https://www.spreaker.com/show/be-unstoppable-with-guy-finleyenSpiritualityLife of Learning Foundation, Inc.https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b8d0b2206426a0b3931610593951ab7.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/be-unstoppable-with-guy-finleyWed, 02 Apr 2025 21:20:53 +0000Guy FinleyGuy Finleycontact@guyfinley.orgResolve any problem for good, outsmart fear, find your purpose, love your life.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-the-best-spiritual-news-you-ll-ever-hear--65321318https://www.guyfinley.org/here-is-the-best-spiritual-news-you-will-ever-hear.htmlWed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this video, we'll explore the concept that the only conflict we ever truly face is the one within us. It's not the world or the people around us, but the outdated ideas, beliefs, and identities that we cling to that keep us trapped in circles of...435falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-avoid-the-emptiness-you-feel-here-s-why--65035190https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-avoid-the-emptiness-you-feel-here-is-why.htmlSat, 22 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyDiscover the profound truth about emptiness and inner peace—one that may surprise you. The greatest obstacle to the peace of heaven isn’t the world, your past, or your future—it’s what you have yet to understand about yourself. In this eye-opening...592falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discover-the-end-to-feeling-empty--64793910https://www.guyfinley.org/discover-the-end-to-feeling-empty.htmlMon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyReal peace comes when you see that neither fullness nor emptiness defines you. No more chasing or fearing -- just witnessing life as it turns, like seasons changing. Shadows aren't real, just reflections of something greater. What if the fear you run...375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-in-charge-when-i-get-angry-and-upset--64545207https://www.guyfinley.org/who-is-in-charge-when-i-get-angry-and-upset.htmlMon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWho is in charge when anger takes over? Guy explains that we often don't realize something else is controlling us in moments of stress or resentment, and invites us to, instead of reacting, pause and ask, "Who is in charge?" Stay with the question...150falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-stop-self-judgments-from-entering-my-mind--64327575https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-stop-self-judgments-from-entering-my-mind.htmlTue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy Finley answers a viewer's question about the constant self-judgment we impose upon ourselves. He explains that the need we feel to "succeed" comes from an identity attached to an end goal, and when that goal isn't met, it feels like everything...203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-when-you-finally-get-everything-you-want--64135940https://www.guyfinley.org/what-happens-when-you-finally-get-everything-you-want.htmlSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy explains that the cycle of wanting doesn’t end when we get what we want because the unconscious mind thrives on the sensation of itself, continuously seeking the next fulfillment. The satisfaction of desire is fleeting, and as soon as one craving...263falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-give-up-anger-and-self-judgement-when-a-friend-shuts-you-out--63968665https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-give-up-anger-and-self-judgement-when-a-friend-shuts-you-out.htmlTue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy answers a viewer's question about giving up anger and self-judgment when a friend shuts you out. Discover ways to navigate relationships with understanding and compassion. We spend so much time measuring ourselves, hoping to come out ahead, yet...190falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-can-i-stop-self-hate--63768135https://www.guyfinley.org/how-can-i-stop-self-hate.htmlMon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this insightful video, we explore the cycle of self-hate and its hidden dynamics. Many of us unknowingly nurture self-hate by identifying with the negativity it generates, creating a perpetual loop of blame and judgment. The key to breaking free...329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-off-the-bus-to-nowhere-a-new-year-s-eve-bonfire-message--63596281https://www.guyfinley.org/get-off-the-bus-to-nowhere.htmlTue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk given on New Year's Eve, Guy talks about the greatest mystery of this work, which is that the mind always wants to be in motion because it's trying to reconcile the disturbance from not being what I am, where I am, using thought in...1519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-know-if-i-m-hearing-the-divine-or-just-my-own-mind--62592564https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-know-if-i-am-hearing-the-divine-or-just-my-own-mind.htmlSat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIf you are engaged in an interior dialogue with yourself, you are not listening to Divine guidance. In this short talk, Guy talks about keeping it simple. The higher answer to the pain of difficult moments is to see the consciousness that is...367falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-change-yourself-with-new-understanding--62336772https://www.guyfinley.org/you-can-change-yourself-with-new-understanding.htmlThu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, Guy explains that nothing outside of yourself is punishing you. What is punishing you is your own resistance to what it feels like when people are rude, crude, or unkind. You want to blame others for the pain that you are in. See...142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-cannot-excuse-our-way-into-peace-of-mind--62336771https://www.guyfinley.org/we-cannot-excuse-our-way-into-peace-of-mind.htmlThu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe cannot excuse our way into peace of mind. It is impossible to excuse our way into having peace. If we let an excuse, or a justification, or an explanation become our guide in the moment we do something unkind, then we will never enter into this new...661falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-does-it-look-like-to-live-an-awakened-life--58539632https://www.guyfinley.org/what-does-it-look-like-to-live-an-awakened-life.htmlFri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about what it means to wake up from spiritual sleep, which does not include comparing ourselves to what the world says it means to live an awakened life.260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-given-everything-that-we-need--58409185https://www.guyfinley.org/we-are-given-everything-that-we-need.htmlMon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this brief Q&A session, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley talks about bringing an end to the painful position of thinking that life owes us something, and what it would mean to have real gratitude.105falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-what-you-know-is-right-and-true-for-you--57954396https://www.guyfinley.org/do-what-you-know-is-right-and-true-for-you.htmlFri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, inner-life author Guy Finley talks about doing the right thing in our relationships with others, and how unconditional love does not mean unconditionally tolerating people who repeatedly refuse to see where they...291falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-aim-is-to-remember-yourself--57879858https://www.guyfinley.org/the-first-aim-is-to-remember-yourself.htmlFri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question during a live broadcast, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how everything in our lives becomes rightly organized -- including the pursuit of goals -- if we will remember to put first things first.262falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ve-become-estranged-from-someone-very-close-to-me--57707058https://www.guyfinley.org/i-have-become-estranged-from-someone-very-close-to-me.htmlSat, 18 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley provides some insights into how there can be resentment, antagonism, and hostility between two people who claim to love each other.534falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-other-side-of-the-resistance-is-the-flow--57489964https://www.guyfinley.org/on-the-other-side-of-the-resistance-is-the-flow.htmlThu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the difference between observing a particular psychological condition -- such as feeling a lack of energy -- and resisting the condition.285falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-what-unconscious-resistance-is--57444559https://www.guyfinley.org/this-is-what-unconscious-resistance-is.htmlMon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley shares some insights about staying present as the observer of fast and furious thoughts, as opposed to getting pulled down into their world.240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-t-hide-from-what-you-don-t-want-to-see-in-yourself--57444562https://www.guyfinley.org/you-cannot-hide-from-what-you-do-not-want-to-see-in-yourself.htmlThu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, Guy explains that no matter how fast or far we may run, it is impossible to outdistance, let alone hide from what we don't want to see in ourselves.196falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-being-overwhelmed-a-trick-of-the-mind--57444560https://www.guyfinley.org/is-being-overwhelmed-a-trick-of-the-mind.htmlMon, 09 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this video clip Guy addresses the following question that was submitted by an online viewer: "I watched negative states telling me to react to this and that. I stood there. Then I was driving to work and I didn't stand there. They surrounded my...241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/connect-yourself-directly-to-the-source-of-wisdom--57444556https://www.guyfinley.org/connect-yourself-directly-to-the-source-of-wisdom.htmlWed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question and answer exchange with an online viewer, "letting go" author Guy Finley answers the following question: Could you please comment about the relationship between human condition and divine order in us?253falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-am-i-doing-on-this-planet--57444557https://www.guyfinley.org/what-am-i-doing-on-this-planet.htmlSun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWatch this short excerpt by Guy Finley in which he tells two poignant stories that illustrate our deepest wish to know our purpose in Life and answer the ultimate question, "What am I doing on this planet?"474falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-have-the-best-of-both-worlds--56747231https://www.guyfinley.org/how-to-have-the-best-of-both-worlds.htmlThu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIf we were able to always accept every moment as complete and always be at peace, wouldn't it lead to us no longer pursuing anything? Would we not become entirely passive? And wouldn't that be a problem? Are we supposed to be satisfied with whatever...247falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-oppose-what-opposes-you--56651364https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-oppose-what-opposes-you.htmlThu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWill you speak more about how resistance can be our ally to make peace with what is incomplete? How we can remain open when we feel attacked in that moment, not later when the light goes on and I hit my forehead, seeing the test to see if I learned to...386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thought-can-t-reconcile-anything--56580427https://www.guyfinley.org/thought-cannot-reconcile-anything.htmlThu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe next time that you find yourself in a stew, regardless of how practical it seems, just quietly note and ask yourself, why is there negativity involved in a practical decision? What does negativity have to do with what I need to do? If you just ask...112falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-unbelievable-loss-can-also-be-an-unbelievable-gain--56506404https://www.guyfinley.org/an-unbelievable-loss-can-also-be-an-unbelievable-gain.htmlThu, 17 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how grief over the death of a loved one will complete itself and become something else if we will not resist the experience and allow it to be what it is.354falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-t-know-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-s-time--56338889https://www.guyfinley.org/you-cannot-know-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-is-time.htmlTue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that nothing in creation flowers before its time. Our task to continue to carry with us the wish to understand, and what we wish to know will be given to us at...184falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-in-a-world-of-sleeping-human-beings--56236860https://www.guyfinley.org/you-are-in-a-world-of-sleeping-human-beings.htmlWed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that what we don't like about other people is what we want from them. If we didn't want something, then there would be no problem with another person's bad behavior. The...177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-am-i-what-s-my-purpose-what-s-the-plan--56171140https://www.guyfinley.org/who-am-i-what-is-my-purpose-what-is-the-plan.htmlThu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, self-realization author Guy Finley talks about our capacity to discern the difference between mechanical thought that leads to self-compromise, and the kind of natural, intelligent intuition that will not harm itself or others.208falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-can-i-clearly-hear-the-divine--56075935https://www.guyfinley.org/how-can-i-clearly-hear-the-divine.htmlWed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how our lives are reorganized when we start to see that our own will is in conflict with Life's Will. The Divine knows what we need before we know it. When we see that...210falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-already-have-everything-you-need--56029838https://www.guyfinley.org/you-already-have-everything-you-need.htmlFri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains how our minds call upon the assistance anxious and fearful thoughts in order to save us from anxiety and fear. Seeing this contradiction gradually brings an end...280falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-break-free-from-any-addiction--55636530https://www.guyfinley.org/how-to-break-free-from-any-addiction.htmlFri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that liberation from any addiction begins with seeing the dual nature of the divided mind that claims to not want the pain of the addiction, while at the same time being...131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-life-is-unscripted--54451840https://www.guyfinley.org/real-life-is-unscripted.htmlThu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, self-realization author Guy Finley explains that we presently live from a part of ourselves that comes into moments fully conditioned and convinced that the moment should unfold according to the script that it...232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/start-participating-in-the-purpose-of-life--54120799https://www.guyfinley.org/start-participating-in-the-purpose-of-life.htmlTue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how creation is not complete without our awareness of it. When we surrender the fearful self that never stops pursuing what it wants, what we receive in exchange is this higher awareness...222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/end-the-frustration-of-trying-to-control-everything--54046080https://www.guyfinley.org/end-the-frustration-of-trying-to-control-everything.htmlTue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, self-realization author Guy Finley talks about how we have been deceived into thinking that we need to control everything in our lives in order to meet the world's standards of success and happiness. But as Guy explains, if we feel...203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-can-t-i-find-happiness--53923392https://www.guyfinley.org/why-can-t-i-find-happiness.htmlThu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley dives deeply into the concepts of "joy and happiness," noting the important distinction between imagined "joy" and the kind of joy that is the natural outcome of life's authentic...224falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-let-go-of-trying-to-control-everything--53824026https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-let-go-of-trying-to-control-everything.htmlThu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, self-realization author Guy Finley talks about some of the opposition we will encounter -- within ourselves -- when we realize the need to let go of painful ideas we have long held about what it means to be "in...322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turn-the-fear-of-limitations-into-fearlessness--53744345https://www.guyfinley.org/turn-the-fear-of-limitations-into-fearlessness.htmlThu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to an online viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that, rather than being afraid of our perceived limitations, we can actually use them to discover fearless aspects of our consciousness that we didn't know were...235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-fighting-against-life--53670278https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-fighting-against-life.htmlThu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the necessity of seeing truths about ourselves that the majority of us does not want to see. The "self" that fights with life, in order to get what it wants, does not want to fade away. It...175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listen-to-this-if-you-re-tired-of-being-defeated--53607185https://www.guyfinley.org/listen-to-this-if-you-are-tired-of-being-defeated.htmlFri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleySelf-realization author Guy Finley talks about how the unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat. The unattended mind always goes into thought, hoping to reconcile the disturbance that thought created in the first place. Observing this...222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learn-to-live-with-the-question--53529800https://www.guyfinley.org/learn-to-live-with-the-question.htmlThu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy Finley"Letting go" author Guy Finley explains that when a question includes the heart, the mind, and the body together, then the question is no longer in thought. It's no longer just a temporary emotion or sensation. It belongs to another order of being...145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/am-i-learning-or-am-i-burning--53464028https://www.guyfinley.org/am-i-learning-or-am-i-burning.htmlThu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that in an unwanted moment, we have the choice to be actively aware of the burning reaction, or we can be passive and allow the reaction to dictate our actions....85falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-should-i-do-in-unwanted-moments--53395783https://www.guyfinley.org/what-should-i-do-in-unwanted-moments.htmlThu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy Finley"Letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how, most of the time, we don't know what to do in unwanted moments other than resist those moments. Resistance to whatever pains us does not separate us, let alone liberate us from that pain. In truth it...217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-avoid-the-moment-ask-to-understand-it--53312409https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-avoid-the-moment-ask-to-understand-it.htmlThu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about what we need to understand when faced with any challenging moment that seems to lead to negativity: No condition creates conflict in our consciousness... Our...274falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seek-ye-first-the-kingdom-of-heaven--53267051https://www.guyfinley.org/seek-ye-first-the-kingdom-of-heaven.htmlMon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyLetting Go author Guy Finley explains the esoteric meaning of the well-known passage from scripture "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." The kingdom of heaven is not a destination, it...156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/father-forgive-them-for-they-know-not-what-they-do--52840808https://www.guyfinley.org/father-forgive-them-for-they-know-not-what-they-do.htmlFri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy Finley"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...256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-did-christ-mean-by-sell-all-and-follow-me--53240407https://www.guyfinley.org/what-did-christ-mean-by-sell-all-and-follow-me.htmlWed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyLetting Go author Guy Finley explains the esoteric meaning of the well-known passage from scripture to "sell all and follow me." It's an illusion that we possess anything in this world - instead it is we who are possessed by the things of this world...115falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-overthinking--52663943https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-overthinking.htmlTue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyStop 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...257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-heal-from-grief--52631568https://www.guyfinley.org/how-to-heal-from-grief.htmlFri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyHow 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...389falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-does-made-in-the-image-of-god-mean--52555725https://www.guyfinley.org/what-does-made-in-the-image-of-god-mean.htmlThu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn 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...308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-fear-being-judged--52478529https://www.guyfinley.org/i-fear-being-judged.htmlWed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn 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.136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-help-someone-in-pain--52407242https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-help-someone-in-pain.htmlTue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyHow 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.234falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-i-trust-my-thinking--52318863https://www.guyfinley.org/should-i-trust-my-thinking.htmlFri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyShould I trust my thinking, especially when I find that I can't stop thinking about a painful problem? Guy Finley answers why we keep thinking about something that causes us pain, why we can't trust our thinking to lead to real solutions, and the one...338falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-i-stay-in-a-bad-relationship--52271222https://www.guyfinley.org/why-do-i-stay-in-a-bad-relationship.htmlFri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhy 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.142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-i-feel-tired-after-work--52167628https://www.guyfinley.org/why-do-i-feel-tired-after-work.htmlMon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhere 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...308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-sacrifice--53239116https://www.guyfinley.org/what-is-sacrifice.htmlSun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhat is sacrifice? Letting Go Author Guy Finley gives a new perspective on the idea of conscious sacrifice. Real sacrifice isn't having to make the difficult choice to let something go, but choosing instead to let go of my identification with it. As...86falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-i-get-so-angry-with-people--52049548https://www.guyfinley.org/why-do-i-get-so-angry-with-people.htmlTue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe 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...235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-i-think-my-way-out-of-a-bad-situation--51867274https://www.guyfinley.org/can-i-think-my-way-out-of-a-bad-situation.htmlFri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyEveryone 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.158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-overcome-and-beat-anxiety-with-new-understanding--51768950https://www.guyfinley.org/how-to-overcome-and-beat-anxiety-with-new-understanding.htmlWed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy 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...158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-live-with-no-mind-in-the-present-moment--51698468https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-live-with-no-mind-in-the-present-moment.htmlWed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyHow 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.312falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slow-down-the-rush-to-judgment--51567107https://www.guyfinley.org/slow-down-the-rush-to-judgment.htmlThu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, self-realization author Guy Finley talks about the benefits of a quiet mind, which includes the recognition and letting go of the pain that is inherent in the mind's judgment of both yourself and other people.152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-realize-my-full-potential--51479663https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-realize-my-full-potential.htmlWed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question-and-answer session during an online webinar, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the enormous difference between so-called success in the world, and the realization of a person's highest spiritual possibilities.233falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-hurting-yourself--51285382https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-hurting-yourself.htmlFri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about a strange part of ourselves that actually thrives on the sensations it receives when it does something harmful. It is the very awareness of this inner...183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-freedom-you-long-for-is-beyond-imagination--51189362https://www.guyfinley.org/the-freedom-you-long-for-is-beyond-imagination.htmlThu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, bestselling author Guy Finley explains that freedom from fear does not come about through imagining what that freedom is. Our task is to enter into the moment as present to ourselves as we possibly can, and then...250falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-drinking-the-poison-of-negative-states--50914301https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-drinking-the-poison-of-negative-states.htmlSun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that it is not enough to simply say that you are no longer going to be deceived by negative states such as fear and anger. If you ever want to be free and in...105falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-get-past-this-painful-frustration--50838209https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-get-past-this-painful-frustration.htmlSat, 06 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that a feeling of frustration with another person is the downstream effect of carrying around an image of ourselves as being perfect. Never blame another human being for...131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heal-the-pain-hidden-in-compulsive-pleasures--50782959https://www.guyfinley.org/heal-the-pain-hidden-in-compulsive-pleasures.htmlFri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that the ending of any form of addiction begins when we stop following the suggested actions for resolution that come from the very problem itself.425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/understand-this-critical-stage-in-your-spiritual-development--50710732https://www.guyfinley.org/understand-this-critical-stage-in-your-spiritual-development.htmlMon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this exchange with an online viewer, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about a critical stage in the inner development of spiritual aspirants in which a necessary sense of emptiness appears after letting go of painful attachments.120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/say-this-prayer-and-end-your-struggle-with-depression--50575519https://www.guyfinley.org/say-this-prayer-and-end-your-struggle-with-depression.htmlThu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that the authority of negative states such as depression will gradually come to an end when we clearly see and understand the part of us that derives its life...212falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teach-your-children-well--50515774https://www.guyfinley.org/teach-your-children-well.htmlFri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how children learn more from us because of who we are, from the communication of our actual nature, than from anything that we say.269falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wait-and-receive-what-you-need--50445603https://www.guyfinley.org/wait-and-receive-what-you-need.htmlSat, 02 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the painful deception of believing that what we want is the same thing as what we need. What you really need is to see that the wanting never ends.340falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-looking-for-right-answers-in-the-wrong-places--50333394https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-looking-for-right-answers-in-the-wrong-places.htmlFri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that a genuine resolution to psychological pain will never be found within the very system that produces the pain in the first place. Awareness of this fact is...118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-we-stop-fighting--50245114https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-we-stop-fighting.htmlFri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the painful deceoption of fighting for one side in a conflict because we feel threatened by the other side. Nothing will ever change in any meaningful way by struggling...270falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-believe-in-discouragement--50162852https://www.guyfinley.org/never-believe-in-discouragement.htmlFri, 10 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that -- far from being discouraged about what may or may not be happening in our lives -- we are intended to participate in the ceaseless revelation of an ever-present and benevolent order of...177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/strike-at-the-root-of-negativity--49962202https://www.guyfinley.org/strike-at-the-root-of-negativity.htmlThu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley talks about the imperative to observe the nature of negativity itself instead of complying with whatever the negativity is telling you to do.218falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-the-one-who-doesn-t-shut-down--49881272https://www.guyfinley.org/be-the-one-who-does-not-shut-down.htmlThu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how there is no chance for anything to change for the better as long as we shut our eyes to events that run counter to what our minds say should be happening.155falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-being-afraid-of-unwanted-moments--49778929https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-being-afraid-of-unwanted-moments.htmlThu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley talks about staying awake and present to the pressure we feel to avoid unwanted events. There is nothing to fear because the awareness itself will put ourselves and...231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/use-moments-of-crisis-for-self-discovery--49695962https://www.guyfinley.org/use-moments-of-crisis-for-self-discovery.htmlFri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyInstead of wishing that difficult moments would just go away, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the possibility of meeting those moments of crisis for the purpose of discovering something new about yourself.252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-your-conscience-be-your-guide--49610205https://www.guyfinley.org/let-your-conscience-be-your-guide-short-talk.htmlFri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the internal judge that often steps in whenever we have to make a decision. Make your decision to the best of your ability according to your conscience, and then be...146falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/work-in-service-to-the-world--49518966https://www.guyfinley.org/work-in-service-to-the-world.htmlThu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that to work in service to this world is to understand that every moment is bigger than our individual self-concerns.150falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-to-overcome-any-addiction--49450966https://www.guyfinley.org/the-power-to-overcome-any-addiction.htmlFri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how self-knowledge is the power needed to triumph over any kind of chronic addiction, physical or psychological.167falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/find-the-source-of-freedom--49369295https://www.guyfinley.org/find-the-source-of-freedom.htmlFri, 08 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley talks about owning your own attention for the purpose of observing the painful tendency to blame everything outside of yourself as the cause of whatever is disturbing you.219falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-end-the-war-within-yourself--49276199https://www.guyfinley.org/how-to-end-the-war-within-yourself.htmlThu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that you would not clash with life -- nor with yourself -- if you did not first cling to imagined ideas about peace and prosperity. Freedom from this conflict begins with...256falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uncover-the-root-of-narcissism--49192989https://www.guyfinley.org/uncover-the-root-of-narcissism.htmlThu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that every sleeping human being is a narcissist, seeing nothing but him or herself in everything that happens, and then not wanting anything that challenges the...79falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-a-thought-dropper-and-watch-anxiety-fade-away--49109561https://www.guyfinley.org/be-a-thought-dropper-and-watch-anxiety-fade-away.htmlFri, 18 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, self-realization author Guy Finley talks about how our own questions about what to do about the anxiety we feel actually perpetuates the very anxiety that we want to get rid of.303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-believing-the-lie-of-inadequacy--49023688https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-believing-the-lie-of-inadequacy.htmlThu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that -- spiritually and psychologically speaking -- the only thing that makes us feel inadequate is resistance to the condition that we find ourselves in.216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-want-to-know-what-love-is--48955481https://www.guyfinley.org/i-want-to-know-what-love-is.htmlFri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that it is possible to know and experience higher forms of love only when we allow everything we come into contact with -- including our so-called enemies -- to introduce...245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-get-unstuck--48789999https://www.guyfinley.org/how-do-i-get-unstuck.htmlFri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that the feeling of being stuck is not actually due to the event that we perceive as being outside of ourselves. What really has us stuck is a mind that perceives life as it does,...217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-not-your-memories--48681462https://www.guyfinley.org/you-are-not-your-memories.htmlThu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "self-realization" author Guy Finley explains that we are not our memories, and that we can connect ourselves to a higher life that never disappears, even when our memories may.237falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/work-for-the-right-master--48593270https://www.guyfinley.org/work-for-the-right-master.htmlFri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that we are working for the wrong master whenever our intention is to gain a worldly reward as the result of our work. When we work for the right master, the reward is...122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-going-along-with-painful-reactions--48472722https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-going-along-with-painful-reactions.htmlThu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley talks about making an exercise for yourself as a reminder of your wish to not get carried away by habitual negative reactions when they appear.214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-always-reveals-what-is-false--48383528https://www.guyfinley.org/truth-always-reveals-what-is-false.htmlThu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley explains that the revelation of what is false is made possible by the light of truth, so that we can gradually stop being deceived by harmful lies.134falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catch-negative-imagination-and-end-fear--48285600https://www.guyfinley.org/catch-negative-imagination-and-end-fear.htmlThu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how we cannot be afraid of any future moment without having first imagined what that outcome will be.125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-not-comply-with-useless-suffering--48041761https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-comply-with-useless-suffering.htmlThu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how we have to be willing to see that the very part of us that resists any unwanted moment is complicit in its continuation.249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-changed-from-the-inside-out--48243821https://www.guyfinley.org/being-changed-from-the-inside-out.htmlSun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that following a higher will begins with seeing the lower will that currently runs your life. The more you see about yourself, the more you are able to choose to be in a higher order of relationship...158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stay-close-to-the-light--47980506https://www.guyfinley.org/stay-close-to-the-light.htmlSat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, bestselling "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about the importance of continuing to do your interior work, especially in those moments when it seems that nothing in you wants to do it.158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-everything-in-your-life-teach-you--48156919https://www.guyfinley.org/let-everything-in-your-life-teach-you.htmlSat, 11 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that there's nothing that you can look at in your life that doesn't teach you about yourself, if you know where to look.119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-feeding-the-sensation-seeking-self--47873320https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-feeding-the-sensation-seeking-self.htmlFri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley talks about how there is a part of our consciousness that will seek to derive a false sense of self out of anything, even if it means going into pain over something that is unwanted.140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/find-the-center-of-all-things--47778397https://www.guyfinley.org/find-the-center-of-all-things.htmlFri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that real meditation involves being present to both the interior world as well as the exterior world at the same time. That presence is the center of all things.225falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whatever-you-resist-will-persist--47674737https://www.guyfinley.org/whatever-you-resist-will-persist.htmlFri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this video, bestselling inner-life author Guy Finley explains how resisting something is the same as placing your attention on the very thing that you say you don't want.183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-yourself-and-others-room-to-grow--47565109https://www.guyfinley.org/give-yourself-and-others-room-to-grow.htmlFri, 19 