Keywords: mind, clarity, awareness, truth, god, honesty, body, emotions, pain, life, nothing, silence, emotion, past, divine mind, beauty, thought, joy, sweetness, love. Outline: (0:01) Thoughts about past experiences can activate emotions of loss or absence, distracting from the present moment. (7:32) Emotions and honesty. Thought is in the past, and thought can never lead to truth. Reflecting on past actions and past experiences. (17:56) Consciousness and clarity of mind. The self, the troublemaker. (26:27) Peace and self-awareness. The power of consciousness in seeing and being nothing, with the human mind seeking to project thoughts into the stillness. Mind connected to pain, distracted by emotional problems. Finding inner peace through feeling goodness inside, sinking into it. Descending into silence reveals truth, relief, and homecoming. (43:42) Self-awareness and perception. (52:18) Senses and their connection to the mind. Senses produce the universe and disappear with sleep or death. (1:01:54) The nature of the mind and self. The mind's resistance to letting go of the self. The importance of being present and not trying to analyze or rationalize, as the mind cannot fully comprehend the depth of being. (1:09:39) Purity, self-awareness, and inner peace. The importance of purifying the mind. Recognizing the source of problems is within, not outside. Grappling with emotional pain and insecurity, longing for comfort and connection with others. (1:17:49) The importance of giving and clarity in relationships. Giving as the solution to problems, while also using honesty and clarity to identify and address underlying issues, such as unrealistic expectations. On the duality of expecting to win and fearing failure, leading to disjointed thinking and emotions. Asking others what they want, seeking to do something for them without causing unhappiness. Excerpts: You can only be joyous now. Whenever I am emotional, I am thinking about the past. Now, when you're thinking about the past, it means you're not here. You're not present. You're not aware of what's happening now. And if you're not aware of what's happening now, then you can't be aware of me because I'm only present now. So whenever you are emotional, then really we are not together. You see that? I say to you, you will never learn where you went wrong. You will never learn from the past. The only way that you can learn is to be in the present... In order to be honest, we have to be willing to feel everything, both the good and the bad. We have to go past our emotions, which can sometimes be the source of our unhappiness. And into a place where there is no opposite... About this episode: This episode is a part of the 1993 Gold Coast Talks. Five other episodes are available for subscribers exclusively on The Barry Long Podcast in the Apple Podcasts app. Support the show All content @ The Barry Long Trust