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Barry draws a sharp distinction between sex and love: true love, especially between devoted partners, travels down into the subconscious and disturbs the past, bringing up old doubt, heartbreak, conditioning, and stored emotional patterns so they can be seen rather than lived as present reality. He says the right response is stillness—recognising what rises as past unreality—so love can do its work and lead to increasing detachment from feelings and eventual freedom. Sex, by contrast, may sat...

This is the 5th recording in a series of 11, originally captured on March 2nd, 1997, during a 5-day session in Sydney, Australia. We’ve recently digitised and remastered these recordings from their original analog formats, and we’re pleased to share this one freely. This and many other recordings will soon be available through a comprehensive archive offering over 30 years of Barry’s teachings, available by subscription. Additional materials are also accessible through subscription on Apple...

Barry Long demonstrates his one pointed love of truth in this most engaging interview with David Freeman from 1984. Barry Long rarely gave interviews to the media and the purpose of this one was to promote his newly published book 'The Origins of Man and the Universe'. More details about the book can be found here – https://www.barrylong.org/products/book/the-origins-of-man-and-the-universe Support the show All content © The Barry Long Trust

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Excerpts: I live with a woman or a man, if I'm a woman, to enjoy being together. What we've got to examine is what stops us from enjoying being together? That would be a reasonable question, wouldn't it? Man is with woman, where I come from, for her to help him to give up his structures – only to help him, as he is with her to help her to give up emotion. So it's a two-way deal. Man's main difficulty in living with woman is that he won't listen to her. If he gets emotional, where I come fr...

This is the fifth recording in a series of thirteen from the Gold Coast Talks, originally recorded in Australia in 1998—over 25 years ago. Recently, this recording was digitally remastered to enhance its clarity and quality. The complete series is available for purchase through the online store: https://www.barrylong.org/series/gold-coast-talks The paid version of The Barry Long Podcast offers an expanding library of Barry’s teachings. Available on both Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple...

This full-length recording, restored and re-mastered recently, and made available freely, was recorded in November, 1985. In this episode Barry proclaims that he is a Master of the West and he has had the experiences of the Western man or woman, and therefore he can talk to them as one of them. More episodes are available in the paid version of the podcast, available on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-barry-long-podcast/id1709595005) and Spotify Podcast (https://open...

This full-length recording, made available freely, was recorded on the 29th of July 1999. This recording is one of twelve in this series. The series is available in the paid version of the podcast, available on The Barry Long Podcast on Apple Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-barry-long-podcast/id1709595005) and Spotify Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/34rcMFK6b4CcicY7JDxo9f) ~ Extracts from this episode: Taking charge of your own life. Being responsible for you...

Keywords: love and sexual drive, resonance and reflection, civilisation and emotion, making love without sexual stimulation, making love, the nature of man and his sexual drive, the difference between man and woman, woman is fundamentally love, man's sexual drive seeks to possess, woman fundamentally wants to love and to give, moving from sex to love Outline: 0:00 On resonance and attraction. The inter-connected and inter-penetrating nature of all existence. The individual's inherent love ...

Keywords: God, love, human race, man, woman, compassionate giver, thought process, body, consciousness, emotion, truth, river of life, human condition, minds and emotions, planted together forever, great mystery, human mind, sex, enjoyment, fantasizing Outline: 0:00 Love, God, and the human condition. On the love between man and woman, and how it is a reflection of the love of God. The importance of love as the key to understanding and achieving unity among people, despite the prevalence of...

Keywords: God, love, man, female, self doubt, truth, pure sensation, intelligence, body, assertive, decisions, life, woman, emotional attachment, judgment, consciousness, spiritual, innocence Outline: 0:02 The nature of woman and female. Woman has lost her natural state – the female in her – and must reclaim it to be truly happy and fulfilled. Woman has become disconnected from her true nature and has become possessed by her self to a large degree, leading to unhappiness and discontent. Wom...

Keywords: spiritual life, intelligence, love, negative emotions, body, pure sensation, karma, consequences, human race, negativity, ignorance, worry, thinking, pure intelligence, sensation, chest, pain, self, moat, feelings, emotion Outline: 0:00 Spirituality and maintaining innocence in the world. The importance of dedicating time to spiritual growth, rather than just attending events. Maintaining spiritual innocence in a world filled with insincerity and tensions. 5:21 The consequences o...