Giving and not Giving In
Recording 10 of 22
Freedom from Reservations and the Demands of the Self
Barry Long explores the subtlety of true giving, contrasting it with the self-protective reservations that block psychological openness and love. He leads listeners through the importance of not giving in to self-justification and emotional demands, aiming for a purity of being in the present moment.
LENGTH: 2 HOURS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1994
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Innocence and purity of the body, Mirror of intellect, Creation of existence, Function of the mind, Giving and giving in, Soul, Giving your sweet nature, Cone of intelligence, Life forms are robotic
SUMMARY
Addressing the nature of individuality, Barry Long describes humans as sensory robots veiling the transparency of true 'me' beneath layers of self and emotion. He emphasises that giving and openness are essential for dissolving the illusion of separation between self and the divine.
Through audience dialogue and candid teaching, Barry Long challenges beliefs about guides, the soul, and survival after death, declaring that all true knowledge is already within. He asserts that spiritual growth is a matter of direct experience, not borrowed or inherited from psychic intermediaries. He maps the journey from the robotised surface existence to the scintilating, vibrant reality of consciousness within, using the metaphor of the 'cone of existence.'
09 - Dismantling our self-made world (audio only)
