Guy's Letters

Lately the world seems filled with talk about Angels and how they watch over us. Do Angels and Devils really exist? How do I know which one is influencing my life? Traditional teachings refer to the devil as a red, pointed-eared creature who lives in hell. What is hell? And what is the devil? Are they just figments of our imagination?...

Since I have begun to learn to stay quiet and observe thoughts and see them for what they truly are, I have been set free from several vices I had previously "thought" I would die with. This happened quite effortlessly, and I know in my heart that I have found Truth. When I attempted to tell a Christian friend of mine of the freedom that I have experienced as a result of "letting go," he becam...

Why do I continue to get angry, and why do I always feel so justified in my anger even though it always makes me feel terrible at a later time? Is it important to defend yourself with an angry person, or at least point out to him how poorly he is behaving? When I look at myself, it seems that my most prevalent emotion is anger. It's always there, and I feel powerless to stop my raging thoughts...

I sense that I am imprisoned by a deep need for others to like me, to approve of me. How can I free myself from this need? How can it be wrong to want or enjoy the approval and respect of my peers?...

I am constantly feeling overwhelmed by all the different demands on my time. It seems that I live out each day trying to "keep my head above water." This inevitably leads to discouragement that I will ever succeed at anything. I am feeling overwhelmed by sadness and a sense of futility. I just cannot seem to move out of this negative state because the pain feels so real to me. What inner act...

It's so easy to lapse into complacency. Even when things (inevitably) don't go smoothly, I tend to forget that I want to put God first in my life. My wish just seems to get carried away in this huge wave of events, people, and the thoughts and feelings that comprise my world. How can I help myself wake up more often and remember (even though it may make things more "difficult") what it is that...

I have tried overcoming my fears, and fight as I might, I just can't seem to break free of their dark and self-limiting influences. To be safe from something, don't you have to find a way to be stronger than it? There is a person I would rather run from than run into. How can I stop fearing this person and trying to protect myself?...

I would like to be able to sustain a loving and harmonious relationship, but I always seem to end up being critical or dissatisfied with the other person. How can I learn to avoid these dead-end relationships and find true love and compassion for someone else?...

From my experience, real change is very challenging. On the other hand, one can see an instant transformation in individuals who participate in televangelistic-type events. Why does it have to be so much work to make true changes in ourselves? How do I stop worrying about what the events of my life mean to me and just allow them to transform me for the good? I know from my worldly experience t...

Painful experiences from my past have a way of coming to the surface and wrecking me all over again. How do I stop engaging myself with the past, and how do I leave this pain behind me once and for all? What is it in me that wants to re-live painful moments from my past, and what's it going to take for me to break through to totally present living? Is there a way to live in the present so that...

Sometimes I feel as though something has a hold of me and is stealing from me my life! For instance, I find myself drawn to hang out with people I don't really want to be with, or for that matter, I think thoughts that punish me, and I don't understand what is happening. Can you shed some light on this darkness I seem to be in?...

Can character and true strength ever really be taught? What are the recognizable aspects of true character? Do we develop character by working to eliminate bad habits, or is it only by creating good habits in the first place that character is built?...