The Great Staircase: Only Intelligence outdistances Self
Recording 06 of 12
Outdistancing the Past, Embracing the Intelligence of Now
Barry Long uses poetic reflection to reveal existence as a grand spiritual structure, where each step must be lived out in surrender, vigilance, and love.
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LENGTH: 1 HOURS AND 44 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1995
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Effects of effects, Woman and enlightenment, State of being, Cause and effect, Necessary vital essential, Imagination, Practical advice for living, The great staircase of existence, Poems
SUMMARY
Barry Long opens the morning by urging listeners to resist the negative, thinking self and savour the pure sense of being in each moment. True realisation demands giving up life's attachments and living from being, not from the restless mind.
Through the sharing of real-life awakenings, Barry demonstrates that realisation is universal, ever-deepening, and demands vigilance against the self's constant return. The path is ongoing—there is no final enlightenment, only persistent, humble, day-to-day application.
Barry explores the unique capacity of woman for realisation through pure love, while challenging men and women to overcome doubt, impatience, and the drive to change each other. The teaching warns against the world's pull and celebrates a life lived from essential love, not selfish self-protection.
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