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 Stopping....................9
it is unconscious, you have no way of stopping this destructive process, which is entirely opposed to 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
you into actions you have no way of stopping. You completely forget that your unconscious mind is 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
your entire organism. It amounts to a deliberate stopping of breathing and pulsebeat through some artificial, inorganic 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
acceptance with condoning and finality. Acceptance merely means stopping the struggle against what is, a struggle always 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
will go all the way, there is no stopping me because the creative force in me will 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
center is an infinite process. There is no stopping, no end result. It is forever new -- 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
soul movement of fear is tension, cramp, and stopping of the flow from the inner energy center 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
as to get into its swing again. Each stopping is much more of a delay than you 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
of dying. Staying immobile upholds the illusion of stopping time and sustaining the status quo. This is 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
 
 Store.......................7
you face and know. Behind the wall you store all that which is unpleasant to face. You 47 THE WALL WITHIN
all that which is unpleasant to face. You store not only your faults and weaknesses, but also 47 THE WALL WITHIN
in a mature fashion, you will have a store of love in reserve. From those who are 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
true that a young person has a certain store of energy that spends itself no matter how 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
level. The fulfillment which the universe has in store for you is not separate and far away 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
obtains the limitless abundance the universe has in store for all creatures. The first step must be 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
a small token of what still lies in store for you. The difficulties you experience are a 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
 
 Storehouse..................5
unconscious mind then would be an instrument or storehouse? ANSWER: Well, a storehouse is not the same 47 THE WALL WITHIN
be an instrument or storehouse? ANSWER: Well, a storehouse is not the same as an instrument. It 47 THE WALL WITHIN
are removed. All human beings possess an inner storehouse of faith, love, truth, wisdom, but these are 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the ego fears, that truth opens up the storehouse of vibrant life force and energy that you 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
peace, and well-being. Nor can you use the storehouse of potential within yourself, or experience your freedom 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
 
 Stories.....................3
able to act on it are two different stories. You may be able by voluntary action to 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
most mythologists, including Frazer, regard all myths as stories of events that never happened. There are a 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The divine voice will not tell you beautiful stories about your already purified state or speak in 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
 
 Storm.......................14
and the waters be calm until the next storm comes along. And so it alternates until the 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
and good periods gathers strength for the next storm. Another gets nervous and loses inner control when 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
gets nervous and loses inner control when a storm is brewing. Yet another is so scared that 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
at all, but lets it drift through the storm of life -- and thus does not gain 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
steer their little boat well, even through a storm, so that they come through it strengthened and 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
and controlled, but inside is caught in a storm of emotions, unable to find peace until starting 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
to the small attendance on account of the storm, we decided to have, instead of a lecture 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mutual distortions, such a temporary outer or inner storm may fulfill the same balancing function that an 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
fulfill the same balancing function that an electric storm or earthquake fulfills in nature. Whether or not 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
harbor within, you are torn apart in the storm raging inside of you. As long as this 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
most destructive in your life. Instead, you often storm ahead in your flights of fantasy to a 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
somewhere or I have to ride through the storm, which I feel I am doing now. ANSWER 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
However, this is but temporary peace before the storm. Crisis must come to you eventually to give 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
intent you overlook the negative side where the storm of destructiveness and meanness still rages, you split 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
 
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at any time -- especially when the wild storms are raging -- and make contact with God 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
could suffice to exempt you from life's occasional storms. For even a basic recognition arrived at in 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
of having attained true serenity. But let life's storms touch him or her, let the effects of 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
feel dissatisfied with your life, regardless of temporary storms. You have the power to change this, step 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
resting on firm ground, that will withstand the storms of life. As I implied before, finding illusory 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
aspect that seems cruel. Nature's destructive forces, the storms, the floods and the earthquakes do exist, but 254 SURRENDER
 
 Stormy......................3
various aspects of life: the sea can be stormy, the sky grey, and then again the sun 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
boat tossed by the winds on a great stormy ocean. You will realize that there is no 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
be true that people whose immaturity shows in stormy relationships are indeed more immature and may indeed 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
 
 Story.......................31
heart. And it is again the same old story: the how is important, the exact shade of 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
of a person; all the rest of the story is hidden from you. QUESTION: Will a person 18 FREE WILL
find the symbolic explanation of this in the story of Adam and Eve in Paradise. Actually this 20 GOD: THE CREATION
utterly senseless. After the explanation of the real story of salvation you will not only see that 22 SALVATION
Jesus Christ within the setting of the true story of salvation. Then bring yourself to imagine His 22 SALVATION
very wrong. This then very briefly is the story of the Creation of the Universe, the Fall 22 SALVATION
to mention something, then it is a different story. But as long as you choose to keep 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the disharmonious, unpurified being. If you reread the story of Creation I told you some time ago 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
what I say is not just a beautiful story or a remote and abstract theory without any 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
which I need not again enumerate, the life story of the individual, and the practice of the 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
a child, if you want to tell a story to a child, you do it through a 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
the disciples' arrival at the tomb as a story of promise are entirely false, and not a 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
your present inner state. The people in the story attempted this venture out of pride. They wanted 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
conscious aim. Again, this is symbolized in the story of the Tower of Babel. Here you have 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
who do not obstruct. QUESTION: I read a story in a current magazine about miracles. This story 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
story in a current magazine about miracles. This story said that a child broke a wooden madonna 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
atmosphere that emanates from the telling of the story. The adult's feelings have a much stronger influence 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
not even have a negative reaction if the story is misinterpreted. False myths will not have a 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
gross misunderstanding, for what is meant by the story, and what seems so hard for people to 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
integrate with the larger self. This is the story of the imbalance of the human psyche and 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
understood. But it is still not the whole story. You cannot come to the full understanding of 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
is explained by the deep symbolism of the story of Adam and Eve. The nakedness of reality 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
in your life, that is an altogether different story. In these instances, when you notice the shrinking 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
and telling attitude to life. It tells the story that one does not give oneself honestly to 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
is only one tiny part of the whole story, my friends. Underneath all these personality traits you 174 SELF-ESTEEM
the crisis. What I say here is the story of human life. This is where human nature 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
truth. Combined, they tell more of the whole story: the story of Creation, the story of humanity 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
they tell more of the whole story: the story of Creation, the story of humanity, the story 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
the whole story: the story of Creation, the story of humanity, the story of man's relationship to 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
story of Creation, the story of humanity, the story of man's relationship to God, the story of 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
the story of man's relationship to God, the story of God's presence in your life. Wipe out 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
 
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second step is to set your intellectual ideas straight. It is most important to understand that the 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
within yourself, without stiffness. The spine should be straight, not needing to lean against the backrest of 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION
experience is indeed unbearable -- but not because straight sadness cannot be borne. Any straight, clean feeling 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
not because straight sadness cannot be borne. Any straight, clean feeling can easily be borne, no matter 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
until you are willing to set it all straight again. Many of you are sufficiently advanced on 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
though not immediately and not always in a straight line. But the meaning will evolve, surely and 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
yourself, without whitewashing your lower self, seeing it straight, and loving your beautiful structure, your incarnation, all 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM

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