The Living Light Dialogue Volume 1: Spiritual Awareness Classes of the Living Light Philosophy

This book presents a collection of discourses, seminars, and classes delivered through the spiritual mediumship of Mr. Richard P. Goodwin, founder of the Serenity Association. These teachings form part of the Living Light Philosophy and represent the earliest classes in the series. Each class stands alone, accessible to both beginners and advanced students, while also building toward deeper spiritual insights.

The content is transcribed verbatim from original recordings, preserving the complexity and completeness of the teachings. The lessons often employ allegory and paradox, with recurring spiritual themes revisited in varied ways to foster understanding. Some topics are briefly touched upon, while others are explored in greater depth, always in alignment with the law of merit.

This volume is the first in The Living Light Dialogue series, encompassing spiritual awareness classes, lectures, and seminars channeled through Mr. Goodwin. Central to these teachings is a philosophy of individual responsibility and self-awareness, offering practical tools for awakening the mind to the soul’s eternal truth.

The Teacher, speaking through Mr. Goodwin, addresses subjects such as the neutrality of God, evolutionary incarnation, soul faculties, the power of peace, and the universal law that we create our own experiences. These lessons are designed to expand awareness and provide practical guidance for everyday living and spiritual growth.

At the heart of this philosophy is the Law of Personal Responsibility: we are the creators of our experiences through our thoughts, words, and acts. Life reflects our state of consciousness, and God is understood not as a creator, but as a neutral, infinite intelligence sustaining all life. The teachings also highlight the Law of Attachment—like attracts like—and emphasize the importance of understanding and mastering the mind to achieve our goals and experience life’s goodness.

The philosophy provides the tools that allow us to distinguish between the thoughts of the mind and the gentle promptings of the soul. The book is filled with inspirational quotes, affirmations, and spiritual exercises, offering a pathway to a conscious awareness of our own divinity. The Living Light Philosophy offers a path of awakening, but it is up to us to make the effort to walk that path.

This book is a series of discourses, seminars, and classes that were given through the spiritual mediumship of Mr. Richard P. Goodwin, the founder of the Serenity Association, and are part of the Living Light Philosophy. The classes in this volume the very earliest teachings. While each class appears to bring progressively higher teachings, each, nevertheless, stands by itself and is attuned to both the beginning as well as the advanced student. The text is often difficult but it is complete, having been transcribed word for word from the original recordings of the classes. The lessons given are sometimes phrased in allegories and often are paradoxical. There are repetitions and renewals of various spiritual themes, with the explanation that if an understanding of the teaching is not perceived, compassion dictates that the lesson be repeated, but in a different way. Some of the topics have but a single mention, while others are more fully revealed. But each subject discussed and the extent of the discussion is in keeping with the law of merit. This book is the first volume in the series entitled The Living Light Dialogue, and many more are to be published. This spiritual philosophy consists of the spiritual awareness classes, lectures, and discourses that were given through the spiritual mediumship of Mr. Goodwin and is one of individual responsibility and awareness. Any student of life will find in this philosophy, through the published books and audio recordings, the teachings necessary for the mind’s awakening to the truth of the soul’s eternal expression. The teaching in and of itself is a continuous flow. The Teacher, expressing through the mediumship of Mr. Goodwin, speaks of the neutrality of God, evolutionary incarnation, soul faculties and sense functions and their corresponding locations in the anatomy, the power of peace, the law that whatever happens to us is caused by us, and many other personally demonstrable laws which will constantly expand the student’s awareness. These teachings are invaluable as tools to further your knowledge of the universal laws of life. The methods, discourses, and exercises given are useful, practical, and pertinent to your everyday living as well as to your higher aspirations. This spiritual philosophy affirms that our soul, our true being, is inseparably a part of the Divine and reveals the spiritual laws and the divine laws that govern all life and how we may apply those laws for our greater health, wealth, and happiness. The very foundation of these spiritual teachings is the Law of Personal Responsibility, which states in part that we are responsible for all our experiences. By the laws that we establish with our thoughts, acts, and words, we are the creators of all our experiences in life. Our experiences in life are reflecting back to us where we are in consciousness. In this understanding, God is not a creator, but God is a divine, neutral, infinite intelligent energy that sustains all life. Another divine law that is emphasized is that like attracts like and becomes the Law of Attachment. In addition, great emphasis is place on understanding how our minds work, and how we may, through self-control, more effectively use our minds to accomplish our goals and experience the goodness of life. The philosophy helps us to discern between the thoughts of our mind and the gentle promptings of our soul. These spiritual teachings are filled with inspirational quotes, affirmations, spiritual sayings, and spiritual exercises. The Living Light Philosophy offers a path to a conscious awareness of our own divinity, but it is up to us to make the effort to walk that path.