| Promiscuous.................3 | |
| current. Human beings who believe that pornographic or promiscuous sex is more pleasurable than the sexuality that | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| passing partners without heart and mind and is promiscuous, is essentially no different from the moralist who | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| the accusation of sin toward illicit sex; toward promiscuous or pornographic sex that could be outwardly identified | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| Promise.....................55 | |
| of development will seem much easier. I can promise this to you, my friends, and some of | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| over oneself seems in the beginning only a promise whose meaning is not understood. Yet whoever is | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| meditation. Today I would like to fulfill the promise I have given some time ago to share | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| you will find the answer. This I can promise you. This is one case where God's spirits | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| it from your point of view. I can promise you, my loved ones, that if you are | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| I am ready to receive Thy answer. I promise you the answer will come, provided you will | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| a sudden your problems will disappear, I can promise you that. Your willpower, even if it has | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| will above all else, if you keep this promise and actually live it. Whatever willpower I have | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| as you go into it. However, I can promise you, my friends, that if you have reached | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| for it, He will answer you. I can promise it. The only question left is how honestly | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| obtain the happiness you all seek. I cannot promise you the precious gifts of heaven on earth | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| that will change your life completely. I cannot promise you that all your problems will cease, for | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| if you meet them maturely. However, I can promise you that after you have fulfilled certain fundamental | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| by your life and your difficulties. I can promise you that your tiredness will cease, and that | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| you the strength you need. Furthermore, I can promise you that after a certain time on the | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| never been able to do before. I can promise that you will be vibrantly alive -- first | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| of you. These are the results I can promise if you work spiritually in the way I | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| previously locked or blocked. So I do not promise you a miracle that will be given to | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| how to ask, will be answered. I can promise you that if your wish is sincere, you | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| everyone. They will not be in vain, I promise you. If every day you do some self-observation | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| is responsible for your immediate problem. I can promise you results if you go about it in | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| as you are afraid to face it. I promise you that any feeling you have will not | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| in nine out of ten cases. I can promise you that. Examine the various chain reactions that | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| the wrong shame for the right, I can promise you that in the measure this change takes | 31 SHAME |
| the courage to follow the call? I can promise you one thing. After you have made the | 31 SHAME |
| and obstruct your path, one day, I can promise you, this complete faith must be yours. Then | 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH |
| friends have made. I think that I can promise you that a fruitful season is ahead of | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| on in your search for truth. I can promise that you will evolve a much happier, freer | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| does not invest in this. I do not promise you miracles, my friends. Miracles in that sense | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| have for each one of you. I can promise you relief, clarification, liberation if you try. We | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| you, God will answer you. This I can promise. If you sincerely search for the answer, and | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| yourself, insomnia would be impossible. That I can promise you. But on the other hand, I want | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| should find and change these currents, I can promise you, in spite of the outer physical difficulty | 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| history of evolution, life after death, and the promise after death. To find out what it really | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| arrival at the tomb as a story of promise are entirely false, and not a factual account | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| the love and protection which alone seem to promise safety from annihilation, they comply with the real | 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS |
| continued helplessly in the pattern despite the given promise, you would feel angry at yourself and be | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| warmth for all of you, and with the promise of active help that can come to you | 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP |
| not understand, both intellectually and emotionally, I can promise that these discussion groups will turn out profitable | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| of consciousness, the fear will automatically cease. I promise this will be so, and this has often | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| study this lecture and work through it, I promise that your liberation and progress will be considerable | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| dark, negative outlook, into the yes-current with its promise which will be inevitably fulfilled. When you discover | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| I can assure you, my friends, that this promise, as well as all other promises I have | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| to be a desirable state. It seems to promise the state of peace many unconsciously confuse with | 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY |
| bliss I speak of is not a vague promise for the future in this life or in | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| your own nucleus, the place where all realistic promise and all potential for every kind of fulfillment | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| artificially aggrandized one, because the latter seems to promise dramatic action from without. The drama is a | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| want. Therefore each unhappiness implicitly holds out the promise or knowledge of its opposite. First humanity's attitude | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| self-evasions. But because of this, it keeps the promise it makes, as more of you are beginning | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| self-annihilation cannot be risked, even for the beckoning promise of accruing joy and fulfillment from this sacrifice | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| themselves, they often seek refuge in paths which promise that one can avoid facing these problematic inner | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| have a whole month to prepare, and I promise you that I will give you interpretations and | 243 THE GREAT EXISTENTIAL FEAR AND LONGING |
| figures who allow everything and forbid nothing, who promise to take away all hardships of living. Deep | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| their own desire for the false prophets who promise what they should never promise. These promises may | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| false prophets who promise what they should never promise. These promises may not be made in so | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| Promising...................3 | |
| in certain disciplines that call for resolutions, or promising oneself not to repeat certain patterns? ANSWER: Promising | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| promising oneself not to repeat certain patterns? ANSWER: Promising oneself not to repeat certain patterns may be | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| and boredom will wreck what was once so promising. Only when both grow to their ultimate, inherent | 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP |
| Promote.....................7 | |
| spite of their imperfections. The communication will always promote their development and bring them closer to God | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| can shed a new light of understanding, and promote a tiny little bit of detachment in your | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| a teacher, as an individual, could do to promote creativity in his students who are not really | 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS |
| up. To deny children such guideposts would not promote independence. On the contrary, if you let children | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| If your life-conditions will not, sooner or later, promote your coming into your real self, they will | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| self, they will inevitably be destroyed. Conditions that promote the awakening of the real self bring peace | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| the other, warfare -- can be used to promote the evolution of consciousness. As population increased and | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Promoting...................3 | |
| such poison that aids and abets the powers promoting war. Look at some of your fellow humans | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| It has an instinct with the function of promoting the growth of certain organic matter through strong | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| negative sense -- always support indifference, selfishness, nonparticipation, promoting stagnation and hindering growth and change in the | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| Pronounce...................13 | |
| not be as satisfactory as if I could pronounce one rule and conduct for all alternatives. The | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| it is all God's fault? You may not pronounce these words even in your thoughts, but this | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| out your most irrational and seemingly senseless feelings. Pronounce what you feel, why you feel low, what | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| immediate effect, you take it upon yourself to pronounce judgment upon the whole picture with only a | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| I could give you, any rule I could pronounce, would be very misleading. But I can describe | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| being who has the strength to face and pronounce similar weaknesses, faults, or limitations. That gives courage | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| it exists. Do not be ashamed of it. Pronounce it to yourself, write it down, open up | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| This is half the battle. Let each person pronounce what may be intellectually but not yet emotionally | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| then be given as much to those who pronounce their confusion as to the others especially by | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| much better, so much more pleasurable. Meditate and pronounce the words that you truly wish to let | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| think, the emotionally charged thought you know and pronounce are creative acts. The creative substance in which | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| your self-doubt. In that way you can constantly pronounce words of truth. Even questions can be words | 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD |
| yet experienced its truth. The courage to strongly pronounce these words is a necessary step and prerequisite | 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD |