Dismantling our self-made world (audio only)
Recording 07 of 20
Questions & Answers
Barry Long sheds light on the dynamics of sensation, feeling, and love, demonstrating how true understanding and right action arise from recognising one’s inner responses rather than external rules.
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LENGTH: 1 HOURS AND 58 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1994
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Self doubt, Freedom from choice, Attachment to family, Knowledge vs knowing, Maternal attachment, Attraction and love, Longing, Woman and love, Robotic behaviour, Feelings emotions and sensation, Comparing with others
SUMMARY
Letters and questions prompt Barry Long to unravel the traps of emotional attachment and social expectations, advocating for clarity, self-honesty, and surrender to inner guidance over habitual compromise.
The talk explores the roots of human longing—particularly in relationships—by exposing how sensation and emotion are often confused, guiding seekers toward an inner equilibrium that naturally resolves outer difficulties.
Through audience engagement, Barry emphasises the futility of rule-based morality and instead points to an innate inner integrity, inviting listeners to be true to themselves in the midst of life's conflicts.
This session traverses topics from personal attachment to global suffering, consistently returning to the theme that enlightenment is found not in answers or rules, but in the surrender to what is real within.
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