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discovering the pride that prevails in all these attitudes. The pride in the other types is quite 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
as much as they do in the other attitudes linked to pseudo-solutions. Pride, hypocrisy, and pretense are 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
to one or both of the other two attitudes. Here the growing child believes that the only 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
doing can bring out how any of these attitudes exist in you. They are, of course, much 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
in the personality. In most cases, however, the attitudes are more hidden and are in conflict with 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
your individual work. Do not forget that such attitudes born of the idealized self can hardly ever 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
steady self-search and analysis of your problems, your attitudes, and your emotions. As you proceed in this 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
More and more you will combine the divine attitudes of love, power, and serenity in a healthy 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
the search for power and love. These two attitudes are constantly at war with one another. On 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
When the effects of these attempts and distorted attitudes are sufficiently analyzed, it will be found that 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
The restriction prevents assimilation of new ideas and attitudes. It also creates rigid rules of behavior and 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
consciously have some new ideas and change certain attitudes and approaches to life, this hidden part within 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
with humanity, where so many contradictory aims and attitudes exist. After all, you who are on this 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
on this path now know how many contradictory attitudes exist in you. Because of these contradictions, which 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
for them. Likewise, you ignore the contradictory aims, attitudes, and desires within yourself. You can no longer 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a symbol of the soul forces or inner attitudes. You all know that the true barrier among 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
alternative works. Broadly speaking, either one of these attitudes to the God-image determines the type of idealized 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
intrinsic self-centeredness, pride, and pretense that all these attitudes really represent. If you fully acknowledge, accept, understand 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
child. Since God does not reward such unhealthy attitudes, you must feel cheated. You cannot help but 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
view, however. Complete awareness and understanding of these attitudes will show you how you inwardly deviate from 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
has always been in this work. Find these attitudes and understand them more fully. If this is 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
and right and beautiful. In such childish either/or attitudes, this is it, this is final, until your 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
link must be made with your own findings, attitudes, and images. Let us consider the three major 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
you a protection. In this category belong the attitudes of submissiveness, aggressiveness, and withdrawal. These three aspects 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
cannot cope, caught between the two artificially constructed attitudes that unconsciously seemed to be the solution at 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
not mean only outer deeds. All thoughts, emotions, attitudes, inner decisions, and behavior patterns are actions. Actions 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
another. If you view your actions, reactions, and attitudes as emanating not from your true self, but 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
of the core, but of another symptom. Many attitudes and aspects in the human being are part 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
with the very opposite trends, thoughts, feelings and attitudes. Yet there is a part of you in 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
two extremes are interdependent, as are all extreme attitudes. Only by letting go of both attitudes can 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
extreme attitudes. Only by letting go of both attitudes can the healthy, constructive, and productive attitude become 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
or a monstrous animal. Many people have extreme attitudes toward their unconscious. The unconscious mind does not 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS
and actions, or with the more subtle trends, attitudes, and qualities. But when it comes to this 101 THE DEFENSE
very meaningful. We have often discussed your own attitudes, your capacity to give and to receive. If 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
outer and obvious manifestations or concerns hidden emotional attitudes makes not the slightest difference. I am pointing 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
the mind by cutting out thoughts, emotions, or attitudes that are not to your liking is artificial 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
desires become more urgent, all these emotions and attitudes color this first God-experience and he relates no 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
conflicting. Different layers of the personality express different attitudes at any given time, even in this particular 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
to God. It will not only transform your attitudes and concepts of God, but concepts also of 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
on a deeply hidden psychological level, these same attitudes are bound to continue in the world, regardless 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
the world, to yourself, to your thoughts and attitudes. To the degree you relate, you will no 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
comprehensive view, and thus change these very childish attitudes. When you have the courage to be true 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
those levels of your being where such irrational attitudes exist. They are not addressed to your rational 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
be to further manipulate your feelings and superimpose attitudes that are not genuinely yours. You know that 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
unpurified emotions, with many childish, selfish, and shortsighted attitudes -- and learn to accept them without condemning 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
can understand what misconceptions are behind these unreasonable attitudes. Then they will gradually dissolve, to the degree 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
step further, you will see that these three attitudes directly prohibit love and are contrary to it 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
aware of it. Hence you burden yourself with attitudes and behaviors that are infinitely more difficult to 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
not so easy to make restitution for subtle attitudes and emotional reactions. In the former case atonement 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
many times, so many true concepts, principles, or attitudes can be distorted and become untrue, although they 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
faith in God hinges on all these unrecognized attitudes and beliefs, it is without foundation and not 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
under which fear, uncertainty and many other negative attitudes slumber. All this you know, at least in 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
itself. It indicates something important about your unconscious attitudes. It often reflects, in reality, a fear of 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
a fear of relinquishing one's false solutions, destructive attitudes, defensive walls -- all of which are supposed 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
hopelessness, unwillingness to change, and many other destructive attitudes. I repeat: You do not have to talk 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
to atone. In either case the very same attitudes may prevail: blindness, laziness of thinking and feeling 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
evaluated. Once the full impact of the contradictory attitudes is on the surface, it will be apparent 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
learn why you thought you needed the very attitudes that called the guilts into existence. All this 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
present a difficulty. They mean little if the attitudes that have involuntarily inflicted hurts are not changed 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
the same token, your good deeds, your productive attitudes, your genuine feelings affect all those who are 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
thinking, the feeling, the concepts, the potentials, the attitudes, the patterns, the characteristics, the temperament, the emotions 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
soul is the unconscious mind. The unconscious motivations, attitudes, driving forces, and inclinations are from the soul 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
of it is conscious. QUESTION: We claim that attitudes determine the happenings in our lives. How is 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
or postulates have their practical application to psychological attitudes. This is how you can realize and corroborate 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
in understanding the nature of the emotions and attitudes responsible for the contradictory soul movements. If you 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
gradually, through the discoveries about your innermost, hidden attitudes and emotions, you will find yourself flowing with 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
partly justified, because your destructive, unrealistic concepts and attitudes prevent fulfillment in the now. But by either 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
many of you have found that you have attitudes and behavior patterns similar to those of the 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
for you, is a conglomeration of all your attitudes and traits. It is the greatest error possible 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the futile struggle to keep your hidden negative attitudes from surfacing, in the false belief that they 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
hidden emotions to reach the surface. All human attitudes and feelings can be compared to streams. They 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
not like, or even fear, certain feelings and attitudes in yourself, you block awareness of them. This 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
life handles you roughly, when the accumulated destructive attitudes whose origins lie behind the barricade finally break 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
stream in you. Since you consist of many attitudes and feelings, there are many streams. A few 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
to many different aspects of outer and inner attitudes. You have to find out how this applies 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
of imperfection; second, fear of having to shed attitudes that supposedly protect one from hurts; and, third 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
are clusters of negative emotions combined in certain attitudes that you resist recognizing. Stop the resistance. Let 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
setbacks and relapses, after finding the same aspects, attitudes and distortions over and over again, yet forever 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
and explains his or her feelings and emotions, attitudes and inclinations. In other words, it determines the 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
the willingness to sacrifice, activity, and many other attitudes that are highly constructive. Again this applies only 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
must definitely affect all other personality traits and attitudes. If you have difficulty in relating and coping 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
spiritual and worldly interests. There are two fundamental attitudes among human beings. One type of personality searches 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
penetrated. For such a profound penetration, your personal attitudes, outlooks and concepts must be questioned, stated and 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
egocentricity. Regardless of good intentions, unselfish acts, considerate attitudes, this inner world of egocentricity continues to exist 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
them away. Now look at the wishes and attitudes in such fleeting reactions. Pull them out into 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
would never dream that they harbor similar unconscious attitudes. The destructive influence of this factor often manifests 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
to understand and resolve images, misconceptions, distorted unhealthy attitudes, in short, everything breeding problems in your life 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
repressed. When all the various inner demands and attitudes are out in the open, the clarification, liberation 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
will come to see that these two fundamental attitudes, constituting your split, represent your basic attitude to 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
glimpse your personal twofold split, symbolized in your attitudes to both parents. The child, starting a new 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
parent -- a compensation. The two sets of attitudes together form your basic split, your way of 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
geographically and ideologically -- with different outlooks and attitudes. They can be likened to the different aspects 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
distinguish between distorted and healthy needs and emotional attitudes -- but acknowledging them for better or for 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
If you look at your conscious and unconscious attitudes toward the passage of time, toward life and 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
with one another and with your innermost, hidden attitudes toward love, regardless of your conscious, healthy desires 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
the unknown plays a role in all these attitudes. You will find that you constantly fluctuate between 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
have discovered unconscious misconceptions, false guilts, and destructive attitudes that prohibit it. You may even have discovered 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
are the half-conscious thoughts, the vague and diffuse attitudes and expressions that are almost second nature and 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
what they are governed by behind their conscious attitudes and facades. You will know what their unconscious 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
a relatively superficial cluster of emotions, reactions, and attitudes. The wish, with all that is attached to 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
in your daily living, in your reactions, contacts, attitudes, in the work on the path itself. Only 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
certainly nothing negative about discovering your life-defeating, destructive attitudes that your No consists of. Many people believe 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
material that registers an individual's outlook on and attitudes to life. When these attitudes derive from a 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
outlook on and attitudes to life. When these attitudes derive from a truthful impression and a constructive 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
to give. You will then realize that your attitudes in those healthy areas vastly differ from your 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
when the new is built, the old, obsolete attitudes disappear. The degree of pain at dissolving the 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
false, old ways and transforming them into new attitudes depends on the strength of the no-current opposing 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
these tools, instead of wanting to change the attitudes that cause your unhappiness, you grumble and blame 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
consist of infinite possibilities and changes of outlook, attitudes, feelings, and thoughts. Your tendency to petrify a 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
negative emotions. It is these negative emotion and attitudes that make the expression of the little self 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
impossible. Soul movements are always a result of attitudes. Sometimes one needs merely to concentrate on one's 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
Sometimes one needs merely to concentrate on one's attitudes, and harmonious soul movements automatically follow. At other 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
go, the childish greed be given up. All attitudes which make you cling to a false God-image 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
products of your false assumptions and the contradictory attitudes you collect. It is your job on earth 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
a personal bearing on your problems, your current attitudes or blocks? The most immediate freedom you are 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
to decree that goodness means deprivation? In both attitudes, guilt and uncertainty are inevitable. The winner makes 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
is the result of the personality, of beliefs, attitudes and concepts. Again, you are confronted with an 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
results, the finding and dissolving of obstructions, of attitudes that hinder you -- you must know that 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
your own consciousness, as well as your unconscious attitudes, concepts, thoughts, and feelings. The truly integrated spirit 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
sphere is a result of your thinking, feelings, attitudes, and general state -- the sum total of 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
of it at this moment, nine-tenths of your attitudes to life -- to yourself and to others 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
number of general and particular misconceptions and destructive attitudes. You will find the following factor connected with 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
denial. Then the hopelessness will dissolve. The negative attitudes toward the fulfillment must be unearthed, as well 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
the authority has changed, not you and your attitudes. This becomes even more confusing because everything you 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
exists before the baby's birth. The personality's thinking, attitudes, emotions, actions, all have their effects. The body 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
results you wish for and overlook patterns and attitudes that create certain undesirable conditions in your immediate 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
is a substitute for giving up the guilt-producing attitudes. By doing so, you unconsciously believe that it 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
believe that it is possible to maintain these attitudes yet absolve yourself of the guilt. Therefore you 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
with others, or from facing faults and destructive attitudes in yourself, but primarily you flee from allowing 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
your fear will vanish. And gradually these emotional attitudes themselves will disappear, because they are faced in 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
is gained, little by little, and the destructive attitudes change, the cooperation between the outer and inner 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
oneself helpless in the grip of one's feelings, attitudes, and even thoughts or actions. When you fear 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
thinking and acting as you do. Acting includes attitudes, such as the determination to remain passively controlled 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
denying the truth that you can choose your attitudes, thoughts, and actions, you lose the greatest power 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
come out of vicious circles and self-generating negative attitudes and will make the understanding of the undesirable 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
their reasons; d) the consequent thoughts, feelings, emanations, attitudes in inner and outer behavior; and e) how 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
vulnerable spot will govern all your actions and attitudes. It will cause thoughts and emotions which must 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
negative direction creates, and is created by, various attitudes incompatible with the origin of all life. The 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
psyche, you see how the positive and negative attitudes are self-perpetuating. Take, for example, any healthy, positive 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
kind of meditation. By themselves, your positive thoughts, attitudes, and feelings create more positive thoughts, attitudes, and 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
thoughts, attitudes, and feelings create more positive thoughts, attitudes, and feelings. These, in turn, create fulfillment, productiveness 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
one. Images and forms -- the product of attitudes, thoughts and feelings -- create this negative world 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
you derive from indulging in destructive feelings and attitudes. This may evolve subtly, insidiously, and inadvertently when 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
beliefs are unrelated to his or her emotional attitudes. Whether or not you believe, what and how 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
indoctrinated with false concepts, false fears, and destructive attitudes. Only then can the ego give up the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
you can examine yourself, your thoughts, feelings, and attitudes in this regard. You can directly control whether 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
either to continue the same thoughts, feelings, and attitudes, or to change them. You can determine whether 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
you must relinquish your tight grip on certain attitudes that are obviously destructive but protect you from 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
your real self than you realize. Moralistic self-defeating attitudes often induce you to reject whatever may lead 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
the just deserts of the individual's actions and attitudes. Reward or punishment are often supposed to take 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
do love. The analysis and comparison of both attitudes with their results in your outer life as 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY

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