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 Combining...................6
some beings the split is much more uneven, combining male and female qualities in both halves. In 53 SELF-LOVE
There are many more facets, possibilities, individual pseudo-solutions combining all sorts of mutually exclusive trends. All this 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
your innermost self, you will realize that the combining of these topics is a new approach -- 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
have been created in the same manner by combining these two fundamental principles. Direct creation, with its 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
keeping this path on course in this respect, combining tradition and change in their best sense, thus 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
could have been used in the spirit of combining and extending the truth of the past into 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
 
 Comfort.....................36
lifetime. The other part of the personality wants comfort, convenience, and will give up nothing. From time 4 WORLD WEARINESS
goal, for whatever reasons -- laziness, love of comfort, vanity, or shame -- all of which make 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
courageously and humbly, not making your own little comfort so important. This is the true and best 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
who do not take themselves so seriously, whose comfort and everything pertaining to the ego is not 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
yourself that your pain, your vanity, and your comfort do not matter an iota more than that 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
To the degree that the ego and the comfort of all that goes with it loses importance 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
by complete surrender to God is that material comfort, the desires of the ego, become secondary to 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
sacrifice? What you have to sacrifice may be comfort, self-delusion, selfishness, holding on to various faults and 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
everything that it entails, disregarding the laziness, the comfort, and the way of least resistance to give 22 SALVATION
truly desires to advance and to sacrifice the comfort of self-deception. But there is also another part 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
sacrifice. Not only must you give up your comfort and some of your time, but also other 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
and are satisfied with a certain amount of comfort. They do not particularly strive for higher forms 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
dissatisfaction is stronger than the temptation of the comfort of inertia and sluggishness. Then the marriage will 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
soul development. They find refuge in the steady comfort of their relationship. They may even believe that 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
from others, because enveloping the other with warmth, comfort, and tenderness is more important than what might 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
favorable from a point of view of earthly comfort, but favorable for what they need at this 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
may again fall back into the misleading, shallow comfort of false religion. If you develop your own 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
Although women do not give the love and comfort my soul really craves for, I may get 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
amount of sacrifice, consideration, putting one's immediate selfish comfort aside -- at least occasionally, if the love 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
to admit, you will feel emotional ease and comfort. Those who have reached the point of such 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
your helper? The degree of ease and emotional comfort with which you can do this indicates your 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
it will become easier. As you gain inner comfort while freely expressing what seemed to be so 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
means going through a phase of lesser expansion, comfort, and bliss, accepting responsibility for this state, and 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
models which appear comfortable -- but remember, this comfort is the greatest illusion. However, all illusions seem 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
if you are to live in peace and comfort, will not have any impact on your life 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
in the illusion that peace of mind and comfort can be attained without investing effort, realizing that 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
you unavoidably deprive yourself of the peace and comfort that are its rewards. You deprive yourself of 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
your shoulders. You will relish a peace and comfort that will give you clarity to solve your 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
so. It is a grayness which gives you comfort, but in the long run leaves you empty 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
sharing, the respect, the warmth, the ease and comfort with which you can be intimate and fused 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
from within. They must coexist in utter emotional comfort. When one is lacking, the other must also 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
do up to God, contributing love, beauty, goodwill, comfort, something constructive to the world or to another 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
do not earn enough to experience pleasure and comfort and material security, somewhere within you you are 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
saw to it that the man received every comfort and convenience but made no demands for herself 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
to this high-powered force and bear it in comfort. Ecstasy can and will become comfortable as the 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
tenderness for you personally, rocked with all the comfort only He is capable of giving, you will 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION
 
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of life is not to have it as comfortable as possible, but to develop toward a higher 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
something in you resists and clings to the comfortable, undisciplined old attitude. You are then split inside 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
before. The pursuit of a path that seems comfortable, however, means that the relationship to God is 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
the divine spirits. For it is always more comfortable to stay in the old way. The result 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
yourself in honesty instead of choosing the more comfortable way of pushing away what creates uneasiness, or 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
to go into a direction that seemed most comfortable at the time. Therefore the development back to 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
to succumb, and it is the easy and comfortable way, very often you follow these inspirations. The 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
have to give you truth, whether it is comfortable or not. Yet, bitter as the medicine may 21 THE FALL
will not only see that this is a comfortable misunderstanding, but you will also clearly perceive how 22 SALVATION
self that always wants to have everything so comfortable. The lower self wants to be in a 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
in which, of course, they never really feel comfortable, at ease, and loved for their own sake 32 DECISION-MAKING
may stay as I am, which is more comfortable. This accounts for much resistance. The motive for 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
liberating the self. This prison may even appear comfortable if you live and stagnate in it long 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
you fear love and disappointment. Isn't it more comfortable to just live for yourself and have no 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
-- even though by no means flattering or comfortable -- will give you added peace of mind 47 THE WALL WITHIN
work out this way. It would be extremely comfortable and pleasant -- many people try it but 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
often do so because it would be very comfortable, indeed. Of course it is not so and 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and you can no longer cling to the comfortable, but unrealizable hope that you can have what 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
personal involvement. Can you love in such a comfortable way? If you numb your faculty of feeling 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
how you all sit back, hoping for a comfortable spirituality that leaves out your personal involvement in 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
doing the right thing. Truth is not that comfortable. It has to be fought for constantly through 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
so that you can like, respect, and be comfortable with yourself. Theoretical knowledge will not help, except 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
unrestrainedly to your helper and reveal all the comfortable illusory ideals you harbor. Maybe this voice will 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
hope such defects to be dissolved by a comfortable intervention of an outside God and spiritual grace 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
you. Quite the contrary. You felt warm and comfortable in it. Perhaps, at the time, you could 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
are to life, it will make you completely comfortable about receiving. You can easily determine this fact 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
away from it, you cannot be clear and comfortable, unafraid and relaxed about yourself. You cannot be 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
life and with others. Since you cannot be comfortable in your own skin, your life and living 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
old mindsets, and leave behind models which appear comfortable -- but remember, this comfort is the greatest 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
bear bliss, pleasure, ecstasy, happiness. You feel more comfortable in greyness. The power of the universal spirit 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
consult your mind and emotions. If you feel comfortable with others, without anxiety, if you expand your 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
warm and unthreatened you feel with others. How comfortable do you feel in life? That is your 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
you feel secure with others? Do you feel comfortable about your most intimate self in the presence 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
to make this transformation, to sustain and feel comfortable with positive feelings, energy and consciousness, will grow 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
in your negativity, which appears to be more comfortable than love, closeness, and pleasure. Love, closeness, and 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
Love, closeness, and pleasure will be the most comfortable and easy state to live in. This is 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
masks and pretenses. Consequently you begin to feel comfortable in closer intimacy. As you simultaneously cease to 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
familiar ground, in which you soon feel as comfortable as in the old. Realizing yourself means feeling 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
as in the old. Realizing yourself means feeling comfortable in a new self-expression. That is the task 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
with which you had begun to feel somewhat comfortable. This tradition had to be broken -- renewed 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
something new, when you endeavor to maintain the comfortable confines of this path as you have known 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
it in comfort. Ecstasy can and will become comfortable as the soul grows in stature. This happens 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE

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