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 Remembering.................9
Whenever you wallow in self-pity, you are unconsciously remembering an earlier reaction, when your pain was commensurate 4 WORLD WEARINESS
a spirit is chosen as a guardian who, remembering his last language on Earth, does not have 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
of Salvation. But there must not be clear remembering unless the circumstances are exceptional. This may happen 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
and penetrates the irrational layers of consciousness. Merely remembering is not enough. Without some procedure to make 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
communicates with us. Is there any way of remembering these communications? Is there a way of training 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A moment's insight may only elude you again. Remembering a feeling will not recapture it. It is 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
live center can be determined not only by remembering your childhood with its strong emotions and deep 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
of individualization an entity passes the point of remembering its connection with its origin, a disconnection occurs 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
in the right way and the right measure. Remembering a former similar state of your mind will 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
 
 Remembers...................4
consciousness does not know it anymore. The spirit remembers, although it does not allow the memory to 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
the crime. Whether or not he knows and remembers it does not make any difference. Due to 18 FREE WILL
unhappy you are, something in you knows and remembers that this fear is not natural. Indeed, if 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS
blissful state, which a part of the personality remembers and desires, on the other, there is a 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
 
 Remind......................26
you will readily understand it now when I remind you of one of the last lectures, The 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
ways. Before ending this lecture, I want to remind all of you to practice using a powerful 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
friends, before I go I would like to remind you of my recent suggestion that when you 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
you will get a clearer picture if I remind you of the lectures on the Creation and 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be the same as, or in some way remind the person by association of, objects the baby 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
negative results. Misunderstandings are negative results, therefore they remind man of his wrong conclusion that emotions must 62 MAN AND WOMAN
will constantly be reactivated by present situations. These remind you in one way or another of the 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
feel. All you have to do is to remind yourself constantly to be alert to this reality 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
I so much advocate. So I wish to remind you, once again, also as far as the 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
and confused now as before? I want to remind you of two things. One is that those 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
possible. To help in that direction, I will remind you of the purpose of these sessions. The 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
the discussion with this outlook and you constantly remind each other of that, it will keep you 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
breeds self-deception and untruthfulness. I also want to remind you that whenever you feel inner discomfort, it 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
but by your unresolved problems that still exist. Remind yourself that awareness is the key -- becoming 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
what then? Before answering this question, I shall remind you of that innermost center of every human 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
Before turning to it, however, I want to remind you that just as it is impossible to 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
it. It is good at this point to remind all of you: Do not repress that child 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
genuine and dishonest manufactured emotions. May you all remind yourself, again and again, that there is no 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
the falsity of your pretenses, you can then remind yourself to want to see what is underneath 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
The more it unfolds, the more you must remind yourself that neither the truth of its existence 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
to be explored. It is important here to remind yourself that where there is life, there is 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
of eternal, immutable truth. Once again I must remind you how difficult it is to express reality 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
for every time. You need self- discipline to remind yourself. Although resistance is gone, the outer self 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
from your own awareness. But you should also remind yourself that this is not the ultimate you 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
life in these terms. The more you can remind yourself of this truth and the more you 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
to make further growth possible. I want to remind you once again that you inhabit an in-between 254 SURRENDER
 
 Reminded....................5
have anything particular in mind? QUESTION: I am reminded of someone who, as a young girl, wanted 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
goes on in his subconscious; what he is reminded of in Europe, what he associates with his 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the affliction so that his subconscious is constantly reminded of it whenever the atmosphere reproduces similar conditions 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is my task to see that you are reminded of it at appropriate times and to furnish 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
bound you. Through such an experience, you are reminded of your true existence in the eternal. The 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
 
 Reminder....................9
on your path, or it may be a reminder to take this path. It is, at any 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
simply cultivating the awareness. You need this constant reminder because discoveries slip out of awareness so fast 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
serve any purpose. It is a symbol, a reminder, an invitation, so to speak, to think about 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
meaning. It is nothing but a signpost, a reminder. There are two categories of wrong human responses 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
unassimilated experience in the first place. Such a reminder may not be factual. It can be an 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
life. The approaching death of others triggers the reminder that one day death will come to the 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
in distortion. And let that then be a reminder that you are in distortion and that you 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
become a whip. It should merely be a reminder of who you essentially are already and who 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
light -- no truth, no love, no divine reminder -- in the spheres of hell. It cannot 254 SURRENDER
 
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on in you, you will also notice such reminders. With this may come the realization that you 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
be necessary. They, in turn, may need other reminders and incentives, or another impetus that gives them 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
good that way, because these very states are reminders, messages and signposts to spur you on to 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
are still deeply submerged in darkness, such divine reminders and expressions are as painful as they are 254 SURRENDER
 
 Remnants....................6
this overall insight is not in your consciousness, remnants of the old reactions continue to smolder and 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
changing to some extent, does not mean that remnants of the same old habit patterns do not 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
question of wrong translation, perhaps because of the remnants of that earlier time. QUESTION: How about sin 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
be felt on earth, in spite of the remnants of immature trends in the psyche of humanity 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
growth problems do not vanish in one sweep. Remnants are left that continue to act up, until 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
to love, feel, and perceive has grown, but remnants of self-hate remain because a stake to hide 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
 
 Remorse.....................10
Again and again we must observe sadness and remorse as so many beings regret that they did 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
is found. I make a clear distinction between remorse and guilt: remorse is the deeply felt pain 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
make a clear distinction between remorse and guilt: remorse is the deeply felt pain of your wrongdoing 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
a better, stronger person when the pain of remorse is fully savored. Guilt crushes the self and 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
and clarify the difference between guilt, shame, and remorse. I have often referred to justified and unjustified 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
us see in what way guilt, shame, and remorse differ from one another. When you feel guilt 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
image, your pretenses toward the world outside. True remorse has nothing to do with either guilt or 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
is entirely different from self-devastating guilt or shame. Remorse makes it possible to say, Yes, it is 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
do make the distinction between guilt, shame, and remorse, and see that guilt is very much part 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
commit an impulsive destructive act. The pain and remorse that this act will cause may be instantaneous 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
 
 Remotely....................16
being had ever had to go through anything remotely like it. Therefore, Christ cannot be compared with 22 SALVATION
to what in these patterns may be even remotely or indirectly connected with your faults. This is 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
you mention is successful outwardly, but is not remotely so successful inwardly. The neglected truth teachings of 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
indeed feel at a loss to understand even remotely what I am talking about. This condition of 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
is such that no human being can even remotely understand it. As you grow into emotional and 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
is much wider among human beings than you remotely realize at the moment. Let us begin with 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
of sinfulness, indeed from anything that might even remotely appear as condemnation, so as not to encourage 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
would have for a person who is only remotely open to receive it is something that defies 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
are not contradictory, nor incompatible, nor just something remotely connected with this path of self-search. They are 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
their effect is greater than most individuals even remotely sense. Self-realization and liberation are determined by the 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
The human mind lacks the equipment even to remotely conceive of it. Consider the science of atoms 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
of infinitely greater power than you are even remotely aware of. When an individual is driven to 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
weakness and helplessness, because he or she feels remotely as though this were the more decent' and 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
most peaceful and secure state. No words can remotely do it justice. Each kernel contains everything that 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
an immense mechanism that humankind can never even remotely conceive of. The harmony and grandeur of creation 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
must be highly simplified and therefore cannot even remotely do justice to reality. But to whatever degree 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS

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