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 Superficially...............41
single one of you; take it seriously, not superficially, and then you will feel a great liberation 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
will make mistakes if you go about it superficially, and then do not even really wait for 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
bring you one step closer: quite the contrary. Superficially you may be able to talk yourself into 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
remember this; do not go over my words superficially. Reread them carefully; ask yourself whether you are 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
with it; do not do it hastily or superficially. Do not deceive yourself by doing it half-heartedly 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
my friends. Do not put an occurrence aside superficially, assuming it is unconnected with your personal image 38 IMAGES
life completely, but not if you merely change superficially, by trying to alter only your actions. You 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
the contrary. But pain cannot be dealt with superficially; it calls for hard and patient work, going 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
into an asset by trying to enjoy unhappiness. Superficially, this may appear to be a smart solution 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
doubt, and any number of other destructive feelings? Superficially one may say that this simply displays pessimism 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
yourself. Otherwise you could not be affected even superficially. As far as your spiritual nature is concerned 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cured of this disease, really cured -- not superficially by restraining the action, while the feelings continue 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the man-woman relationship came into existence as well. Superficially, there seems to be a great difference between 62 MAN AND WOMAN
real way, deep down in your emotions, not superficially or by pretense, of having sympathy and an 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
certain outer aspects of such submissive behavior seem superficially to resemble true love, it is easy, especially 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
we have accumulated our layers of images. Considered superficially it would seem that water, being formless and 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the problem of death. The atheist/materialist and the superficially religious who wants to avoid death by superimposed 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
to be stressed in order to protect society. Superficially this may seem right; in reality it is 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
you understand these words, not only intellectually and superficially, but after working for a while and coming 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
fully. If this is done deeply, not just superficially, you will all be surprised to find how 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
my willingness to cope with them truthfully, not superficially, nor for the sake of appearance. I do 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
you need. Becoming aware of your needs even superficially requires focused attention, considerable self-honesty, and much digging 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
facing the truth about yourself. Desist from living superficially in the sense of satisfying the world rather 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
realize that what you often judge quickly and superficially as old age is nothing but a product 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
COMMENT: What is unclear about that? QUESTION: Well, superficially they seem the same to me. ANSWER: You 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
yourself why you desired what you failed in. Superficially this may seem obvious, yet it is not 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
fully face this fact, not just acknowledge it superficially, such awareness on the part of all of 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
only by understanding fully and deeply, not just superficially, how these false structures came into being. There 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
the individual soul. When man attempts to change superficially, he swings from one extreme to another. When 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
into the deeper regions of your personality. Considered superficially, growth and stagnation often seem similar, because both 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
consequent inferiority feelings. This may sound almost paradoxical. Superficially viewed, it certainly seems possible to think little 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
press for the other, observe your soul movements. Superficially, you may lean on the apparent justification of 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
time afraid of both. On a more and superficially conscious level, you are numbed and feel little 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
love to be whole. If it only exists superficially and not in the depths of their feelings 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
chain reactions. You must not make this comparison superficially, however. If you do it in depth, and 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
mutuality exists. Mutuality means that two apparently or superficially different entities or aspects move toward one another 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
gratification and intimacy, where you reveal yourself only superficially -- perhaps only revealing your idealized self-image which 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
are now contacting through this work, not just superficially on the level of the outer being, purification 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
positive intentionality. You must develop positive intentionality not superficially, not just to comply with some rules, but 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
too uncomfortable to make waves? Do you agree superficially so as to have peace because the issue 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
you to understand that the word that is superficially spoken, while the opposite word persists underneath, will 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
 
 Superfluous.................25
this kind of perfection is reached, reincarnation becomes superfluous -- your return to the spirit world would 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
were not present, life on earth would be superfluous. If the higher self could manifest itself as 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
angry, and hurt. Mostly these feelings are so superfluous, so unfounded. You know that the remedy is 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
your blind struggle can you realize how much superfluous energy you put into the pseudo-solution that you 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
out. The third alternative -- after understanding how superfluous this protective measure is apart from its destructiveness 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
of awareness of it. For it is so superfluous. Of course, education has a great deal to 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
of this secret mind. You are plagued with superfluous fears of whether or not you will succeed 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
produced by the fear of it. It becomes superfluous and ceases to take place when the fear 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
struggle has been positively accepted will it prove superfluous, and work and pleasure will become one. But 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
making a free choice, rebellion against restraint becomes superfluous. There is a great difference if restraint is 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
from it. Hence, tight, anxious control becomes utterly superfluous. The control which prohibits your giving your best 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
all pain, in the last analysis, is utterly superfluous. These are not just words, my friends. Any 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
false, dramatized hurt can never accomplish this. Any superfluous emotion always causes the greatest pain and suffering 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
the negativity of life makes the negativity eventually superfluous. Rejecting the negative experience binds you to it 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
a shadow of a doubt that they are superfluous as defenses, nor do they serve any other 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
serve any other purpose. As these feelings become superfluous and you need no longer be on guard 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
your misconceptions, fears, and shames that are so superfluous. Let us now come to the meaning of 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
more and more the natural state. Crisis becomes superfluous; therefore, death eventually becomes superfluous. This may sound 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
state. Crisis becomes superfluous; therefore, death eventually becomes superfluous. This may sound like an extreme statement especially 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
thus a destructive energy current. Death will become superfluous, will be overcome, when energy is no longer 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
ultimate folly. The fear of evil within is superfluous, because the evil is really distorted beauty and 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
have abundance, so that greed will be ludicrously superfluous. Most significantly, your hate will turn into your 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
later, little by little, outer rules will become superfluous. For the inner God knows what is truth 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
already dissolving, for the new consciousness makes them superfluous. To the degree you allow God to awaken 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
be identified and evaluated, which makes the mask-self superfluous. This is the only road to the higher 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
 
 Superhuman..................4
do a lot of good seem to have superhuman strength. Those who know what life is all 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
to want to be a saint; to be superhuman and not accept your undeveloped side. Accepting it 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
is to find out about where you harbor superhuman expectations, standards you cannot really live up to 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
Do not expect, my dear, to become superhuman. Of course, you have to deal with the 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
 
 Superimpose.................24
and at will. On top of this you superimpose the idea that all this must be just 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
vaguely feels one's inner deviations and tries to superimpose the right way. This cannot work. If attempted 62 MAN AND WOMAN
to handle this is to suppress it and superimpose a compulsive unselfishness that is not genuine. Out 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
any restrictions. In this way you do not superimpose right reactions on still deviating emotions, and thereby 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
look deeply enough, you will find that you superimpose not only positive but also negative emotions on 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
keep it under lock and key. Thus you superimpose and artificially exaggerate other hurts. As your work 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
fail. Instead of facing the issue squarely, you superimpose ready-made answers which may be true as such 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
it only through your own experience. If you superimpose a belief that is not genuinely yours, it 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
all the more persistent because one tries to superimpose on it and does not allow it to 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
the idealized self-image pretends. Often, the goodwill to superimpose ideal standards is a mixture of the true 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
govern their origin and their aim. Such pseudo-solutions superimpose still other ones, along with contradictory underlying emotions 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
become unaware of what exists underneath. Then you superimpose feelings that you think you ought to have 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
feelings and the false good feelings that you superimpose out of the need to maintain your idealized 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
conscious feelings as imperfect, you try to forcefully superimpose inauthentic emotions over them. How can you be 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
shame and fear of these emotions make you superimpose the hard and much more unpleasant feelings of 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
squash the early impressions of the parents and superimpose artificial, compulsive love and honor, you are even 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
cannot have faith in God. Yes, you can superimpose it and deceive yourself about it, out of 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
through with it, no superimpositions could occur. You superimpose because you strive for happiness, for recognition, even 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
would be to further manipulate your feelings and superimpose attitudes that are not genuinely yours. You know 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
always first finding and removing misconceptions. Do not superimpose the right concepts, but evaluate and compare, using 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
foreign body did not exist. They continue to superimpose more foreign matter on the original soul substance 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
the undesirable alternative. Even when you try to superimpose the truth that the universe knows no limitations 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
and wisdom rather than deny the feelings and superimpose over them your puny ego logic, ego law 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
drawers, never cleans out, and thinks he can superimpose a functional order, lives in the illusion of 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE

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