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December 29, 2019
Finding God's Kingdom
Christ said the Kingdom of Heaven is all around you. You have been transported out of the Kingdom into another realm, that of this world. Roland tells how to enjoy this earth while also tasting of Heaven.
December 22, 2019
The Light
Roland tells how all is resolved in God's Light, without effort. Ambition is not just trying to climb the corporate ladder, but can involve judgment. Your future should be without ambition, discovering in the Light.
December 15, 2019
Faith-Based Power
Christ said, "Of myself, I can do nothing." Do people take advantage of you? Instead of becoming angry to regain control, learn how to take charge through faith.
December 8, 2019
Finding Freedom
Few of us can go through life implacable and calm. Is life a struggle for you? Roland tells how to avoid the energy of anger and "flow" through life with calmness.
December 1, 2019
The Dangers of Resentment
Often times, we say something with the wrong energy. Resentment is the emotion of pride and leads to compensation. Roland shares his in-depth knowledge of how to move with the right energy.
November 24, 2019
Overcoming Tease
Tease can take many forms, including pressure to conform or to study. Study alone will not lead you to God. Roland tells why you need to get in touch with intuition.
November 17, 2019
Living Knowledge
Many people believe the lie that they can solve their problems without God. With a mindset of wanting to know the Truth which comes from God, you can attain a right state of mind.
November 10, 2019
The Life Force
What is your purpose in life? Understanding your purpose begins with awareness. Roland discusses how when you have awareness, magical things can happen, such as realization, which is beneficial from mathematics to philosophy.
November 3, 2019
Pulled Into the World
We get caught up in everything, from food, to work, to other people's conversations. You must live life without getting lost, either through resentment or through pleasure. Roland describes living spontaneously.
October 27, 2019
The Pre-Time Force
Were pre-time force to stop, the entire universe would vanish. A sustaining factor is necessary, for the universe and for humans. Roland discusses the importance of a correct force to living properly.
October 20, 2019
Seeing Clearly
If you had no wants, except desiring to do God's Will, nothing else would have a hold on you. Roland tells how to find pure intent and a heavenly state of awareness.
October 13, 2019
Eating Properly
Many of us eat to deny the Truth. Food is endowed with a quality that puts you asleep to reality. Roland tells how to eat properly and with awareness.
October 6, 2019
Overcoming Tease
In the Garden of Eden, Adam was seduced away from closeness to God. Today, others seduce us away from a calm state. Roland describes how not to be too emotional.
September 29, 2019
Finding the Right Priorities
Roland tells the importance of letting go of grudges. God gives you intuition, which will free you from resentment and free you to realize His Truth.
September 22, 2019
Overcoming Pressure
When you get into people, something of them gets into you. But when maintaining mental distance, you'll love what you see and learn. Roland tells how to live with a light touch.
September 15, 2019
Become As A Little Child
When we are born, we are close to God. But temptation separates us from Him. Roland discusses how temptation operates.
September 8, 2019
Be Free
Are you a slave of sin? Many of us lose freedom, whether it be to school, to sin, or to guilt. Learn with Roland how to do God's Will.
September 1, 2019
Spiritual Temptation
Temptation spoke through Eve in the Garden and can speak to you. It casts doubt and brings on compulsory reaction to the outside world. Roland tells how to regain a Heavenly state through intuition.
August 25, 2019
Avoiding Falsity
Many of us patch together memories and stories to make a point or convince others to see us in a good light. Roland discusses how many of us have a false way of being, and tells how to live rightly.
August 18, 2019
Avoiding Ambition
Roland discusses how to move according to what is right in your heart. Often authorities will pressure you to not do a reality check. Roland describes the importance of checking with your conscience. The Best of Roland--originally aired July 14, 2019.
August 11, 2019
The Substance of Courage
Roland discusses how to gain self confidence. Through salvation, a new confidence will await as you flow from love instead of giving substance.
August 4, 2019
What is Your Purpose?
We must learn how to be with other people without giving our self to them. Roland discusses how to find purpose and truly help others. The Best of Roland--originally aired June 2, 2019.
July 28, 2019
Flowing From Understanding
Good must flow from inner insight. But most of us want others to approve us, and thus we move away from God's true plan. Roland discusses the danger of undertaking anything of your own will instead of God's Will.
July 21, 2019
Refinding the Father
Roland discusses a main purpose of life--to become sensitive to the Father and His guidance. We are inherently subject to words. Refinding the Heavenly Father means standing back from words and thoughts, and becoming still.
July 14, 2019
Avoiding Ambition
Roland discusses how to move according to what is right in your heart. Often authorities will pressure you to not do a reality check. Roland describes the importance of checking with your conscience.
July 7, 2019
Understanding Repentance
Roland discusses what repentance is and what it is not. Roland tells the story of a young man's experience with anger. Listen in to find out the danger of saving yourself and the way to get better.
June 30, 2019
Something New
Paul describes putting on the clothing of forgiveness, mercy, and kindness. Roland discusses how to find this reawakening, which involves a spirit of gladness, not effort.
June 23, 2019
Becoming Perfect
Is it possible to become perfect while in this world? Roland says yes. Roland discusses how many of us choose a life of sensuality and striving, and how to instead find the way your Creator intended.
June 16, 2019
Lighten Up
God doesn't hate you, and he doesn't resent you. If you are willing to have Him show you your error, you'll find a new, beautiful way of life. The Best of Roland--originally aired May 20, 2018.
June 9, 2019
Find Rest In Him
Roland contrasts the hypnotic state and the heavenly state. When you are in God, your thoughts and actions will flow rightly.
June 2, 2019
What is Your Purpose?
We must learn how to be with other people without giving our self to them. Roland discusses how to find purpose and truly help others.
May 26, 2019
What's Wrong With Reacting
A true follower of God is one who watches, instead of struggling with the world. Roland discusses how you can draw close to God by not reacting.
May 19, 2019
Finding True Love
Roland discusses the experience of finding true love from God. God's Love brings adventures, realizations, and understandings beyond your wildest dreams. But it must begin quietly and without pride.
May 12, 2019
Finding God's Will
In the Bible, we are taught to ask that God's Will be done. The link we have to God's Will is our conscience. Roland tells how to refind the Good Life.
May 5, 2019
Discovering the Light
Through the Light, we can see the handiwork of God. When our relationship with the Heavenly Father does not exist, a less healthy relationship takes its place and we lack understanding.
April 28, 2019
Lost in the Imagination
We are supposed to live in God's Light, which is everywhere. But with free will, many of us ignore His guidance. Roland discusses how you need to gain understanding by returning to His Light.
April 21, 2019
Overcoming Adversity
We are born perfect, but become wrapped up in worldly pressures. The Creator gives spiritual life, but many of us do not know how to find it. Roland tells how to find eternal life--the answer involves refinding intuition.
April 14, 2019
Understanding Pressure
Right living comes from God, not from the hand of man. Roland gives a gentle wake-up call to give up pressure and upset, and tells how to cast aside negative thoughts.
April 7, 2019
Flowing from Good
Roland discusses how all who sin are slaves. When humans begin something not from God, we lose joy and lack right motivation.
March 31, 2019
Avoiding Confusion
When you were a child, others conditioned you to react. Recovery lies in refinding awareness and staying in the present.
March 24, 2019
Be Not a Slave
We were created to live forever, in awe of the Creator. When we turn away from God, we become a slave. Roland discusses the true danger of sin.
March 17, 2019
Our Problem is Stress
Roland reads from Saint Augustine and questions our seeking selfish advantage. To find rest in God, you must flow from within. The Best of Roland--originally aired November 18, 2018.
March 10, 2019
Connectivity with God
Many of us judge those people that remind us of the past. Roland discusses how to let go of judgment and love people in a right way.
March 3, 2019
Finding True Security
While a little child, certain things gave you security. Roland discusses how to be an observer and become pure again.
February 24, 2019
Stimulus and Response
Roland reads from Viktor Frankl and discusses different types of love. True love gives you freedom to respond properly.
February 17, 2019
Grounded in Good
When others are upsetting, you become resentful. Afterwards you become resentful over others getting to you. Roland discusses how to become firmly grounded in good.
February 10, 2019
Avoid Tension
Roland discusses how our reactions get on the inside. Soon we live a life of reacting and getting tense. Roland continues last week's discussion of refinding motion and rest.
February 3, 2019
Motion Comes From God
Roland discusses action and how you can be a vehicle of God's will. When you act from within, you create motion that originates from God.
January 27, 2019
Come Full Circle
Roland discusses three kinds of life. To find the perfect life, you need to be reborn and cast aside the ego life.
January 20, 2019
The Ego Life
By clinging to self-righteousness and judgement, we are prevented from entering God's Light. Roland discusses the perils of ego stubbornness.
January 13, 2019
A Heavenly Attitude
Roland discusses how yearning for the truth is the first step towards true recovery. Healing must begin from God and not from the hand of man.
January 6, 2019
Your Closest Link
How can you avoid worry and gain a life of joyful discovery? By refinding your link with the Creator. Roland reads from the gospel of John and discusses realization in God's Light.
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