Guy Finley Quotes

Freedom is not found in escaping "this" or possessing "that" . . . Real freedom is the active understanding that the world of "this and that" is a window into a higher order of reality not limited by the opposites.

Guy Finley

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

Guy Finley

The past is as powerless to darken the present moment as is a shadow to reach up and drag down the form that casts it.

Guy Finley

Nothing glows brighter than the heart awakened to the unseen light of Love that lives within it.

Guy Finley

We must do the work to prove our fears groundless, otherwise it is our fears that will gain ground and our lives will be spent in their service.

Guy Finley

Just as the absence of clouds does not mean the end of the sky, neither is an empty mind the end of knowing.

Guy Finley

The fear of seeing ourselves as we are ensures we will never see the end of our fears.

Guy Finley

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Guy Finley

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Guy Finley

We know the presence of each passing moment by its activity, but the power and eternity of the moment can only be realized through our choosing to be consciously passive to that presence.

Guy Finley

Fearlessness comes with the birth of this new understanding: The only reason life changes as it does is to reveal the secret Goodness underlying those same changes.

Guy Finley

The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away.

Guy Finley

The unattended mind lives with unending wants, while the awakened mind understands that its own watchfulness is the fullness it seeks.

Guy Finley

Love is effortless attention.

Guy Finley

Few acts of kindness do as much to make the world a better place as when we choose to consciously bear our own meanness.

Guy Finley