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| allow for new recognitions, inspirations or teachings. Then practical means will also be given to you to | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| about what you should do or what the practical consequences of your decision will be. What follows | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| this path. Now, as to the technical and practical procedure with regression in hypnosis: Here it is | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| knowledge may be. You should always get some practical benefit out of these lectures for use in | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| All these choices are made in the most practical way. For instance, parents may be chosen to | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| be aware that it holds great meaning. For practical reasons I suggest that the training sessions for | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| know it. Think from both the spiritual and practical points of view. Work with the newly-found knowledge | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| now attain, but rather from a much more practical viewpoint. We shall see where and how you | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| concepts of universal truth about love in your practical everyday life, right here and now. This much | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| begin to sense something behind time. The best practical approach with which to begin is the process | 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY |
| no words at my disposal. As to the practical approach in learning to face death in your | 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY |
| misery in theory, but when it comes to practical living, you wish to absolve yourself from it | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| are converted into non-spiritual, automatic manifestations for your practical use. The ingenuity of the mind has created | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| soon see that they do have a very practical application. Human existence on earth, in the dimension | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| or philosophical concepts, ideas, or postulates have their practical application to psychological attitudes. This is how you | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| reach a freer dimension of time. Translated into practical life, this manifests by striving toward tomorrow. If | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| are two separate factors. I give you a practical example: you find yourself in a certain space | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| working through this lecture on a very personal, practical basis will you experience the truth. It does | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| the intimate relationship of human love that requires practical involvement, the flexibility of putting one's egocentric aims | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| your attitude toward each parent. When you present practical examples, I can show how to go on | 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE |
| your knowing it. Before we come to more practical hints in this respect, let me discuss the | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| knowing the truth, to make my words more practical. When you deal with your fellow humans and | 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING |
| outside must first pass your ego faculties. In practical terms: you first reach out with your ego | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| in the least abstract philosophical discourses but very practical guideposts to your immediate life, my friends. Do | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| and the ego. To put it in more practical terms, cruelty exists because reality is misinterpreted, which | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| and think about you. Let us take a practical example to make this more understandable. You feel | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| learn to transcend the dualistic plane in their practical daily existence. When the vague longing for, or | 143 UNITY AND DUALITY |
| you. You will see that these words are practical and concrete, if only you are willing to | 143 UNITY AND DUALITY |
| but also to every particular belief within one's practical everyday life. The limits one sees must seem | 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE |
| damaging, but each breeds different manifestations on the practical level. False positive feelings breed irreconcilable conflicts. False | 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE |
| you from your immediate self and from your practical daily life. People who are frightened of these | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| unsolvable problems. All ifs and buts in daily practical living are loosened up -- not through outer | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| one's daily life. These words express the most practical reality, applicable at any moment you choose. The | 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING |
| weak on the other. I put this in practical terms for you who are working on this | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| and look at them when it comes to practical reality. Notice how you act contrary to what | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| the total experience of pleasure a spiritual and practical goal. You will act unceasingly on behalf of | 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE |
| is at first extremely difficult to perceive as practical reality, operating right here and now. It seems | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| As for mental illness, we had the first practical proof of this basic concept a number of | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| use what I say here as a very practical and immediate key in your inner work. You | 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW |
| development. Any philosophy that is not put into practical use remains a shallow intellectual abstraction that fails | 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL |
| as it were, for an expanded operation. In practical terms this means that attitudes which were once | 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY |
| tell you about creation will be of immediate, practical value for your own development. Not only will | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| true spiritual life is never in contradiction to practical life on earth. There must be a harmony | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| of dying but also in a more immediate practical sense. It will keep you vital and youthful | 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE |
| also of putting some of its principles to practical use. As always, I do have to repeat | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| for you to use spiritual reality as a practical guideline. You all know that as a rule | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| provide you with the psychological means to make practical use of the truth that your reality -- | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| Be in peace! 213. THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD Greetings and | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| I will prove to you on a very practical level, the split does not really exist in | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| again you will see that they have immediate practical value for you. It is often said that | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| to children, not only as theory but as practical experience. Education must be a two-way street. First | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| you apply this truth to yourself in a practical way in your everyday life? Perhaps you will | 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD |
| life. As you perceive this in the very practical matters in your life, cosmic reality opens up | 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION |
| business, in matters of administration, you learn the practical application of the pathwork. In your artistic pursuits | 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY |
| awareness and encouraging it to express itself in practical ways. We have made many inroads through various | 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS |
| in the real wealth of God's creation. In practical terms this manifests in putting so much energy | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| how a spiritual law works on the most practical levels. Giving and receiving can exist when countries | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| A simple and current example, on a very practical level, is precisely what all of you continually | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| deals with the most mundane matters of your practical life, with your attitudes toward them and toward | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| your attitudes toward them and toward your surroundings. Practical everyday matters are always an expression of inner | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| further separation -- the duality of spirituality versus practical life -- and therefore ultimately to a delusionary | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| is why you find this path so intensely practical and utterly compatible with your life of matter | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| is not grounded in spiritual, as well as practical, reality. How could you ever overcome the hurdle | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |
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| never remain theoretical. It must be put into practice and take root in your personal life. Thus | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| This, too, has to be learned; it needs practice. Do not believe that the ability to meditate | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| necessary decisive step. It happens through the regular practice of the correct meditation, which of course has | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| very avaricious, material giving would be a helpful practice to overcome the fault. Yet, generally, people are | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| he has not yet reached that stage in practice, turns to a doctor for help, does he | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| be able to help many, to raise their practice to a higher level and thus help in | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| This can happen only through self-discipline and regular practice, preferably always at the same time of day | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| much of yourselves right away, but resume your practice in a quiet and relaxed manner. After some | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| that you all should remember. Certainly, you should practice positive thinking. Observe your thoughts, but observe them | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| often observe people who try very hard to practice positive thinking. One reason they try so hard | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| This is the true and best way to practice positive thinking. With this attitude you will be | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| less; this depends on many things. If you practice this process for a while, you learn several | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| they will obtain, because they will, after some practice and study, determine easily which part of the | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| not only in thought and theory but in practice, given his or her life to God; when | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| stage reached where this is consciously put into practice, then we might say that your word initiation | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| your reactions and associations. If you follow this practice through for some time to come, and not | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| development are and then to put them into practice. When I speak of satisfaction with your faith | 19 JESUS CHRIST |
| will, and if this will is put into practice, then the limitations will recede and much more | 21 THE FALL |
| the very last to incarnate, in theory. In practice, of course, since he would be the last | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| idea how to go about it in actual practice. And so we will be working together in | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the right thoughts at the right moment. The practice of this is a training in itself. To | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| may lack the courage to put this in practice, but inside they feel frustrated when they are | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| is not one person who cannot put into practice this advice in a thousand little ways every | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| step turns your spiritual life from theory into practice and from unreality into reality. Once you have | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| I want to remind all of you to practice using a powerful tool called daily review. You | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| think of others in the right way and practice it at all times. One does not exclude | 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH |
| circle must close here, too. The more you practice the right kind of self-occupation, the more unselfish | 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH |
| to make. Opening a channel requires training and practice. What I have suggested will afford a very | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| Without prayer -- and putting your intentions into practice -- nothing can be accomplished. Now what is | 36 PRAYER |
| the world of God to put belief into practice at last. But first for a long while | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| one. How can you follow this through in practice? By this work of image-finding. It will be | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| to unite with your fellow human beings, to practice humility and love leaving out your pride and | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| Then it will fulfill its spiritual purpose. In practice, however, marriage hardly ever works that way. You | 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX |
| going back to your childhood, but once this practice is established, you can take the next step | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| the life story of the individual, and the practice of the daily review. With this material at | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| Any lawyer will confirm this to you. Many practice it as part of their training. If there | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| There you do not need further improvement and practice. Learn now to see the other side. Be | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| deeply understand, not only in theory but in practice, that everything happening to you is a direct | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| force fear away through the wrong kind of practice of detachment. You can reach true detachment only | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| it easier for some to fall into the practice? ANSWER: Yes, that is very true. On the | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| in a healthy and constructive way. Moreover, this practice will release a great deal of strength in | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| you have become your own observer. With continued practice, you will fully understand that when you are | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| that are not in accord with reality. This practice is a great help, provided it is not | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| sit down for a few minutes of such practice, first observe your mood. See if you are | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| were different and that people would learn to practice mature love. The remedy lies solely in you | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| It is abstract and not easily put into practice. It needs all your inner senses, your intuitive | 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION |
| on cooperation and communication, although their form and practice may vary. They take a different form in | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| you, and you will then dispense with the practice of false, rigid moralizing. Whoever thought that my | 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS |
| The task sounds easy to accomplish, but in practice it is often difficult because you are so | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| it means to be your real self. This practice will give you a very different outlook on | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| human reality, you will no longer need to practice self-rejection. You were attached to it only because | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| own individuality. By this I mean the common practice of treating a child as a child, rather | 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS |
| masturbation is normal. If it is a constant practice in adulthood, it is certainly related to gluttony | 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS |
| the calm, will help you greatly, and this practice most definitely must not be neglected. We have | 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING |
| discussion groups is to help you put into practice, to assimilate, a theoretical knowledge and to apply | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| only if such love is followed through in practice, rather than remaining a theory only. Highest on | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| in your own life, and seeing it in practice, a sense of security is instilled in you | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| notes may ring false, but eventually, after sufficient practice, the notes will harmonize and form an integrated | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| no matter how forcefully and artificially you may practice giving in order to squelch the gnawing guilt | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| as in learning any new language. It means practice, perseverance, and patience in order to learn the | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| it also takes as much time, effort, and practice. It no more comes to you by itself | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| become more acutely aware of its existence, the practice of the daily review, as you have learned | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| dabbles in theory, rather than putting theory into practice. Commitment is a very important topic, for you | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| can be envisaged: the phase in which you practice extending yourself into the universe. Wherever you succeed | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| trust is, in principle, absolutely justifiable. But in practice, in specific manifestations, it is often not justifiable | 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT |
| more practicable. When you attempt to put into practice what I advise, it will at first seem | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| truth of my words by putting them into practice. You have nothing to risk and nothing to | 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| powerful force. As you put such intentions into practice, you will permit yourself happiness, you will not | 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| know this in theory as well as in practice. At least those of you who have made | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| a theoretical concept, but may nevertheless occur in practice, since what is really necessary for growth may | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| truth is simple enough, to put it into practice requires the maximum of investment and commitment on | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| is the most essential aspect of such a practice. For any kind of practice that is mechanical | 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS |
| of such a practice. For any kind of practice that is mechanical, that deals merely with exercises | 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS |
| therefore one of the more important aspects of practice to observe your state of tension on all | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| direct, immediately noticeable result, but by doing this practice as unintensely and calmly as possible, you will | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| happened quite independently of these practices. The other practice I suggest is very much related to the | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| of the emotions and attitudes corresponds to sustained practice in building new physical or mental skills. The | 178 THE UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH DYNAMICS |
| You will overcome life's limitations. When you can practice the right way of accepting and rejecting a | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| the process of unification cannot be put into practice with another person. This is a very important | 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP |
| this lecture is truly used and put into practice, it will become a very substantial instrument for | 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE |
| not yet ready to put true mutuality into practice. Many people continue to go alternately through periods | 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW |
| This is extremely important to remember and to practice. If the original, clean experience of sadness is | 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE |
| make easier your attempts to put meditation into practice. Meditation is conscious and deliberate creating. It is | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| unless the other three have been put into practice. The fourth key is meditational. Listen into yourself | 200 THE COSMIC FEELING |
| Give your attention and your goodwill to the practice. One day the channel will open. Contemplate the | 200 THE COSMIC FEELING |
| a while from using the superimposed feeling to practice with. Say, someone uses fear as a defense | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| when these feelings are completely gone, you should practice emotional fluidity to keep your soul substance vibrant | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| with meditation, asking for guidance and inspiration. This practice of making yourself fluid and flexible is very | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| fear. These are preliminary exercises, my friends, to practice for your further development. Love and blessings are | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| be similar. Nor is this path a spiritual practice that aims a priori at reaching higher spiritual | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| you think of a spiritual path as the practice of meditation for its own sake, or for | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| the art of focusing within. You must also practice focusing to detect the presence of those soul | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| fearful rejection of life's pattern. As your meditation practice grows in the course of your development, turn | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| you now know in theory but still cannot practice, as is evident in your everyday acting out | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| indeed bring new creation into your life. This practice will make you understand how much creative power | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| courage and honesty than most other orientations in practice today. But it is a safe and truly | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| perfectly aware of the principle of such meditative practice, nevertheless you desist from employing it. What is | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| you have learned and tried to put into practice -- you will set an example for world | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| ignoring this truth and not putting it into practice, yet nothing could be as liberating as this | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| search, for it almost always entails a lengthy practice of concentration exercises and sometimes even a quite | 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW |
| the kind of hostility and negation you now practice still too often. The truth must prevail with | 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN |
| dissension within yourself. You now can put into practice what I have taught you all these years | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| through the finger exercises and the hours of practice that make his playing finally effortless, so must | 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS |
| other hand, there are many spiritual movements that practice discarding and inactivating the mind altogether. This is | 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS |
| become a farce. By the same token, the practice of leaving the mind temporarily inactive is advisable | 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS |
| up on Earth. They will increasingly manifest and practice this consciousness. It is important that you be | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| incarnation within one embodiment. I suggest that you practice active meditation and visualization in which you trust | 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN |
| be unselfish in theory, while you continue to practice pettiness, ungivingness and selfishness in your everyday life | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| desires. By now, as a result of your practice in self-honesty, this should be possible for most | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| passed the previous steps, you can begin to practice something very beautiful. You know, at least theoretically | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| will come through. You need also the meditational practice to make full commitment to the courage and | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| movement you can observe in yourself. You can practice it in your visualization in exactly the areas | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| urgently. Find the specific areas where you can practice this. I venture to say that where your | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| areas that gave you trouble for so long. Practice the courage and faith to go into a | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| you mean it and put it into daily practice, the greater your excitement and your joy of | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| her inner poverty, pretense, and deficit. When governments practice predominantly injustice, live on greed and power drive | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| here is not to be confused with the practice of many psychics, who tell a person where | 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE |
| it. Eastern religions usually approach it by long practice and discipline. This, in conjunction with solitude and | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| exists only in the world of spirit. The practice of focused emptiness must never be undertaken in | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| I want to prepare you for an important practice within meditation. I have discussed this in the | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| great art of communication. This requires intention, thought, practice, self-observation. It means giving up the state of | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| misunderstanding--patiently and lovingly. Here, as in everything else, practice leads to an increasingly spontaneous and automatic ability | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| distrust of others unless you constantly renew the practice of total surrender to the highest within yourself | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |