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| full. Without this decision there can be no benefit. Now, are there any questions? QUESTION: The souls | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| would much rather keep buried, then you will benefit from using simple, healthy logic, which will tell | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| your soul. It will be to your greatest benefit. When you have overcome the initial difficulties and | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| serve as a valuable test which will only benefit the person, for every test is beneficial when | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| that all your efforts are of the greatest benefit. Nothing that you undertake in the spiritual realm | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| must eventually be crowned by success. It would benefit all my friends to remember that you cannot | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| sends you His emissaries of truth for your benefit? This, in itself, is not more astounding than | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| truth could come to humanity. To have this benefit and remain within the framework of the divine | 21 THE FALL |
| facet of His life. It was a side benefit. Whenever anything happens in strict accordance with the | 22 SALVATION |
| offer a gift to the others, while you benefit at the same time. So, whoever is ready | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| work in your profession; you will get more benefit from your times of leisure; you will get | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| may be. You should always get some practical benefit out of these lectures for use in your | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| individual human soul, you will see that a benefit can be derived from this seemingly abstract piece | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| this is part of a series. For the benefit of those friends who are here for the | 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR |
| as a mature being and your soul must benefit from it. No one who makes a decision | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| who may sit and listen and not really benefit spiritually. The overcoming of a single fault, the | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| to pray for. You can simultaneously derive the benefit of prayer without losing time by concentrating on | 36 PRAYER |
| concentration and discipline prayer helps you achieve, you benefit in that during prayer your frame of mind | 36 PRAYER |
| that was started some time ago. For the benefit of those who missed the preceding lectures in | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| out to accomplish or, if they succeed, cannot benefit from the accomplishment in the right way and | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| in the soul, so that the entity will benefit by this habit in future incarnations. I will | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| on objective deliberations. This self-honesty is of great benefit to the soul. Are there any questions about | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| is wrong, the knowledge is actually of no benefit. You will not be able to straighten it | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| in the present. Least of all do you benefit if you refrain from making any decision. Either | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| not participate in group work may derive some benefit from my words. God's world is with this | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| view, so that in your work you can benefit from this knowledge. Let us now consider these | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| do not actually desire health in order to benefit others directly but because you just want to | 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE |
| into it can have access to it and benefit from it. Those who have not found the | 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE |
| understood on a purely intellectual level; it will benefit only those who develop the habit of questioning | 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE |
| If it is learned properly, it will bring benefit to all. If it is not learned, people | 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| to go through such periods without getting maximum benefit out of them, while you, my friends, can | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| complete rejection of that which also contains much benefit. You know that. A really independent person need | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| path of purification will you be able to benefit from His love, His truth, His presence. Only | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| on unhealthy ones. Other people are bound to benefit from that. You yourself benefit by becoming a | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| are bound to benefit from that. You yourself benefit by becoming a happier person and enjoy the | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| unhealthy motives from which no one can truly benefit. With many a human being, it would be | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| a constructive direction, it could become of tremendous benefit for humankind; but not this way. QUESTION: I | 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| unselfish act does not seem to bring you benefit, at least not directly. However, if you are | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| for one other person, it is bound to benefit you too in some way, perhaps not always | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| for its own sake, regardless who seems to benefit from it immediately. When you do so, you | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| are consciously observed can you derive such a benefit. In other words, you must make foreground thoughts | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| Even if they have significance, you derive no benefit from them as long as you do not | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| the expense of emotional awareness, so that the benefit is cancelled out. It will be our aim | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| compare the right concept to your deviations. To benefit truly from my words, you must experience your | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| conflict. Mere intellectual evaluation will not yield any benefit. When you feel the similarities, while at the | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| affects your entire surroundings. Anyone around you must benefit from it. If you analyze the sayings of | 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS |
| of your inhibitions. This will be of substantial benefit that you cannot yet evaluate. QUESTION: Isn't it | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| the future. It cannot be avoided, because the benefit for those few who derive real understanding from | 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| there must be a constant weighing between the benefit and the harm that truth can bring. Hiding | 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| that the answers to the personal questions will benefit all. An essay by a member of our | 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| so much oversimplification in your world. The real benefit of the message which the dream intends to | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| conscious daily reactions. May you all derive some benefit and strength, some further vision from my words | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| blind and rebellious attitude toward suffering will eventually benefit the soul, and is better than a flight | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| say. May you all derive further instruction and benefit from these words. May they open further vistas | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| know your main image, you will not really benefit from this awareness without the links I have | 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES |
| and fulfill a real need for the doubtful benefit of holding on to the illusion that you | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| without being crushed. He or she will even benefit from it. This certainly does not make a | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| us understand its origin, its harm and its benefit. For there is a benefit, though often a | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| harm and its benefit. For there is a benefit, though often a precarious one. Basically, there are | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| instituting more constructive patterns. There is also a benefit to daydreaming, however. Since realistic remedies are not | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| fantasy removes aggression, hostility and destructive impulses. Another benefit is daydreams act as symptoms. How can you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| for what they are; therefore, they do not benefit from them. Simply using some form of discipline | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| from living in reality. Now, what is the benefit of this kind of daydreaming? It presents symptoms | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| and every one of you. May you derive benefit from these words, may they help you to | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| of each opportunity, and to derive the maximum benefit and happiness out of every experience of life | 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS |
| more. In the following year, so much more benefit will derive for each of you who is | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| be right also, and consequently his actions will benefit him and others? That all depends on this | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| you have wronged. But the wronged one will benefit from that as much as if you would | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| not leave a lasting mark other than the benefit of increased understanding. However, where the underlying potential | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| a negative attitude in themselves. If all the benefit contained in the recognition has been derived from | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| useless, it will turn destructive. The constructiveness and benefit of every discovery depends on whether or not | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| this hour! May all of you again derive benefit from these words, even though the real understanding | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| will cause such a strong counter-current that the benefit may be lost and you would present the | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| or read. Do give all other friends the benefit of sharing, and yourself a further elaboration on | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| immediately be affected by these words, others may benefit only later when further obstructions are overcome, but | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| never intending to give these assets for the benefit of life and evolution, except perhaps in a | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| to the great cosmic pool to bring more benefit to others. This, in turn, must inevitably enrich | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| illusion of your separateness, depriving you of the benefit of discovering your universality that offers its healing | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| the unlimited resources of the universe for your benefit. Not being able to do any of this | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| let me point out -- also for the benefit of some new friends here for the first | 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| are forced to do is for their own benefit and delight. Thus the vicious circle continues. The | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| else but to receive. May you all truly benefit by this lecture. May you study it deeply | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| usually, in this hour, so as to truly benefit from these words, so as to make this | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| their way here. Hopefully, you can follow and benefit, even though much of the material may be | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| frustration. Again I want to emphasize for the benefit of the new friends here: When I speak | 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE |
| the short-sighted, childish ones -- you ultimately also benefit others. To reach this wider state of consciousness | 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS |
| unsuccessful attempt will have an indirect value and benefit: It will loosen up some hardened psychic substance | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| because you do not give their existence the benefit of the doubt as a first step toward | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| the process of meditation and derive the maximum benefit from it, you must be clear about certain | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| and yet feels strangely paralyzed, is eligible to benefit from this healing force. The force is a | 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL |
| destructive the answers may appear to you. The benefit of being aware of yourself will relieve you | 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL |
| more fulfilled state. This will have the great benefit of making you less angry at life, less | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| in intuitively and participate in spirit and also benefit from the force that came through so strongly | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| realize that this spiteful self-destructiveness has absolutely no benefit for you, yet you feel you cannot even | 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT |
| confusion that hurts more than physical pain. The benefit of this new awareness is equally great for | 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY |
| helpers can apply this tool for their own benefit and for those whom they help. Wherever you | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| to these patience, and giving the other the benefit of the doubt. Make room for alternative interpretations | 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY |
| it so that you can perhaps derive some benefit from understanding your repeated cycles of life. You | 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK |
| personality can go through life without letting others benefit from what it has learned. The need, the | 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK |
| better what I am saying, but will personally benefit from it. On your path you constantly discover | 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA |
| individuals have developed full self-realization and can thus benefit from and give to the group without losing | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| if that is appropriate and to the possible benefit to the other person and to the relationship | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| gives in to the contraction and derives most benefit from it. Until you have reached a certain | 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION |
| here. You want a leader for your own benefit, someone who is so strong and powerful and | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| the life stream and life's laws for your benefit. This figure should give you all the privileges | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| enhance the two light centers, but will eventually benefit all other light centers. The outer mind is | 238 THE PULSE OF LIFE ON ALL LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION |
| use this word. However, you will increasingly mutually benefit from each other in dynamic ways that will | 238 THE PULSE OF LIFE ON ALL LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION |
| say that this would be of great, great benefit. QUESTION: I accept what you say in gratitude | 238 THE PULSE OF LIFE ON ALL LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION |
| the husks, so that you can appreciate and benefit from the timeless wisdom of these messages. So | 243 THE GREAT EXISTENTIAL FEAR AND LONGING |
| you refuse to give him or her the benefit of the doubt and do not attempt to | 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| can thus be guiltlessly enjoyed. The abundance will benefit many and, among other things, will also make | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| you love. This means trusting, giving them the benefit of the doubt, being willing to yield, as | 254 SURRENDER |
| tasks. But when you do attempt them, the benefit is immense. It represents an immeasurable amount of | 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE |