Short Talks

These insightful and stirring audio clips, recorded live during Guy Finley's ongoing classes, deliver quick nuggets of condensed wisdom. Audio blog-style talks on a variety of topics are 3-25 minutes in length. Many clips are part of Guy’s ongoing Podcast series. Subscribe to Guy's free Podcast and be informed as new ones are posted.

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  1. Father, Forgive Them: For They Know Not What They Do
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    Father, Forgive Them: For They Know Not What They Do

    • Posted: 02/24/23
    • Meeting: 01/25/23
    • Time: 00:04:32
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    "Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do." Guy Finley explains that real forgiveness is an act of realizing the similarity between yourself and those that have caused you suffering, because you understand they suffer in the exact same way that you do. The scripture "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" points to this type of "immaculate compassion" towards others which...

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  2. Stop Overthinking
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    Stop Overthinking

    • Posted: 02/07/23
    • Meeting: 11/23/22
    • Time: 00:04:16
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    Stop overthinking and start seeing! In this helpful Q&A with Guy Finley he addresses the question of why we need to stop overthinking about how to solve the problems in our life and instead use disturbances to see the real problem, which is that we're addicted to thinking about ourselves.

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  3. How to Heal from Grief
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    How to Heal from Grief

    • Posted: 02/03/23
    • Meeting: 12/04/22
    • Time: 00:06:28
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    How to heal from grief after losing a loved one, and use our suffering for its intended purpose, is answered in this insightful video. When an aspirant asks Guy Finley how to heal from grief after losing his wife, Guy explains the difference between the natural pain of loss versus unconsciously revisiting the past which only ensures our continued suffering.

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  4. What Does "Made in the Image of God" Mean?
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    What Does "Made in the Image of God" Mean?

    • Posted: 01/26/23
    • Meeting: 12/14/22
    • Time: 00:05:24
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    In this short clip Guy Finley reveals what "made in the image of God" means. When a student asks how to heal from "soul wounds," Guy explains that the soul can't be wounded because it is a microcosm of creation itself and a reflection of all that is made in the image of God.

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  5. I Fear Being Judged
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    I Fear Being Judged

    • Posted: 01/18/23
    • Meeting: 10/12/22
    • Time: 00:02:21
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    In this Q&A Guy Finley explains that what we really fear being judged is what we have imagined ourselves to be and what we then think we need to do to protect what we've imagined.

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  6. How Do I Help Someone In Pain?
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    How Do I Help Someone In Pain?

    • Posted: 01/10/23
    • Meeting: 11/06/22
    • Time: 00:04:05
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    How do I help someone in pain? "To support and help someone in pain, the first true thing is always action, not words." Guy Finley explains how working on your own mindfulness and self-awareness can educate you before you give advice to a friend in pain.

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  7. Why Do I Stay in a Bad Relationship?
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    Why Do I Stay in a Bad Relationship?

    • Posted: 12/23/22
    • Meeting: 10/26/22
    • Time: 00:02:21
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    Why do I stay in a bad relationship with someone who gaslights me? We all want to know when to let go of a love relationship that is toxic. Guy Finley answers what is going on "within us" when we can't let go and stay involved in a bad relationship.

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  8. Why Do I Feel Tired After Work?
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    Why Do I Feel Tired After Work?

    • Posted: 12/12/22
    • Meeting: 10/19/22
    • Time: 00:05:06
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    Where is my attention? Guy Finley explains why this is an important question. The resistance I feel when things don't go the way I want them to go isn't resistance to what's happening but to my unseen expectations of how I think things should be. Then my mind connects my attention to my body, and my body literally becomes a mirror of that internal conflict.

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  9. Why Do I Get So Angry With People?
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    Why Do I Get So Angry With People?

    • Posted: 11/29/22
    • Meeting: 10/19/22
    • Time: 00:03:54
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    We all have experienced feeling angry and hurt when someone speaks their mind to us and is disrespectful. Being tolerant and nice only works to a point, and then we find ourselves unable to contain our feelings and helpless to deal with the anger we feel. In this Q&A Guy Finley reveals that the real question isn't, how do I stop getting angry with people, but rather, what can I discover about my own anger?

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  10. Can I Think My Way Out of a Bad Situation?
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    Can I Think My Way Out of a Bad Situation?

    • Posted: 11/11/22
    • Meeting: 10/12/22
    • Time: 00:02:37
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    Everyone wants to know how to think their way out of painful situations, especially the ones that keep repeating in our lives. Guy explains how to start seeing this question with a new mind by being conscious and aware of when we start to overthink it.

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  11. How to Overcome and Beat Anxiety with New Understanding
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    How to Overcome and Beat Anxiety with New Understanding

    • Posted: 11/02/22
    • Meeting: 10/02/22
    • Time: 00:02:36
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    Guy answers how to stop being anxious with his quote, "As goes my attention so comes my experience." When anxiety has your attention stuck on worrying about a stressful situation that's your experience. A change in attention relieves us from the stressful connection to anxiety.

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  12. How Do I Live with No Mind in the Present Moment?
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    How Do I Live with No Mind in the Present Moment?

    • Posted: 10/26/22
    • Meeting: 09/28/22
    • Time: 00:05:11
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    How do I live with no mind in the present moment is answered by Guy Finley with insights that help you to see the need to be aware of yourself all the times.

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