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and the powerful strength of all psychological and unconscious currents, the better will you understand and experience 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
and at times experienced, this truth. Your own unconscious affects the unconscious of the other person. This 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
experienced, this truth. Your own unconscious affects the unconscious of the other person. This truth is perhaps 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
that exists in the mature soul. But wherever unconscious attitudes and currents are distorted, healthy self-love will 53 SELF-LOVE
which otherwise you could not understand. When the unconscious allows them to come out they appear to 53 SELF-LOVE
concept developed within that sex was sinful. Your unconscious wrong conclusions, plus your guilt and fear, caused 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in this life, by conscious as well as unconscious deviations from truth and divine law. This is 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
suppressing its true nature. You may have an unconscious misconception that your true nature -- representing one 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
must be conscious, while an instinct may remain unconscious. It may be an urge, an impulse that 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
might, with all your outer will, yet some unconscious factors within work against the fulfillment of this 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
might not get what you need. The more unconscious the motive, the more unhealthy the desire, and 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
function better. Because, as I said, the more unconscious the wrong motives, the more powerful the prohibition 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
it registering, yet it is there in the unconscious. If you have wrong and confused motives that 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
does not function fully. In such reasoning -- unconscious as it may be -- there is much 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
a certain part of it. The stronger this unconscious part is the tenser your outer straining becomes 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
Wherever you have such hidden reasoning in your unconscious, you are immature. You know that very well 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
long as the registering takes place in the unconscious only, they manifest as a feeling of inferiority 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
loses one's inferiority feelings as one finds one's unconscious deviations and comes to term with them. Let 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
prevent a truth from being used by your unconscious, immature, and unhealthy reactions. For if you use 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
believe that to find yourself, to explore the unconscious, you have to dig for knowledge so completely 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
is on the surface and not at all unconscious. You merely did not pay any attention to 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
hidden on deeper levels. The exploration of the unconscious happens just as gradually as growth. It is 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
conclusion and not a conscious thought, but an unconscious emotional attitude. None of you will fail to 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
mass image takes on many forms in your unconscious. Therefore, the outer manifestation varies too. People seek 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
it for so long. You know that your unconscious reasons too, although its reasoning is often faulty 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
the result of this conflict? Due to the unconscious nature of the inner battle, the outer happening 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
inner battle, the outer happening responds to your unconscious negative side and not to the positive side 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
result must respond to the impulse which is unconscious. The more you advance on this path, the 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
Nevertheless, every thought and attitude, whether conscious or unconscious, is a definite act. But the more unconscious 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
unconscious, is a definite act. But the more unconscious it is, the greater the consequence and therefore 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
the surface, since all images are of an unconscious nature. You may ask anyone, at random, whether 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
the demands of the image is usually completely unconscious until a serious self-search is undertaken in this 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
to live locked in the soul. In the unconscious of the personality, the argument goes on: If 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
process described here. Since the entire process is unconscious anyway, the unenjoyable aspects of unhappiness are never 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
good intent to bring what is in the unconscious to the surface. Strangely enough, in a very 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
renewed momentum. Because the desire for unhappiness is unconscious, the injuries collected in the process of provoking 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
these thoughts are ever conscious. They are entirely unconscious arguments. You can only trace the emotions and 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
Learn to analyze your idealized self, what your unconscious wants it to be, what is it supposed 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
monster created by your misconceptions, residing in your unconscious. As you know, in your God-image this god 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
damaging situation is to find out what the unconscious motivation is. Do you have anything particular in 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
you have to grope your way. The more unconscious such attitudes, convictions, and erroneous conclusions are, the 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
is so important for you to uncover your unconscious and look at what it contains. These forms 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
exists in them. In the final analysis this unconscious thought or attitude amounts to just that: you 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
or what. At any rate, your understanding the unconscious God-image will not be complete unless you include 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
concept of happiness in one part of your unconscious mind means utter perfection in all ways. But 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
process, they will cease repeating them. Once the unconscious aim is understood, the consciousness will see that 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
happiness; quite the contrary. By seeing that the unconscious aim is based on a wrong conclusion, they 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
unhappiness, even though this blame may have been unconscious. The next step must inevitably be to gain 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
that even though the problems, assets and liabilities, unconscious destructive or constructive desires of everyone concerned, may 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
such a case. In more subtle, hidden and unconscious ways, the same thing holds true, only the 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and effect, unless and until he uncovers his unconscious motives, desires and conflicts. Then, as you all 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
not be enforced because of my words, while unconscious fears and blocks are still unrecognized and unsolved 62 MAN AND WOMAN
that love is weakening and dangerous. Such an unconscious concept will affect marriage more adversely than any 62 MAN AND WOMAN
distorted motives, no matter how deeply hidden and unconscious. Thereby, your soul will become healthy and free 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the stronger the superimposition, the stronger the inner, unconscious rebellion against one's own superimposed faith -- adopted 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
love. The lack is often hidden in the unconscious. On the conscious level, the greater part of 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
healthy, while the missing portion remains in the unconscious. On this path, the hidden lacks as well 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be a mixture of partly healthy faith, partly unconscious lack of faith, and pseudo-faith. All that has 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
within: the conscious wish for health and the unconscious wish for sickness. In this part of your 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in vain. This is due not only to unconscious contrary will-currents that divide your will, but also 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
and misconceptions you carry in your conscious and unconscious mind. These always make you uncertain and divided 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
good and healthy motives, but also because the unconscious deviations and misconceptions, apart from the desire itself 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
the justification of it. You have a vague, unconscious feeling that your possible selfishness will jeopardize obtaining 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
to afflict your inner will for happiness. Your unconscious concept is that if you enjoy something, your 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
against some others. In short, this is the unconscious concept: since desires aim for happiness and wanting 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
existence underground. The really selfish desires in your unconscious make you feel guilty, but so also do 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
fulfillment. You are all weighed down by the unconscious conclusion that something is selfish merely because it 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
not genuine. Out of the superimposition stems the unconscious concept that it would actually be very pleasant 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
happy. This sounds completely illogical, but the immature unconscious is this illogical and this contradictory. You can 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
hopeless. Since the cause of your rebellion is unconscious, it does not occur to you to choose 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
a happier state, may be only in your unconscious mind, while consciously you know all the right 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
misconception exists in your conscious or in your unconscious mind, how can you be freely unselfish in 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
times, your desire may be justified, but many unconscious, unhealthy motives may exist together with the healthy 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
feelings, motives, and reactions; your inner, and often unconscious concepts; and, most important of all, your self- 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
are not fully aware of all your feelings, unconscious conclusions and thoughts. You may not yet be 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
if it is relatively unobstructed by inner, often unconscious scruples and other hindrances. But it will usually 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
wrong conclusions you will often find in the unconscious. It is of tremendous importance to find such 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
importance to find such wrong conclusions in the unconscious mind. Many of you have similar unconscious misconceptions 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the unconscious mind. Many of you have similar unconscious misconceptions without being aware of them. To find 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the hidden parts of the self, by clarifying unconscious confusions. That is the only way doubt can 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
you, will you discover that this concept, often unconscious, is a wrong one. God's way works to 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
With the confusion about parental rejection in the unconscious, the personality grows into an otherwise mature being 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
or her entire emotional life. Deep in the unconscious, he or she feels that it is undesirable 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
and affection but is rejected instead. In its unconscious mind the idea forms that to love is 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
a sign of strength, at least in the unconscious. The child's desire is to be as strong 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
your destructive impulses, no matter how hidden and unconscious they are. To have caused a mishap or 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
interest -- outer, conscious, material ones, or inner, unconscious, emotional ones. World peace and harmony can only 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
certain conflicts remain on the surface of the unconscious mind which the environment brings to the fore 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
in the hypnotist, although this may be entirely unconscious. Or it may be that an unsolved problem 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
it may be that an unsolved problem, an unconscious deviation of the hypnotist, may particularly affect one 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
bad subject may, at times, be a healthy, unconscious defense mechanism. With a person who is always 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
of some imbalance. There may be a strong unconscious inclination to lose power over the self because 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
in the human soul due to conscious or unconscious misconceptions, wrong conclusions, deviations -- in short, the 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
destructive tendencies, based on wrong conclusions in the unconscious, prohibit the unfolding of constructive and creative tendencies 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
which causes you to form images in your unconscious mind, but it also causes you to forfeit 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
