| Viewed......................28 | |
| the human concepts and how they should be viewed -- and here I exclude errors which have | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| most essential. Yet the worries are trifles, superficialities, viewed from the perspective of total truth. Summon up | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| is one specific sphere where a life is viewed, sometimes even several lives. At times the last | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| the span of your little pain is when viewed from the spiritual and only real perspective. You | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| possible without stumbling. But when the stumbling is viewed with an attitude of hopelessness and self-disgust, then | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| and those not following these particular rules are viewed as stupid. In such a case, the God-image | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| groping, pathetic, human struggle to live which, when viewed from the larger picture of human development, seems | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| and man's self-responsibility are only mutually exclusive when viewed in time, and from the mind. When this | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| guidance. How then does the situation look when viewed truthfully? It is very possible, indeed, to love | 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING |
| contrast it with the picture humanity represents when viewed from a higher vantage point. This perspective has | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| inferiority feelings. This may sound almost paradoxical. Superficially viewed, it certainly seems possible to think little of | 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF |
| following misconception: on the one hand, relaxation is viewed as non-movement or stagnation, on the other, mobility | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| non-movement or stagnation, on the other, mobility is viewed as tense effort. This is particularly important to | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| dualistic plane, as long as one side is viewed as important and is fought for, and the | 143 UNITY AND DUALITY |
| been accepted as natural. In fact, intensity is viewed as the desirable state, connoting all the spiritual | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| Hence, what first appears as destruction is, when viewed with deeper insight, nothing but the destruction of | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| other people's standards, although it is often falsely viewed as strength and true independence. In reality, a | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| the life of humanity as a whole, were viewed from this point of view, the real meaning | 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS |
| evil must be blocked off when it is viewed as if it were totally unacceptable, when you | 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| if it were that, is therefore to be viewed as a very indirect symptom. It seems as | 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS |
| knows the right timing. All crises should be viewed in this way. The farther you go on | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| the conviction that negativity is a necessary defense. Viewed from this narrow vantage point, the position seems | 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY |
| life, your struggle and your development, should be viewed in this light. Feel yourself as you bring | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| come through. This is, broadly speaking, the path viewed in yet another sequential system. What I have | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| must therefore be feared. The unknown is thus viewed as something negative and fearsome. If you believe | 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN |
| true that good and evil should be both viewed with caution and discernment and examined in as | 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL |
| a newly emerging consciousness. These manifestations must be viewed in the light of an overall evolutionary direction | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| truly understood and experientially absorbed when it is viewed only from the outside. This is why life | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| Viewing.....................13 | |
| how advanced you are on this path by viewing your life and your problems. How happy are | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| ego, you should learn detachment from it. By viewing again and again the drive of your ego | 18 FREE WILL |
| prefer to cover up the issue, instead of viewing it with clear eyes and an open, unbiased | 21 THE FALL |
| are on this path can evaluate these currents, viewing them from a distance and consciously controlling them | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| image, if you will think it through consciously, viewing the whole problem from this angle. Not only | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| stage. The more relaxed you can be in viewing yourself and your suffering, finding out the causes | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| good that is already there. Immature love means viewing the other person in terms of an absolute | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| you will possess real objectivity that never permits viewing anything as black or white. True self-responsibility is | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| exist, or is it just one way of viewing humanity? ANSWER: Let us first determine what is | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| of least resistance, which is to insist on viewing the issue only according to one's personal case | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| the movement is imperceptible from your vantage point. Viewing the universe in terms of degrees of aliveness | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| its laws and consequences. When you persist in viewing these historical consequences out of context, as mere | 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY |
| humankind to participate in the drama of development. Viewing world events with this understanding is important. It | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| Viewpoint...................34 | |
| something that you should fulfill. Contemplate from this viewpoint what you should still find and solve within | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| would begin to view their patients from this viewpoint, they could accomplish a lot more. They would | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| the world wants to see good. From the viewpoint of the whole world, is it not preferable | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| -- and the most important consideration from our viewpoint is always what is best for spiritual development | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| not even know about these words. From our viewpoint, initiation takes place when a person has really | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| prayer and consider all that happens from the viewpoint of spiritual development, asking God for help and | 36 PRAYER |
| stage that you consider your images from this viewpoint. Ask yourself, Why did I build it? What | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| your reactions in your everyday life from this viewpoint: What do I feel? How would I want | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| many general subjects of this sort from the viewpoint of the wrong interpretation in the unconscious, and | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| They can first represent the case from one viewpoint and be utterly convincing. They can then take | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| way has my conclusion been wrong from this viewpoint? What is the right conclusion? If you will | 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME? |
| this path go through your images from this viewpoint, you will find where your guilts are unjustified | 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME? |
| the same both from a spiritual and psychological viewpoint; only the degree varies. The direction of the | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| outlook. One can find justification for almost any viewpoint. There is also always a point in the | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| important. By reviewing your life from this new viewpoint, you will find certain clues about the hidden | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| friendliness, with an open mind to the others' viewpoint. This is my suggestion for opening the new | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| them. If you can recognize yourself from this viewpoint too, it will bring light and fresh air | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| pride. It may sound like oversimplification, but this viewpoint may bring the beginning of clarification to a | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| make wiser decisions for their lives from the viewpoint of reality. QUESTION: Do they all want to | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| now approach the same question with the new viewpoint, I cannot imagine this as a joyous experience | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| attain, but rather from a much more practical viewpoint. We shall see where and how you deviate | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| a new evaluation from an ethical and spiritual viewpoint. Look inward to determine where you are selfish | 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION |
| your most insignificant daily reactions, considered from this viewpoint, will yield the necessary results. So continue your | 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE |
| refrained from evaluating your inner conditions from the viewpoint of spiritual law, we had good reason to | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| give you some clarification on it, from the viewpoint that is now of most interest to you | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| not discussed such perfectionistic expectations from a moralistic viewpoint. For if you expect impossible standards of yourself | 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS |
| the sick soul, as seen from a spiritual viewpoint. My words may give my friends a deepened | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| at your associations and relationships from this particular viewpoint. When you have established that here or there | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| If you observe yourself closely from this particular viewpoint, you will find it to be true in | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| approach this topic, this time from yet another viewpoint. Life exists if a number of factors prevail | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| any other human activity or attitude, from the viewpoint of ready-made rules in which one thing is | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| be indicated in this way. From a spiritual viewpoint, time, space, and movement are all expressions of | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| negative. It must appear that way from the viewpoint of their illusions. When you suffer an unfulfillment | 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE |
| fear. See the same bothersome situation from the viewpoint of pride: How are you acting from pride | 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES |
| Views.......................32 | |
| of intellectually advanced people. They claim that their views are particularly unbiased, that they have freed themselves | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| a living through her task? There are different views about this. Although it is clear that a | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| and force. As I have already said, both views are true. God in His male aspect is | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| find that your reactions, your feelings and your views, even on quite general subjects, are at times | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| a very, very long time to change their views, particularly if, due to their personal convictions, they | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| certain things. Think about him, his life, his views, and compare this with the spiritual knowledge you | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| As I said, if you think about his views, you will undoubtedly realize that he had some | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| much faster than those in which opinions and views are charged with emotion. This principle applies to | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| also requires a certain humility to change long-held views. We often see that people hold on to | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| from one country to another and broaden their views. This destroys their mass images and, eventually, often | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| your world and become responsible for many wrong views, philosophies and teachings. Whenever humanity finds out that | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| it is very necessary that you revise your views, conscious or unconscious, on this subject. Revise them | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| can influence your thinking capacity by coloring your views and making you lose objectivity. Your capacity to | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| my friends, that both of these apparently opposite views are correct, yet both can be wrong? I | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| of feeling and experiencing; the other colors your views and experience to such a degree that your | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| ego is conformity to public opinion, parroting the views of others. This condition exists in almost every | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| your conscious convictions. Emotional reactions either contradict conscious views, or are split within themselves. When you find | 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY |
| labor of consciously taking control in choosing one's views and taking the risk of giving up control | 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING |
| choices that do not exist in reality. Adopting views and standards without questioning and probing, without getting | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| no mental health. These are two entirely opposing views. Which one is correct? Which one is false | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| on this important question. Even if such conflicting views are not consciously held by you, they nevertheless | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| they do not conform to small-minded and life-denying views, the deep inner anxiety stemming from this conflict | 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION |
| realm is too intense in its tightly held views, the fresh flow of the life force is | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| now into a life after death. All such views and approaches to life are nothing but a | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| resources, will have the integrity of your own views, will pay the price for selfhood, will assert | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| I do not refer merely to opinions and views you unknowingly echo because you are afraid of | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| of being true to your own opinions and views -- because you believe you need the approval | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| proving that it does not care about others' views and thus blindly rebels, there is again no | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| played on you by focusing only on negative views of life and thereby developing negative attitudes and | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| lecture is an attempt to help you. Both views of evil lead to repression; yet acknowledging evil | 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| of your life. All concepts and opinions, all views and desires, create a will direction, and this | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| more dignity you have, regardless of the distorted views of others. These are inexorable laws. This is | 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL |