Guy's Letters

Given what we know about resistance, what does the biblical passage mean to "resist the devil and he will flee"?...

If negative states preexist, then is the same true for the positive ones? Did someone or something outside of us really cause it at all, or just provide the trigger for it to show itself? It makes me start to think that everything is really internal and that all outer conditions are inherently neutral. (Student correspondence)...

My challenge is in trying to overcome years of racial chaos and the negative social effects of being half black and half white. How do I get help to fearlessly deal with life-long disturbing biracial issues? (Student correspondence)...

I feel like I'm stuck! I need some kind of new motivation for doing things that I just don't feel like doing, even though I know I need to do them. Where do I look? I find myself constantly justifying putting off what really needs to be done. Parts of me convince me that I'm entitled to procrastinate, yet the end result is always that I suffer over the inevitable consequences! Oftentimes I kno...

What do you recommend doing to prepare for the future and events being predicted in an unstable world?...

Can a loving, true friendship between a man and a woman exist without physical attraction or sexual desire? Is this kind of love impossible?...

Usually I am the most positive person on earth, but for the last week I have heard a persistent questioning within me: "Why struggle so much and give your best? Why worry about helping people? Why not just live a normal life?" (From student correspondence)...

I'm not nearly as grateful as I should be. How can I better cultivate a sense of reverence for Truth? (From student correspondence)...

When I was 17, I did something very wrong and still feel shame, guilt, and remorse. Even though I am 60 now, I still regret what I did in the past and occasionally get depressed about it. I know it is not helpful to hang on to this, but it haunts me. I feel like what I did was evil. I let go of the behavior, but still live in fear of imaginary repercussions in some time to come. I try being p...

I am at the end of my rope and can find no one else to help me. I have such a sense of worthlessness; it is like my soul has been ripped out. There is so much anxiety, tension, confusion, insomnia, and now illness. Can you help me find a way to get peace of mind? What realistic strategies are there for me in this circumstance? What can I use to pull myself out of this awful nightmare? (From st...

I am ashamed to admit that my fears get the better of me all the time. Even being fully aware of them in the present moment hasn't helped. I wanted to muster the courage to do something, but when I tried, the most horrible fear I ever felt came over me; I literally felt physical symptoms. Needless to say I didn't try... I knowingly gave in to the fear and walked away. Truth is, I don't act on...

What do you do when every dream you have ever had has been crushed? I have nothing more to live for... (From student correspondence)...