Guy's Letters

Addictions come in many forms - substance abuse, people abuse, financial addiction, sexual addiction - are some good and some bad? What are some Higher thoughts concerning addictions? I have been working with the non-resistant approach to a troubling habit. As I work, it seems that every time temptation attacks, it lasts for shorter durations of time and doesn't attack as often. Will the tempt...

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...

What is it about loving and being loved that makes it seem impossible to live without - and yet (at times) impossible to live with? I'm so confused! I'm thirty-two years old and have never even had a girlfriend. I am constantly reminding myself that I will never have a relationship, that it's just "not meant to be." Is this cynicism, or is life actually telling me that I will never find love?...

I want to let go of my familiar painful thoughts and feelings, but fear what will happen next. Who will I be without all of my usual feelings? My problem is letting go. I'm always offering myself solutions, and I don't know how to stop. They make so much sense at the time, but then I end up in more trouble than before. How can I move beyond a painful regret?...

Is 'awakening' the ultimate goal in our spiritual journey? The sleeping nature rules my life most of the time. If I keep working to come awake in small moments, will there be a full awakening for me at some later time? I have had moments of spiritual awakening. Yet, these moments seem to fade all too quickly. When such moments arise, I have a new depth of clarity and silence. Are there any spe...

I am taking the biggest "risk" of my life and am about to leave a longstanding job for a new home business opportunity. Although I have basically kept my old job out of fear, there is quite a bit of fear in leaving the known and "safety" for the unknown. Any tips on how to make this new adjustment in life and to quell the uncertainty? I want to be brave in scary situations, but when I am frigh...

Anxiety seems to be my lot in life lately. I have a full plate of activities with children, a challenging job, and a few outside interests. I feel like I balance these and keep my priorities straight, yet still, I'm often visited by worry and anxiety. Do you have any suggestions on how I can work through this? When caught in an anxious state, it seems that the more I try to be awake and aware,...

How can I tell which thoughts and feelings are the right ones to leave where I find them, and which ones to pick up? What if I make a mistake? I can sometimes go for two or three weeks without suffering from overt negativity. Then, out of the blue, I'll have a day where bad thoughts and feelings crawl all over me in a persistent attack. What's going on? I am so sick of my mind. Every thought I...

Can you explain what it means to be identified, and how it keeps us from seeing the Truth? This week I attempted to help a severely injured deer who appeared in my garden... I have not been able to get the picture of that deer out of my head. Why does such awful stuff exist in this world? What am I supposed to learn from this? Mother Theresa once said, "The more you have, the less you have t...