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| time. Do you understand? RESPONSE: Yes. In Indian philosophy, it is clearly expressed, as far as we | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| you gain insights by reading inspired literature and philosophy. QUESTION: I would like to ask a final | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| alone. QUESTION: I asked last time why Hindu philosophy does not have the fall of the angels | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| good one. The first reason is that Eastern philosophy rightly puts spiritual progress above all. Everything else | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| all creatures. It is, therefore, understandable that a philosophy experiencing God in the female aspect would be | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| receive enlightenment regarding God's male aspect; while Western philosophy, open to the experience of God's personality aspect | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| the wrong way. No matter what religion or philosophy you believe in, you can only find God | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| happen? It happens when a true thought, teaching, philosophy or recognition serves as a camouflage behind which | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| a group of human beings, or onto a philosophy, creed, or teacher. It does not matter who | 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY |
| same token, you will hardly ever find a philosophy which contains no truth whatsoever. It is possible | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the actual deviation from truth on that particular philosophy and hold it responsible for their failure and | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| other extreme. If a consciously chosen teacher or philosophy or physician could harm you as an adult | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| hindered by new dogmas, such as the materialistic philosophy of life. Whenever the individual bends to the | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| power in the universe. Every spiritual teaching or philosophy, every religion, even modern psychology proclaims this truth | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| for the individual in society; for science and philosophy could find unity in spiritual law -- and | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| have just read, books could be written about philosophy, psychology, and religion. There is so much contained | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| all know, regardless of what religion or spiritual philosophy or teaching you follow, that love is the | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| The more any thought, concept, scientific fact, or philosophy is carried to its logical end and conclusion | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| nature. It can be an influx in art, philosophy, or any realm of experience. The links are | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| may be looking for theories and answers in philosophy, religion, science. You may, indeed, find many valuable | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| into existence. On the other hand, every enlightened philosophy teaches that men and women are the masters | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| maturity and denotes a well-rounded personality. The other philosophy says that nothing negative need be accepted, that | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| people who have never heard of such a philosophy deeply sense and yearn for this final reality | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| even unconsciously abuse every truth teaching and spiritual philosophy in order to avoid going where they need | 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF |
| often misunderstood even by the proponents of this philosophy. The denial of manifestations of evil is as | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| facts in principle -- as a theory and philosophy -- many times these same people fail to | 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION |
| general areas of life -- of science or philosophy -- which either have no direct bearing on | 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION |
| by embracing a new, and perhaps more evolved, philosophy of life and discarding a less truthful general | 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING |
| character defects is unnecessary. Subscribing to a nihilistic philosophy of life, one can comfortably shirk unpleasant aspects | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| friends, what I am saying is not impractical philosophy, beautiful perhaps, but not realizable in one's daily | 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING |
| than not, these are ideals and theories, a philosophy you adhere to in principle rather than feeling | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| away such thoughts and adopt a cynical, resigned philosophy of life. But you, my friends, who are | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| The next center is between the eyes. Oriental philosophy puts great stress on this center. It is | 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS |
| does not exist; it is an illusion. This philosophy is as true as its religious opposite, which | 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| its own world with its own laws, mores, philosophy, and the consequent reality. Each world or state | 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS |
| This is not a postulate or an unverifiable philosophy. All of you who go into this work | 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS |
| pathwork is no longer a theory or a philosophy. It has become a reality and an experience | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| much more like paying lip service to a philosophy you believe in on the purely intellectual level | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| it in your own path of development. Any philosophy that is not put into practical use remains | 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL |
| having desires is a hindrance to spirituality. Eastern philosophy expounds on desirelessness as a necessary state. This | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| The life that you create for yourself, the philosophy of life that underlies this creation, and even | 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS |
| path, and what was a beautiful-sounding theory or philosophy for you, has now become a reality. The | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| -- in direction, in self-expression, talent, taste, opinions, philosophy, in true feelings, your way of life, in | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| your feelings, your unconscious processes. It is a philosophy, for you adopt new ways of seeing the | 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS |
| Phony.......................4 | |
| lower self. It is what you might call phony or false; it is unreal. I will return | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| is an affectation, or what you may term phony. No, it is again much more subtle than | 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF |
| self. The other seems unreal -- perhaps even phony. This seems true especially when an actual phony | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| phony. This seems true especially when an actual phony veneer is used to cover up the reality | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
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| the law of cause and effect. Take a photograph: on the negative the objects are black and | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| Or think again of the analogy of the photograph. I know this is hard to grasp. Incidentally | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| can be seen as the negative of a photograph compared with the positive. What is black in | 62 MAN AND WOMAN |
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| COMMENT: May I add something? There is a phrase in the Talmud that says, If not I | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| vague and distant spirituality, let us use the phrase pleasure supreme on all levels of your being | 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY |
| rather vague question about truth. What does the phrase artistic truth mean and how does it bear | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| and the Ultimate. This is not a mere phrase, it is absolute reality, forever realizable. Even if | 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER |
| reality, if I may coin this apparently paradoxical phrase -- is reality. I now come to the | 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW |
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| and purpose because they see only through their physical eyes. The contact with their spiritual eyes has | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| can happen to you. I refer here to physical death, which must certainly not be considered as | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| not only psychological and spiritual obstacles, but also physical manifestations in the body: tiredness, weakness, and even | 4 WORLD WEARINESS |
| Does this have to do with lack of physical strength? When I am tired or overworked I | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| the mutual influence of the spiritual and the physical is very strong. Yet this is not the | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| only interested in the spiritual meaning, not the physical. ANSWER: Such a case can be the result | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| come to you by a miraculous outer happening. Physical growth happens slowly but surely, step by step | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| gradually proceeded and attained a new stage. All physical growth happens gradually, and the process is not | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| all know that you have not only a physical body, but also various subtle bodies, each representing | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| forms. Each subtle body, as well as the physical body, has an aura: the vibration and emanation | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| is in perpetual motion. The aura of the physical body shows physical sickness or health, and all | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| motion. The aura of the physical body shows physical sickness or health, and all other conditions of | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| or health, and all other conditions of the physical being. The emotional, intellectual, or spiritual reactions show | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| denser matter, not quite as dense as the physical body, but infinitely denser than the higher self | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| subtle matter which you cannot see with your physical eye. The aim of spiritual development is to | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| the mere fact that a spirit leaves its physical body behind does not indicate that it can | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| self in all its splendor, because dense or physical matter does not represent an obstacle for our | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| revolt by the higher self may create certain physical symptoms in order to wake up the person | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| which may be tiredness, allergies, and various other physical symptoms. These conflicts actually create a short circuit | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| lower self has manifested in the way of physical illness? ANSWER: In the first place, my dear | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| difficult for spirits to focus their sight on physical bodies unless there was good reason for it | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| has made great progress in the direction of physical hygiene. Today people bathe and shower daily and | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| person will complain about tiredness, weakness, or other physical symptoms, without thinking about the real reason behind | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| same way that you have to get your physical nourishment. You have to earn your bread, buy | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| much of your spiritual bread as of your physical bread. You earn your spiritual bread by your | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| exist. All tiredness, all weakness, all weariness -- physical or emotional -- will disappear if you sincerely | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| brings you happiness on every plane of existence: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. But as long as | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| help in finding the psychological problem underlying my physical condition? ANSWER: Yes, my dear friend. I will | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| the knot in your soul which creates the physical symptoms. Is that clear? Yes, thank you. QUESTION | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| are many spiritual laws governing mastery over the physical body, and this person is not the only | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| has done it. There are other examples where physical functions are completely controlled. When this happens, certain | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| to show that intelligence is not in the physical body. The ability to think, to create, has | 21 THE FALL |
| to create, has nothing to do with the physical organs, unless, of course, the physical organ is | 21 THE FALL |
| with the physical organs, unless, of course, the physical organ is damaged, which would affect the corresponding | 21 THE FALL |
| to a special layer or subtle body. The physical layer has as its sole function the physical | 21 THE FALL |
| physical layer has as its sole function the physical life in its various aspects. But thinking or | 21 THE FALL |
| side Christ experienced nothing but suffering -- both physical and psychological, as well as humiliation, the extent | 22 SALVATION |
| suffering were a great deal worse than the physical suffering, as bad as that was. On the | 22 SALVATION |
| and the reality of all this. After Christ's physical death, He returned to the world of spirit | 22 SALVATION |
| why it was necessary to move to a physical planet and have such a very physical and | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| a physical planet and have such a very physical and material life in order to achieve this | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| to achieve this. ANSWER: In the first place, physical is merely an indication of the degree of | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| for instance, the world of darkness is not physical or that the spiritual matter there is of | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the substance there is much denser than your physical substance. It is so dense that it too | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| applies to the human being or to the physical substance. The lower the development, the blinder the | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| so thick that you would not call it physical anymore. QUESTION: The other question is: I believe | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| darkness actually wince and shrink away and feel physical pain when they come into contact with the | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| In the last lecture you explained that the physical existence on this earth sphere for the fallen | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| density? Certainly. As I explained last time, your physical matter with this kind of density is one | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| your human conception that you think this is physical and then you imagine just one other category | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| your spiritual development. You spend time on your physical body, feed it, rest it, and cleanse it | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| penetrate into you through them. There may be physical healing forces present, or some spiritual force that | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| can happen. Spiritual death is the worst, not physical death. Every person is judged individually, and the | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| the personality. Let us talk first about the physical aspects of the human being to be incarnated | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| are made to correspond to and affect the physical shell. In the meantime, the entity to be | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| the mother in such a way that its physical karmic necessities can be fulfilled. There is no | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| For every detail there is a reason. The physical shell grows in the mother's body, although there | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| consideration. Certain highly trained specialists concentrate on the physical shell. Other specialists, equally trained, concentrate on psychological | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| far as the baby is concerned, after its physical death there will be a comparatively uncomplicated process | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |