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hopelessness. Otherwise he or she would not have resorted to such drastic means. I have pointed out 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
try to determine to what measures you have resorted in your attempts to deal with the need 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
work, then the others may in turn be resorted to and probed, so to speak. Let us 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
really satisfy you. These aims and values are resorted to as pseudo-solutions. When such an aim is 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 
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require patience and perseverance to dissolve -- by resorting to a mere formula. Acceptance also can be 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
receive the mature love you yearn for by resorting to the false remedy of substitutions. This shame 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
also later in life as a consequence of resorting to wrong solutions, people involve themselves more and 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
a way out had to be found by resorting to a withdrawal from inner problems, and so 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
trouble spot and is bound to react by resorting to pseudo-solutions. This should absolve you from destructive 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
regardless of your physical age. Another reason for resorting to this unsuccessful pseudo-solution is the following: as 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
lead a fuller and more constructive life without resorting to condemnation. But before you can be aware 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
we have just discussed where you struggle between resorting to hopelessness or to pushing, holding, and applying 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
 
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and subterfuge to which the individual soul constantly resorts. This is an attempt to explain away the 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
the distorted God-image rightly fears this deity and resorts to cajoling for favors. Here you have a 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
intent to channel and to neutralize, one often resorts to repression and the crippling of an essential 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
this strong tendency to need control. Each individual resorts to different means to exert control. Now each 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
shameful than the means to which the personality resorts to placate and appease others. The ways of 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
 
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this kind of self-honesty. And people are very resourceful in finding excuses to justify why they do 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
senses the power of this immensely wise and resourceful Creator of all the natural laws that he 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
greatest need at any given moment. The more resourceful you become in formulating your needs where you 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
faculties are much less adequate, much less wise, resourceful or creative. They are but separated particles of 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
Only then can you be as constructive and resourceful as you wish in order to experience life's 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
their capacity to be independent, self-responsible, creative, and resourceful. As long as this is a passing phase 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
 
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man has developed one-sidedly, emphasizing his intellect, his resourcefulness, his physical strength, but thwarting his emotional and 62 MAN AND WOMAN
will be their own undoing. If the same resourcefulness, powers of intelligence and material were used to 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
will find trust in your own strength and resourcefulness in handling your difficulties. But all this necessitates 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
to do your bidding. You put your strength, resourcefulness and reason outside yourself, and direct them at 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
benign forces -- reason, love, understanding, insight, strength, resourcefulness, resiliency, flexibility, adaptability, self-assertion, creativity -- that your 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
out all the wondrous strength, reason, love, creativity, resourcefulness, joy, capacity for happiness that exists in you 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
erroneous images, which paralyze your constructive energy and resourcefulness, then an imaginary outlet is necessary. Physical, emotional 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS
your helplessness and increase your independent strength and resourcefulness. In a previous lecture we discussed the subject 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
some time to gain the necessary strength and resourcefulness to bring about the fulfillment of this need 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
do so, your sense of strength, adequacy, and resourcefulness will grow steadily -- with occasional relapses, of 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
Are you not doubtful of your strength and resourcefulness to go through them? Tackle it from there 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
world, and reflecting, perhaps, on her intelligence or resourcefulness, or courage. She then fights against these trends 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
others, or even physically and materially dependent. Her resourcefulness as a human being suffers to the degree 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
inherent good qualities, such as your courage and resourcefulness, your broadmindedness, your creativity. However, none of these 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
constantly furnish you with regenerative strength, creative energy, resourcefulness, harmony. But this help can come only when 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
and also that powers beyond your scope and resourcefulness must complete the creative process. Compare yourself with 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
at all. You not only discover power, strength, resourcefulness, and adequacy -- qualities you never dreamed you 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
direct this inner being, with all its marvelous resourcefulness, with its intelligence and power. This inner being 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
place by themselves. Inspiration, guidance, one's own best resourcefulness -- all function well. In such areas you 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
sense of adequacy. You increase your strength and resourcefulness, your free energy flow. This begins to operate 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
replace, or in any way come near, the resourcefulness of the real self, it is inevitable that 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
luxury of finding out your inner wealth and resourcefulness, your inborn strength and richness of feeling. By 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
give you a sense of your own strength, resourcefulness, and creative ability. You will feel the spiritual 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
energies of beauty, wisdom, strength, love, truth, creative resourcefulness, entering into the experience of oneness, and thus 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
woman indeed possesses the same faculties of intelligence, resourcefulness, creativity, psychic strength, and productive self-expression as man 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
In such a moment you have strength, imagination, resourcefulness and creativity -- so you do not have 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE
 
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beings are not able to judge the inner resources of others and what they do with these 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
of others and what they do with these resources, whether they let them lie fallow or direct 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
wisdom and insight. Nor is he without great resources in his own dark powers. On the one 22 SALVATION
already reached their original state -- pool their resources to help in the Plan of Salvation, postponing 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
peace with their neighbors, they could exploit boundless resources that are now used for unnecessary and destructive 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and destructive purposes. Moreover, they would discover many resources and possibilities that are still closed to them 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
unconsciously expect it, from without. Developing your own resources and strengths instead of obtaining them from a 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
path of self-recognition, growing and developing their own resources, they will no longer need authority. As for 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
will be ambitious and will use all his resources to satisfy the image-claims to have success and 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
really wants and will distribute his forces and resources in a more harmonious way. This does not 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
of the individual you are, with all the resources, the strength, the ingenuity, the creativity and love 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
either solely from the fruits of their own resources. Mature adults do not wait helplessly to be 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
and inner freedom, gaining sustenance from your inner resources, and using worthy causes to replace the well 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
strong enough to surmount. Do not doubt the resources of strength that exist in your soul. Reach 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
exist in your soul. Reach for these inner resources. They will give you more strength than depending 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
and wiser. When you depend on your inner resources, your self-confidence and self-respect will, indeed, be strengthened 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
is only because you doubt or ignore the resources that exist within you. People often say that 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the opposite: that you indeed have many more resources than you would like to admit. Admitting them 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
word regarding this: The doubt about your own resources has to do with your childish insistence on 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
for experience, more possibilities, more inner and outer resources that give you a greater scope for determination 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
This alone will make you summon all your resources to bring about a change. Vague knowledge of 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
But when you realize that you have the resources to live in dignity and self-respect and are 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
important to me to be liked. My inner resources will furnish me with all the qualities I 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
authority; you conform, without ever using your own resources and your mind to find out why you 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
to delve into yourself to summon the necessary resources and strength from within, in order to obtain 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
it is necessary to tap one's own inner resources and to find the well of divine strength 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
likely to overlook the most obvious and direct resources. The knowledge that the outer and inner self 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
I give you greater strength to activate the resources within you that will help you in your 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
greater being which has all the forces and resources you will ever need. This is the only 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
or experience your freedom to use the unlimited resources of the universe for your benefit. Not being 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
with life. Thoughts will come from the deepest resources of the solar plexus, rather than the volitional 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
make you reach for the inner strength and resources to make and follow through the decision to 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
that you possess all the powers, faculties, and resources to create and bring about what you wish 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
able to find through your own efforts and resources your own shelter, food, affection, and safety, so 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
meet difficulties. You will rely on your own resources, will have the integrity of your own views 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
in difficult times, and call upon the unlimited resources of the real self. It must develop a 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
be experienced as pleasurable. Finding out one's strength, resources, abilities, resiliency, and any asset you can name 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
key to safety, security, and all the other resources of life is love. As long as you 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
which creates weak dependency and prevents finding the resources for meaningful action. The defensive attitude cripples vitality 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
with infinite potentials of wisdom, talent, creativity -- resources of every conceivable possibility. In this consciousness, infinite 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
It results from the person's enhanced faculties and resources, through which forever greater possibilities for happiness manifest 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION
you will be able to dip into the resources of your innermost being that enable you to 174 SELF-ESTEEM
life for yourself, about having these powers and resources, are really a cover for your reservations about 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
and pleasure, as greater inner strength and more resources manifest. Whenever and wherever you have doubts regarding 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
prevent this stratagem using all its knowledge and resources. Observe this habit of self-beating, hopelessness, and capitulation 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
life? How much do you believe in your resources to solve all your problems? How much do 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
take refuge, I will go through it, the resources within the human soul will become almost instantly 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
human soul will become almost instantly available. These resources remain obscure to those who still tend to 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
and ask for help in meditation do these resources become available. Then you will sense an awakened 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
do this and thereby gradually build new strength, resources and energies. I will not be deterred by 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
has to gather all its faculties, all its resources, and use all the ground you have gained 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
open, relaxed state also makes available inspiration and resources that are otherwise inaccessible. You will be guided 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
bring your feelings back to yourself, tap the resources within yourself, and open the wells of your 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
to life and to reinvesting one's energies and resources, brings hope -- not false hope, but realistic 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
thought all the way and use all your resources and attention to go further in your self-understanding 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
to avail yourself of your innate powers and resources. There is an inner mechanism that is extremely 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
In that case, you use some of your resources to cover up resignation, despair, and distrust of 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
to enrich you from within, from your own resources. Then the fulfillment from without becomes almost secondary 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
too -- where you give actively from your resources. Speak the appropriate word to yourself, the word 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
have the equipment and the capacities and the resources and the creativity to do so, but you 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
When you have come home to your own resources, to your own inner greatness because you have 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
No country will then deny the other its resources; mutual pressure and power plays will not corrupt 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
originates. Why do you think God has distributed resources so that some are in certain parts of 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
The reason for the distribution of the world's resources is to help people to share and to 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
and receiving can exist when countries share their resources, rather than hoarding them and using them to 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT

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