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| a substance in spirit and thus bring about outer effects and chain reactions, even though they are | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| of keeping the laws to the extent of outer actions. But you, my dear friends, must learn | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| perspective of another human being or of any outer situation. Those who are blind to their own | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| outside of themselves, for instance through increasing their outer knowledge -- which in itself is good, but | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| you have to grow from both sides. New outer knowledge has to be acquired when the old | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| creation and of the spiritual laws. But the outer knowing is only one part, which must not | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| and direction for searching, discovering, and applying the outer knowledge to the inner problems, which is the | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| times. Many people can make decisions on the outer level, though some cannot do even that. A | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| to be reflected and manifested in the person's outer life. There are many kinds of cross-currents, not | 4 WORLD WEARINESS |
| what you need to experience now on the outer level, you can, by meeting the inner conditions | 4 WORLD WEARINESS |
| person will be free not only on the outer level, but inwardly also. Those who lust for | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| will affect people positively not only on the outer, but also on the unconscious level. To make | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| you do not do it merely as an outer action, but out of a deep inner commitment | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| is how transformation and purification begins. However much outer freedom you may have, you are enslaved as | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| recoil in embarrassment from each inner imperfection and outer exposure. As a slave you cannot possess yourself | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| you are very dependent on this or that outer happening and therefore cannot live in harmony. Harmony | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| which pertain to every possibility or modality of outer or inner reaction, also create such luminous threads | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| it another way, help must first come through outer sense perception to bring about autonomy of the | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| only through the two kinds of help, the outer and the inner help. Once you have made | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| and by accepting the consequences, both inner and outer, that follow from the decision, you will be | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| the decision, you will be guided to the outer help which will open inner doors so that | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| view. It is not enough to remove the outer symptoms, the sick root must be found in | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| not work in this way every day, with outer help and advice without which the work cannot | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| in certain respects -- I should say merely outer aspects -- but does not personally walk the | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| of words, whether heard or read. But the outer words are also necessary; they give you the | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| obstacle to you. Technology, however, achieves this with outer forces, while the person on the path of | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| and to do this is not possible without outer guidance, help, and instruction. Apart from this, one | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| does not make sense to solely eliminate their outer manifestation; the root of the problem has to | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| then any disturbing element, be it inner or outer, becomes an advantage. When you do not enter | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| conscience. Why? Because happiness does not depend on outer circumstances or other people, no matter how convinced | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| within themselves but then also, inevitably, in their outer life. The spiritually immature think that happiness has | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| happiness has to be created first on the outer level because outer circumstances, which are not necessarily | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| be created first on the outer level because outer circumstances, which are not necessarily brought about by | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| of contentment and fulfillment yet there are still outer problems in your life, that should not discourage | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| life, that should not discourage you. For the outer form of the inner conflict you may be | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| surely. Until this process is completely effected the outer problem cannot automatically dissolve. Impatience will only be | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| attitudes, you will be able to connect all outer happenings with them, following this chain reaction backward | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| life scenes, which do not only reflect the outer life but also the soul currents and reactions | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| dealt with, transformed, and thus aligned with the outer good intention. If the intent to know and | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| experience. Inner experience cannot come into existence through outer events. So we are dealing here with two | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| prepare the inner conditions as well as the outer, by finding and conquering your inner blocks and | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| All this was coincidence. So you see, when outer occurrences are not substantiated within, the greatest outer | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| outer occurrences are not substantiated within, the greatest outer effect must fade after a while because these | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| It cannot come to you by a miraculous outer happening. Physical growth happens slowly but surely, step | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| the other hand, wants to attain happiness by outer means and without the price of conquering itself | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| Misapplied or misunderstood positive thinking wants to have outer perfection often too quickly, merely by learning thought | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| fault in you that is responsible for your outer hardship and eliminate the fault, knowing that the | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| hardship and eliminate the fault, knowing that the outer manifestation of the root cause cannot disappear immediately | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| better; you will not be sustained by some outer happenings or experiences, but by the strength and | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| the higher self becomes free again of all outer layers it has acquired. In your own life | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| well as various other circumstances, also influence the outer manifestation, intensity, degree, and direction that these general | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| unpurified and not always in accordance with your outer actions. Although you are taking the path of | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| a slave and being directed by moods and outer happenings. It is in your power to change | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| slave of yourself; you make yourself dependent on outer happenings over which you have no control. Say | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| and has its consequences in inner disharmony and/or outer conflicts. The whole process remains in the subconscious | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| higher grade. You must be dissatisfied with your outer life as well as with your inner life | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| your self-delusions about yourself and your inner or outer motives. God expects this from you. Whoever is | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| God's will for you, no matter what your outer difficulties may be, you must be happy. That | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| in your life can be traced to some outer or inner action of yours earlier in this | 18 FREE WILL |
| people. As long as you are dependent on outer happenings over which you have no control, you | 18 FREE WILL |
| your emotional reactions, and not only in your outer deeds. Changing your thoughts is not sufficient. Your | 18 FREE WILL |
| one's state of mind, later also in all outer manifestations, permanently and definitely, in spite of certain | 18 FREE WILL |
| development, their past lives, their present inner and outer obstacles, their merits, etc. You only see a | 18 FREE WILL |
| that your eyes cannot follow them to the outer periphery, but the rings are still there. If | 21 THE FALL |
| you had been completely unaware before. Your immediate outer problems are only the effect of some cause | 21 THE FALL |
| spirit. You may be the loser if your outer self allows all the excuses your lower nature | 21 THE FALL |
| in constant contact with the divine world. The outer personality, with its willpower and capability to decide | 22 SALVATION |
| them and to the powers of darkness, the outer expression of this state will be, among other | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| different worlds -- from the Ineffable to the Outer Darkness? If not, it is no use going | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| of God they are, but have a similar outer appearance to those they visit. They will, with | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| constantly hope for, they too desire salvation by outer means. They would say: Ah, this is an | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| together with all the grades in-between, having no outer mark that indicates their spiritual standing. People have | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| beings of lower development, they show themselves in outer form as those beings for these very good | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| cannot muster the strength to have inner or outer activity. The Sabbath, as you know, signifies among | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| more trouble, more problems, and more inner and outer conflicts than anything you know in your conscious | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| are many people who appear to have no outer problems whatsoever. Such people are certainly not on | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| problems is very immature and childish. Certainly your outer and inner problems will lessen and finally cease | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| all this, the transition period will begin and outer conflicts and problems will no longer touch you | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| will remain quite calm and serene inside during outer hardships. Only after this condition has been reached | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| purifying yourself on this path. One is your outer behavior, the recognition of your apparent faults and | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| psychological. When the soul is strongly influenced by outer happenings of whatever kind, it is a sign | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| in each individual and thus responds to different outer challenges. With one person, the cosmic influences affect | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| this path, you must eventually also solve your outer problems. Because you have often wasted many lives | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| you have accomplished this to some degree, your outer problems must cease. This will certainly not happen | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| merely put more effort and concentration on the outer problem alone, instead of finding out the corresponding | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| problem which is always the cause of the outer one. By the same token, you will get | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| person by not having enough love. And no outer and forced kindliness to make up for this | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| in them, a stubborn resistance to facing their outer and inner dilemmas. Oh yes, the outer conflicts | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| their outer and inner dilemmas. Oh yes, the outer conflicts are always noticed, but you all know | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| are always noticed, but you all know the outer conflict is only a reflection of the inner | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| trying to advance in a certain way, the outer conflict will eventually cease and they somehow expect | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| answer and to see the connection of your outer problem with the inner one, guidance can be | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| and you try to tell yourself that your outer problem has other connections. Now, my friends, to | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| will come. It must come! And all the outer signs that point to the solution will suddenly | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| and therefore you will act differently in an outer situation as a result of your inner change | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| it; do not make it so complicated. Whatever outer problem is there, try to connect it with | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| not take for granted that, because of your outer good will and sometimes superficial good intentions, these | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| also other things, my friends. These are not outer things, for that would be so much easier | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| another bit of advice, my friends, on an outer detail. When you sit here or at any | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| lift by their own accord, as though an outer power were at work. You will not feel | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| you must be unhappy, quite apart from the outer conflicts which the violation creates for you sooner | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| to your general questions. It is about the outer will and the inner will. By the latter | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| will or its absence often conflicts with your outer or conscious will. Let us suppose a person | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| is right. This desire is in the person's outer will. After becoming quiet and consulting the inner | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| the inner will does not conform with the outer one. To find out such a discrepancy is | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| toward that end, without pressure, without haste. The outer will does not press but is relaxed. A | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| press but is relaxed. A pressure from the outer will must make a person tense and will | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| the right thing and the ultimate goal. The outer will must be serene and give leeway for | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| stones on the way to the goal. The outer will must be flexible; it must be prepared | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| surroundings. However, we are not discussing the obvious outer actions of those who are driven by self-will | 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR |
| incarnated on this earth; yet human shape or outer appearance does not give an indication of the | 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR |
| are not quite happy in spite of occasional outer difficulties, you have denied your spirit some of | 31 SHAME |
| that your emotions have followed suit to your outer good will and that in this respect you | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| the person's psychological and emotional world. As for outer action, there the procedure varies. Caution is, of | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| such a way that they need very little outer challenge to come to the surface. The outer | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| outer challenge to come to the surface. The outer challenges are provided for in the choice of | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| to understand the inner causes responsible for the outer effect. I show you how to go about | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| the causes and solutions of the inner and outer conflicts on the path in the right way | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| in your soul, as well as in your outer life. These may be seen as rocks and | 36 PRAYER |
| some of your faults and all of your outer problems, you cannot as yet connect the one | 36 PRAYER |
| two people are alike or have the same outer manifestation of inner problems. An infinite variety of | 36 PRAYER |
| will then learn to realize, deeply, that your outer problems are nothing else than the manifestation of | 36 PRAYER |
| Yet you must face the fact that the outer willpower is insufficient to do so. No matter | 38 IMAGES |
| In the not too distant future, exploration of outer space will be as commonly accepted as air | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| ascending or descending. When explorers finally fly through outer space, this will not be so, and you | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| in the world of manifestation, when you explore outer space by technical means, you approach the laws | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| happen until you dissolve the images. As in outer space, so in your own development: Only by | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |