetrate the depths of yourself; I want to be the one who transforms myself; There is no release from myself through revisiting myself; You can't choose what you see about yourself; You can't deal with weakness retrospectively; Creation beg...

Topics covered: Wanting to feel unique and special; There are two types of attention -- that which is produced by desire and that which is born of humility; Why is there a general angst in us; If you don't run from Truth, it will run to you and give you everything you need; The only thing you truly control in your life is your attention and where you place it; People leave this work when their...

Topics covered: Is the part of me that sees my lower nature a higher nature or just something resisting it; What is the proper role of enthusiasm and commitment in our lives; Can you explain active and passive as relates to the masculine/feminine principle; How long should I work with a particular spiritual intention; I often receive inspiration while meditating but am unsure if I should inter...