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that smothering another person is connected to a fear of spending time alone, and that it is a loving act to give another person the space to be what they are.229falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/truth-hath-better-deeds-than-words-to-grace-it--47435052https://www.guyfinley.org/truth-hath-better-deeds-than-words-to-grace-it.htmlThu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy talks about the difference between observing thoughts versus identifying with every thought as if it were your own.346falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-over-the-fear-of-rejection--51457656https://www.guyfinley.org/get-over-the-fear-of-rejection.htmlSun, 07 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, "Secret of Letting Go" author Guy Finley explains that the fear of being rejected by another person is caused by a mind that is reliving an old painful memory, tricking you into believing that what happened in...170falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-just-a-thought--47338338https://www.guyfinley.org/it-is-just-a-thought.htmlFri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy talks about the difference between observing thoughts versus identifying with every thought as if it were your own.272falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/put-an-end-to-painful-self-judgment--47227829https://www.guyfinley.org/put-an-end-to-painful-self-judgment.htmlFri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that self-judgment cannot exist without an image of ourselves that we hold onto. To see this fact is the beginning of the end of painful judgment of both yourself and others.71falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resisting-your-problem-is-the-problem--47101987https://www.guyfinley.org/resisting-your-problem-is-the-problem.htmlFri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short exchange with an online viewer, Guy explains that any avoidance of our inner condition actually solidifies both the condition being resisted and the confused sense of self that is created by that same unconscious resistance. There exists...287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-get-caught-by-negativity--46996905https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-get-caught-by-negativity.htmlFri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that we so often end up feeling bad because we get captured over and over again by something that promises freedom, but in the end delivers nothing but unnecessary pain.85falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-suffering-over-who-you-are-not--46885774https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-suffering-over-who-you-are-not.htmlFri, 08 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy talks about how we suffer uselessly every time we attempt to be seen as someone special, which is the same as avoiding awareness of ourselves as we are.201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-limiting-your-possibilities--46885530https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-limiting-your-possibilities.htmlSat, 02 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that setting so-called "boundaries" for yourself is the same as rejecting what the moment would reveal to you about yourself. There is no need to psychologically protect yourself using thought....220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-drink-from-the-river-of-truth--46886674https://www.guyfinley.org/to-drink-from-the-river-of-truth.htmlTue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyReal knowledge is a free-flowing river, ceaselessly pouring down from the Heavens into this world. We may learn to drink from it, freely... But only after we realize that to try and take something from it -- other than what we need to drink in the...424falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honesty-is-never-unkind--46886675https://www.guyfinley.org/honesty-is-never-unkind.htmlFri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this brief answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that honesty begins with seeing ourselves as we are, and that lying to ourselves is what leads to unkindness.106falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/own-your-attention-own-your-life--46886677https://www.guyfinley.org/own-your-attention-own-your-life.htmlThu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy talks about how we often find ourselves in situations wondering how we got there, and how that relates to the fact that we do not own our attention.251falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-true-religion--46886678https://www.guyfinley.org/what-is-true-religion.htmlFri, 03 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy talks briefly about the original meaning and intent of "religion," and how it applies practically in our daily lives.118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-you-dread-or-alive--46886679https://www.guyfinley.org/are-you-dread-or-alive.htmlSat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this excerpt from a recent classroom talk, Guy talks about how agreeing to live with fear, worry, anxiety, depression -- or any other negative state -- is the same as living in the "dread zone," a psychological state of useless suffering that...810falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-fighting-and-be-free-now--46886681https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-fighting-and-be-free-now.htmlFri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a viewer's question, Guy explains that we are either free now, or we are stuck in the illusion that we must fight for freedom in a time to come.457falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-being-tricked-into-revisiting-the-past--46886683https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-being-tricked-into-revisiting-the-past.htmlThu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy talks about how revisiting the past is a present pain that produces more unnecessary, useless suffering. Catch the temptation to revisit the past and realize a life that is being fulfilled and completed in the present moment.200falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-beyond-intellectual-knowledge--46886685https://www.guyfinley.org/going-beyond-intellectual-knowledge.htmlSat, 07 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this response to a viewer's question, Guy talks about how mere intellectual knowledge of spiritual principles is not the same as acting on and applying those same principles in the midst of your own life.125falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/understand-the-purpose-of-inner-storms--46886687https://www.guyfinley.org/understand-the-purpose-of-inner-storms.htmlFri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this answer to a caller's question, Guy explains that the true purpose of interior storms, trials and challenges is to shake us loose from the painful illusions and sense of self that we unknowingly cling to.266falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-judging-yourself--46886688https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-judging-yourself.htmlThu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy explains that judging ourselves for not being better than we are is both self-hatred and self-love at the same time.170falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-thinking-and-start-seeing--46886690https://www.guyfinley.org/stop-thinking-and-start-seeing.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question and answer session, Guy talks about how we must stop relying on intellectual concepts and instead start doing the actual work of seeing ourselves as we are.139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-simple-solution-to-discouragement--46886695https://www.guyfinley.org/the-simple-solution-to-discouragement.htmlSun, 11 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy explains that trying to be a spiritual person through any idea about what it means to be awakened will lead to discouragement. Stop trying to be awakened. Instead, start seeing where you are asleep. This is not about living up...115falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-contains-all-possibilities--46886696https://www.guyfinley.org/catalog/product/view/id/30570/s/love-contains-all-possibilities/Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy explains that the genuine love of something does not concern itself with ambitious achievements, but is instead a calling to learn about ourselves and gain self-knowledge through what we love.397love,teaching others,uncertaintyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-yourself-and-free-yourself-by-seeing-yourself--46886697https://www.guyfinley.org/be-yourself-and-free-yourself-by-seeing-yourself.htmlThu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question and answer session, Guy explains that not wanting to see something about ourselves actually attaches us to the very thing that we say we don't want. So the task is not to change what we see. Instead, the task is to observe ourselves...278happiness,negative states,noisy mindfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-is-nothing-to-fear--46886701https://www.guyfinley.org/there-is-nothing-to-fear.htmlFri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk, Guy talks about how there is no fear of the future when we live in the present moment, where everything that we need is being given to us.323balance,fear,fearlessness,harmony,joyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-should-i-handle-a-toxic-relationship--46886703https://www.guyfinley.org/how-should-i-handle-a-toxic-relationship.htmlMon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question and answer session, Guy talks about how the first thing we must realize about any toxic relationship is that we are at least one-half of the equation, and that we refuse to let go of the relationship because there is something that we...184toxic people,victim,working with othersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-aware-of-who-s-talking-before-you-speak--46886704https://www.guyfinley.org/be-aware-of-who-is-talking-before-you-speak.htmlWed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this question and answer session, Guy talks about how we could save ourselves and others a lot of pain if before we speak we would become fully aware of the pressure-filled part of us that feels compelled to talk about everything that it knows.168communication,disturbance,impatiencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-peace-in-the-chaos--46886707https://www.guyfinley.org/finding-peace-in-the-chaos.htmlWed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short video, Guy talks about the existence of an unwavering part of us that is aware of the chaos moving around it, but yet is not attached to any of the movement. This higher consciousness is already at peace.199mindfulness,peace,quiet mind,stillnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-in-a-world-without-enemies--27449410https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/live-in-a-world-without-enemies.htmlFri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyAnytime you blame someone else for how you feel, you avoid seeing your pain is self-inflicted by a level of consciousness that lives to have enemies.204blame,enemies,self-sabotagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-spiritual-life-is-nothing-personal--26983758https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/your-spiritual-life-is-nothing-personal.htmlSat, 09 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere is a higher relationship that has nothing to do with anything personal at all. It is the realization of the existence of strength, of majestic beauty, of power... and that realization is inseparable from the consciousness in which it appears....354beauty,consciousness,watchfullnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/facing-the-fear-of-your-own-mortality--26794593https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/facing-the-fear-of-your-own-mortality.htmlMon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyQuestion: "Two years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm doing better now but how can I let go of the fear of waiting for the other shoe to drop?" Listen to Guy's answer as he explains why waiting in the middle of any fearful reaction is the...432alignment,death,dying,meditation,prayerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-transform-failure-into-a-new-kind-of-success--26716740https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/how-to-transform-failure-into-a-new-kind-of-success.htmlMon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy Finley explains that success in your spiritual life follows the understanding that "in my weakness is thy strength made perfect."276money,strength,success,weaknessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/turning-straw-into-spiritual-gold--24952435https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/turning-straw-into-spiritual-gold.htmlTue, 07 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe whole idea of turning straw into gold is connected to using any unwanted moment to gain a whole new level of understanding and to connect to a higher level of consciousness that is not afraid of the moment.263confusion,uncertainty,unwanted momentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-to-act-knowledge-the-truth--24824798https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/learning-to-act-knowledge-the-truth.htmlSat, 04 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIt is one thing to acknowledge and agree with the truth that sets us free, and it's another thing to act on that knowledge. To act on the knowledge that you have means to not avoid what you know to be true in the moment when life stirs something in...193adversity,light,persistence,truth,work on oneselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-let-the-fear-of-fear-run-your-life--46885519https://www.guyfinley.org/do-not-let-the-fear-of-fear-run-your-life.htmlFri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhen we try to avoid or manipulate a moment in order to just get through it, we will meet that same moment again because we are the same. We cannot separate the moment we don't want from the level of consciousness that fears it. Seeing this is the...393controlling,darkness,fear,fearlessnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-let-the-fear-of-fear-run-your-life--24436903https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/do-not-let-the-fear-of-fear-run-your-life.htmlFri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhen we try to avoid or manipulate a moment in order to just get through it, we will meet that same moment again because we are the same. We cannot separate the moment we don't want from the level of consciousness that fears it. Seeing this is the...393controlling,darkness,fear,fearlessnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-go-of-self-importance-and-find-real-meaning-in-your-life--23987510https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/let-go-of-self-importance-and-find-real-meaning-in-your-life.htmlTue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyCatch every thought that wants to make you the star of the moment. See that talking to yourself about "What does this mean and how am I going to get through it" is actually self-importance having its way with you. Reach for another relationship with...74arrogance,imagination,purposefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-to-ride-the-waves-of-consciousness--24261292https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/learning-to-ride-the-waves-of-consciousness.htmlWed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyEverything we need to know about "what to do" is always right here with us. But the mind that is always trying to escape the moment that is being revealed believes that it must think of something to do in order to get through the moment. There is no...328consciousness,uncertainty,wisdomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-where-real-change-takes-place--24221748https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/here-is-where-real-change-takes-place.htmlWed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe say that we want things to change, but we usually seek a change that we can recognize. If what we want is a change that we can recognize, then we must have an image of what change actually is. And if we are imagining what change is, then it is no...220how to change,imagination,pastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-missing-the-mark-can-change-your-life--23178740https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/how-missing-the-mark-can-change-your-life.htmlTue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere are two kinds of people: those who "miss the mark" and don't care, and those who realize that they have missed the mark and begin to care. How many people are willing to go through this life consciously recognizing where they have missed the...136bad habits,learning,mistakesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-is-a-school-for-your-higher-education--23106013https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/life-is-a-school-for-your-higher-education.htmlSun, 23 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe are always in school. Our lives are intended to be dedicated to self-study, which would mean that we are always present to ourselves. Being a student in the true school of life means that our studies are instantly applicable to our lives.571alignment,self-knowledge,spiritual exercisefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/have-your-own-life--23039404https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/have-your-own-life.htmlFri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThis is your life, and either you want to live in fear or you don't. The only way you can find out that it is possible to live without fear is to see that you currently fall into the hands of a consciousness that is creating the world you don't want....164courage,fear,fearlessness,light,truthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-being-tricked-by-these-two-words--22927369https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/stop-being-tricked-by-these-two-words.htmlTue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyHave you ever experienced a barrage of pressing thoughts telling you what you need to do in order to make a problem go away? All of those frantic thoughts are essentially saying "Follow me" as they present their advice. The Divine never pressures a...79rushing,self-deception,slowing downfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-have-a-new-year-every-moment-of-your-life--22279907https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/how-to-have-a-new-year-every-moment-of-your-life.htmlFri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere is really no such thing as a "new year." What does exist is the rare human being who has entered into a relationship with Truth. That man or woman is renewed moment to moment to moment. If we are not renewed, then by default we are reliving the...128feeling trapped,frustration,renewalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-timeless-work-of-being-human--22135715https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-timeless-work-of-being-human.htmlMon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyEvery creature in nature has work that nature has given them to do. They must do this work in order to survive. They have no choice, and their work doesn't end until their bodies pass. There is no stress or fear in what they are given to do. We as...466death,forgiveness,guiltfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-t-truly-forgive-others-until-you-understand-this--21722416https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/you-cannot-truly-forgive-others-until-you-understand-this.htmlWed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyReal forgiveness takes place when we understand that the only reason that our friends and family were the way they were is because of the unconscious pain they were in. When we finally understand our own pain, then there is compassion.192death,forgiveness,guiltfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-is-there-so-much-sickness-in-the-world--20830102https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/why-is-there-so-much-sickness-in-the-world.htmlTue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhen we look out at the world and don't like what we see, is it really the world we see that is making us sick? Or is the sickness we see in the world the result of the same old reactions that a hundred million human beings have had a hundred million...102darkness,injustice,toxic peoplefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-where-to-find-real-answers-to-your-problems--20780556https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/here-is-where-to-find-real-answers-to-your-problems.htmlSun, 15 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe same nagging, "What should I do?" questions have been asked on this planet for thousands and thousands of years, and yet no answer has been able to reconcile the pained part of us that keeps asking. To understand that is the beginning of a new...249frustration,insecurity,neurosisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/within-you-is-the-seed-of-the-divine--20697723https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/within-you-is-the-seed-of-the-divine.htmlThu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe winter solstice represents the time of the year that the light comes into the darkness. It is an outer representation of an inner exchange that is always taking place within us, so that we can be brought into a greater life and fulfill the promise...337darkness,exchange,purpose of lifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stay-out-of-all-dark-dialogs--20632686https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/stay-out-of-all-dark-dialogs.htmlTue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere is always something talking to us, and we don't know better than to talk back to it. The next time you find yourself caught in negative dark dialog, try to see that it doesn't exist without a corresponding so-called positive aspect, promising...158comparative mind,inner dialog,opposites,voicesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-end-of-the-world--20325478https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-real-end-of-the-world.htmlSun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyMost people spend their entire lives exploring worldly sensation. But we eventually come to a place where we realize that we have come to the end of exploring the world through our senses, and begin the process of exploring the interior world. The...87ambition,corruption,sense of selffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-yourself-be-beautifully-overwhelmed-by-life--20128559https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/let-yourself-be-beautifully-overwhelmed-by-life.htmlSun, 17 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe big problem that we have is not that right ideas don't blow our mind from time to time, because sometimes they do. The problem is that our minds don't stay blown apart. We can't seem to sustain that sense of awe and proper gratitude. Only...79beauty,overwhelmed,surrenderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-i-stop-reacting-to-unwanted-moments--20098608https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/how-do-i-stop-reacting-to-unwanted-moments.htmlSun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyQuestion: How do you integrate and apply the principle that "I am bigger than this moment" when your mind is programmed otherwise? How do you practice stopping reacting? Answer: You don't practice stopping reacting, you see that you can't stop reacting.500conditioning,reactions,unwanted momentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learn-to-think-for-yourself--19874626https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/learn-to-think-for-yourself.htmlSun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn the highest parts of our consciousness, there is a living relationship whose meaning is inseparable from the world that it sees and experiences. There is no need to "take thought" in order to know that we are alive. To think for ourselves properly...191present moment,reactions,thinking,thought naturefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-is-already-in-perfect-order--19807545https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/everything-is-already-in-perfect-order.htmlSun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe don't typically have much awareness of what is timeless because we are usually the prisoner of a mind that is seeking to become something in time. However, it is possible to see -- without taking thought -- that everything eternal is already in...197eternity,imperfection,perfection,time,timelessnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beauty-of-belonging-to-a-greater-being--19615325https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-beauty-of-belonging-to-a-greater-being.htmlMon, 21 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe value of finding a true spiritual work group is that the whole body of the group -- together -- can help individuals reconnect with inner truths that they have lost contact with. There is a unity that exists in the consciousness of true spiritual...232work for the work,working with others in the wor,work on oneselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-talking-in-your-sleep--19592107https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/stop-talking-in-your-sleep.htmlSat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhenever there is an unconscious inner dialog going on in our heads, we are actually looking in a mirror that we don't know is a mirror. And what we see in our mind's eye talks to us about what we must make ourselves into so that we might finally find...218spiritual sleep,temptation,watchfulnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-s-why-you-talk-to-yourself--19573633https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/here-is-why-you-talk-to-yourself.htmlFri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyReal reactions are wordless, soundless, and even without familiar content. They are just the expression of something timeless touching something in time. The mind talks to itself in order to define these reactions for its own purposes, using its own...118inner dialog,noisy mind,reactions,voicesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strange-disappearing-life-of-susan-strong--19556860https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-strange-disappearing-life-of-susan-strong.htmlThu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe don't usually think to ourselves that we're asleep and that our entire identity is the moment to moment fabrication of what we are reacting to in that instant. Until there is something that rides the waves of these reactions and sees them crest and...363being asleep,reactions,watchfulnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-the-storms-of-life-change-you--19327262https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/let-the-storms-of-life-change-you.htmlWed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhat we call "talking to ourselves" is really the action of a consciousness that produces negative assumptions, and then plots how to bring an end to the very storm that it is seeding. We can't stop that level of mind from creating storms, but seeing...231adversity,inner dialog,persistance,uncertainty,voicesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-and-last-love--19296630https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-first-and-last-love.htmlMon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere are so many things for a person to love, but if we ever want to be what it is that we say we want to be, then we must have one love. It is the extent to which we love -- and the degree to which we make the appropriate sacrifices for that love --...121self observation,shocks,snapshots of yourselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catch-and-see-through-the-lie-of-discouragement--19271307https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/catch-and-see-through-the-lie-of-discouragement.htmlSat, 28 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyEvery human being has a longing in their heart to transcend their present level of understanding and reach new possibilities. In order to do that, we are all going to meet the giant of discouragement. We become discouraged when we see ourselves not...269discouragement,illusion,self-imagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/make-it-your-business-to-see-yourself-as-you-are--19172156https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/make-it-your-business-to-see-yourself-as-you-are.htmlFri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyOur work is to consistently take pictures of ourselves, to be able to step outside the stream of the mechanical, comfort-seeking, falsely-contented self so that we can start to see ourselves as we are, and not as we imagine ourselves to be.121self observation,shocks,snapshots of yourselffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sum-is-greater-than-the-parts--19143474https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-sum-is-greater-than-the-parts.htmlFri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyTo make bread you have to bring a lot of different ingredients together. Each ingredient by itself, or even mixed together, does not make bread. The individual ingredients must have heat applied and be married together in order to create something...128alignment,dating to yourself,integrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/liberate-yourself-from-the-fear-of-yourself--19143486https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/liberate-yourself-from-the-fear-of-yourself.htmlSat, 31 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyHuman beings walk around in a kind of self-made suffering that is the expression of something in us that is afraid of seeing ourselves as we are. We've come to think that avoiding a unwanted fact about ourselves is the same as escaping the effects....235avoidance,self-observation,transcending,transformationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-you-enable-others-you-breed-conflict-in-yourself--19143484https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/when-you-enable-others-you-breed-conflict-in-yourself.htmlThu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThere is a part of us that wants people to be dependent on us. But the part of us that creates dependency in others is the exact same same thing that creates fear and resentment in us when we imagine that the other person will not behave in the way we...149anger,controlling,resentmentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-be-captured-by-dark-forces--19143477https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/do-not-captured-by-dark-forces.htmlMon, 26 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyGuy explains that everything that is created wants to live and will fight to exist, including fear and negativity. If you ever want to have a spiritual healing, you need to understand these types of forces that will do everything they can to ensure...211darkness,evil,freedomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-living-a-superficial-life--19143475https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/stop-living-a-superficial-life.htmlSun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe depth to which we see something is directly proportionate to the consciousness that is attending to what is being presented in the moment. As we are now our lives are very superficial. But we're meant to be in relationship with life at a much...173arrogance,temptation,vanityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-your-attention-to-what-is-true--19143494https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/give-your-attention-to-what-is-true.htmlFri, 21 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyPlants in nature are created to be heliotropic, which makes it possible for them to receive the greatest amount of life-giving light that is possible. We could say that flowers, grasses and trees keep their "attention" on the sun for as long as they...315attention,heliotropic,nourishmentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-a-part-of-the-play-of-life--19143489https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/be-a-part-of-the-play-of-life.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWhy is it so fulfilling to just sit and watch a child playing, or a dog running, or some other creature having a good time? The answer is because it's all part of our consciousness. We're not actually separate from what we are seeing, and to miss that...196happiness,joy,the observer is the observedfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learn-to-use-your-pain-properly--19143479https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/learn-to-use-your-pain-properly.htmlWed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe already have all the pain that we need to change, but none of it is conscious. Until it becomes conscious, it is impossible to change. We live in illusion, perpetuate the pain, and even add more to it whenever we avoid seeing our actual condition...330conscious suffering,pain,solitudefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stop-fighting-with-what-life-brings-you--19143480https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/stop-fighting-with-what-life-brings-you.htmlSun, 05 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyMost of us like sitting by a river and watching the water or anything else come downstream and then disappear in the distance. When watching a river, we don't usually focus on one thing in the stream and then resist it as it floats by. We are intended...120conflict,self-observation,watchfulnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-solution-to-your-pain--19143491https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/the-unexpected-solution-to-your-pain.htmlSun, 21 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe can't have a true need without there existing that which is intended to fulfill it. But we have to allow the need to be there, wait, and watch the part of us that attempts to resolve the need with its own will. Then we discover that the resolution...137contemplation,helplessness,honestyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learn-to-love-every-moment-no-matter-what-it-brings--19143493https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/learn-to-love-every-moment-no-matter-what-it-brings.htmlSun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyWe can learn to enjoy every moment because of the revelation that is always a part of it. Real joy isn't all about feeling good about ourselves. It is participating in the whole of the moment instead of living from a level of consciousness that is...122joy,purpose,revelationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-your-heart-and-let-real-life-flood-in--19143487https://www.guyfinley.org/wisdom-school/watch-listen/short-talks/open-your-heart-and-let-real-life-flood-in.htmlWed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyThe kingdom of heaven is seen only through an open heart. And the only way in which a heart opens is when an individual begins to understand that there's nothing in creation that can hurt who and what you are.95abundance,impressions,renewalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-the-instrument-of-all--46892616https://www.guyfinley.org/be-the-instrument-of-all.htmlSat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy explains how trying to escape the feeling of being trapped is actually part of the trap and that true liberation lies in seeing the whole of what we are.296abundance,complacency,complacent,feeling trapped,love,pain,self-rememberingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-whole-new-christmas-story--53678222https://www.guyfinley.org/a-whole-new-christmas-story.htmlSat, 25 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyUntil we're willing to take the path through life whose signpost is marked 'unknown,' we are destined to travel along the old ways, regardless of how many new names we give to them.3271christ,christmas,compassion,death,dying,john 12:24,luke 12:16,mary,rebirthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-anchor-building-exercise--46892621https://www.guyfinley.org/the-anchor-building-exercise.htmlThu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this special short talk Guy gives an additional iteration to the attention exercises to help us build a living intention to be present in order to have the attention that is needed to have a different relationship with life.1362attention exercises,being present,continuous effort,energy,intention,interior and exterior awarenes,meditation,spiritual exercisesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fulfillment-of-the-law-is-freedom--46892610https://www.guyfinley.org/the-fulfillment-of-the-law-is-freedom.htmlTue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy explains how reclaiming our attention in the moment is an act of sacrifice that leads to true freedom.82attention,birth,conception,freedom,law,sacrificefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-attention-building-exercise--46892623https://www.guyfinley.org/the-attention-building-exercise.htmlMon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy gives another exercise that expands on the work of the attention exercises to help bring us into a higher order of awareness.1843attention exercises,being present,continuous effort,division of attention,interior life,movement,spiritual excercises,willfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helping-others-to-help-you--46892615https://www.guyfinley.org/helping-others-to-help-you.htmlWed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy describes how in the moment when we feel stuck we can help ourselves and those around us by letting Life reveal that we are everyone we meet.134being stuck,captivity,freedom,helping hand,oneness,similarityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tension-release-exercise--46892622https://www.guyfinley.org/the-tension-release-exercise.htmlFri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy continues the series of attention exercises to include a new step which further develops our attention while simultaneously helping us to let go of tension and stress.1175ascending and descending force,attention excercises,awareness,gravity,tensionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-the-divine-being-itself--46892608https://www.guyfinley.org/seeing-the-divine-being-itself.htmlSun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy explains the phenomena that while we are each individuals in the mystery of God's life, there is only one collective vision that sees itself in everything.116connection,individual,separation,true seeing,wholenessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-all-forms-of-troublesome-tension--46892617https://www.guyfinley.org/the-truth-about-all-forms-of-troublesome-tension.htmlSat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy discusses how false beliefs create stress and tension and how we can begin our work to be free of all pretense.578anxiety,beliefs,desire,pretending,pretense,tensionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-keep-what-is-true-before-you--46892619https://www.guyfinley.org/always-keep-what-is-true-before-you.htmlTue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy expands the idea of leaving our ""self"" behind in order to enter into a relationship in which the fulfillment of our true self is only possible by agreeing to let go.568being,direction,doing the work,life's lessons,putting truth first,truthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-path-to-self-perfection--46892607https://www.guyfinley.org/the-path-to-self-perfection.htmlMon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy explains how spiritual purging is evidence of God's love.119feelings,love,pain,sacrifice,thoughtsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-surprising-spiritual-facts--46892612https://www.guyfinley.org/two-surprising-spiritual-facts.htmlFri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy gives a detailed explanation on the spiritual paradox that resistance is secret interest and similarity.245interest,paradox,resistance,similarityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/return-to-eden--46892618https://www.guyfinley.org/return-to-eden.htmlThu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000Guy FinleyIn this short talk Guy discusses the difference between imagining what it means to seek God's life, and actually surrendering to the truth of it. Yet, every moment that we can remember ourselves is to agree to God's will, in which ""Eden"" already...783alignment,eden,fixing problems,god's will,knowing god,pain,relationship,stillnessfalsefull