after full understanding, but until such time, your unconscious resistances often impair your joy in your self-work 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
of the importance of the discovery of your unconscious emotions. However, we shall now begin also to 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
you are governed by your emotions, conscious or unconscious, you lose control over your self and over 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
process will bring forth additional material about your unconscious conflicts and teach you to control your mind 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
you are still under the domination of your unconscious, even though you may have made very good 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
with a strong outer will, but their inner unconscious limitations block real progress. For them, a few 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
you, due to a particularly flexible and willing unconscious, have arrived at facing yourselves as completely as 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
necessary that you revise your views, conscious or unconscious, on this subject. Revise them according to truth 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
This is so partly because the longing is unconscious. As long as it cannot be dealt with 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
frustrations. Now, why is this desire so often unconscious? Let us first examine the reason. The child's 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
easier to face shortcomings than to discover the unconscious conviction that you desire love but are not 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
you negatively. This request -- though unspoken and unconscious -- is unfair; it amounts to pride, for 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to help him, a personal analysis of his unconscious reactions would be necessary. No generality, no matter 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Europe or America, but rather to the entirely unconscious associations he has toward certain manifestations in nature 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to wish for death in various degrees. The unconscious desire for sickness is a degree of death 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
weakening of the physical body, and directly an unconscious desire for sickness and death. As the emotions 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
stronger, since they are not undermined by the unconscious opposite desires. As to the second half of 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
emotions and their significance. Thus you find the unconscious erroneous concepts that you have harbored so far 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
your fear of loving, is the idea, perhaps unconscious, that true love will forever be unreciprocated and 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
your illusion, disappointing you, and in turn creating unconscious hostility in you. Hostility is bound to affect 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
disappointment. And you have to see what this unconscious disappointment made you do. Only then can you 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
illusory fears that continue to fester in your unconscious mind. A mature soul will, of course, feel 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
insight into yourselves, proving again how contrary your unconscious concepts, attitudes, and ideas may be to your 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
Is it any wonder then that with this unconscious demand in your psyche you are afraid to 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
to love? Since your concept -- and being unconscious it is all the more powerful -- is 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
person. Hence only when you recognize your own unconscious childish distortion about love will you be able 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
psychic law operating between the conscious and the unconscious mind? Is there a strict dividing line and 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
strict dividing line between the conscious and the unconscious mind. You may have noticed in this work 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
somewhere in a region between the conscious and unconscious mind. There is no strict dividing line between 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
strict dividing line between the conscious and the unconscious mind; there is rather a fading transition, so 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
entire personality, psyche or mind, both conscious and unconscious, as a rounded form. The more evolved and 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
fog recede, so that the part which was unconscious becomes conscious. QUESTION: Does patience hinder ambition? ANSWER 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
of it, see it, and rearrange your former unconscious wishes, regrets, thoughts and concepts by aligning them 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
few who have started to explore their own unconscious mind and emotions, habitually overlook the strong link 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
and unfulfilled needs of your early years remain unconscious, you cannot come to terms with them. No 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
how much you may love your parents, an unconscious resentment exists in you, which prevents you from 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
childhood situation so as to correct it. This unconscious compulsion is a very strong factor, but is 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
it. My friends, this process is a deeply unconscious one. Of course, nothing is further from your 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
You will further see the folly of the unconscious desire to recreate the childhood hurt, the frustrating 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
that they do expect it. Since the childish, unconscious expectation was so often disappointed, they made themselves 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
parent's. The provocation, which of course is entirely unconscious, is a very strong factor here. The sum 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
outer right actions but leave out the inner unconscious motivations which exist in addition to the conscious 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
you, allowing it to fester underneath and create unconscious hostility. This entire reaction inhibits your intuitive faculties 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
on further provocation. Provocation is a result of unconscious and suppressed hostility, and the hostility results from 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
and suppressed hostility, and the hostility results from unconscious and suppressed hurt. Go your way, my dearest 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
or what is incorrect in your conscious or unconscious thinking. I cannot emphasize too strongly that you 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS

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