Guy Finley Quotes

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• Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of…
• Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.
• The only world in which "defeat" exists as a reality is the one darkened by the false idea that what may have happened to us…
• You must learn to stop thinking in terms of beginnings and endings, successes and failures, and begin to treat everything in your life as a…
• Our greatest strength isn't our ability to imagine brighter days ahead, it is that we are empowered-in every present moment-to effortlessly dismiss any dark thought…
• The only reason your mind won't stop its endless chattering is because you won't stop listening to it!
• In spite of how things may appear to us, we are never trapped by where we are. The trap is always who we are
• Chasing after a pleasure to ease a pain is like running after a breeze to cool you down.
• One way to measure your own fears is to count the number of personal questions you've allowed others to answer for you.
• The nature of what the Divine notices about you is completely different from the nature of what you do to get noticed.
• Psychologically speaking, what is true requires no protection, and never becomes negative when challenged. On the other hand, what is false almost never stops trying…
• Staying present, living in Presence is the best gift anyone can give to those they love.
• Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.
• All things good come to those for whom the Good is all things.
• It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.
• The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared.
• There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself.
• Within the human being there exists both the needful and the needed. You know that the needful exists in you. Your own dissatisfaction tells you…
• Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.
• False life is exhausting; Real Life is inexhaustible.

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