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willing to wait and see whether you will conclude on your own that something in your character 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
with you forever. Hearing this, you could easily conclude, at least in your feelings, that if the 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
break it at one point. Every time you conclude one round and start the next, you follow 36 PRAYER
hope none of you will misunderstand me and conclude that the law-breaking stance is the desirable one 47 THE WALL WITHIN
error of this thinking would lead one to conclude that the parts of the Gospel which describe 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
them. This is constantly being misunderstood. People often conclude, incorrectly, that to recognize a feeling and to 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
your life seems to depend on them. You conclude therefore that you need to be in control 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
form is not the ultimate one. You then conclude that they must therefore be ousted by denial 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
every seed you plant. Because you doubt, you conclude too quickly that results are negative, not allowing 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
personality even more as guilt comes up. You conclude that your destructive feelings must be hidden so 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
in the other person. The childish level may conclude you are being rejected, since the unrealizable demands 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
be tolerated and accepted. For example, you might conclude that if a certain negative attitude is true 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
an unknown phenomenon, an inevitable fact, and you conclude that your fear of death stems from this 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
full scope it deserves, you will have to conclude that hatred is ignorant, no matter how justified 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
evil, your destructive attitudes, you realistically and logically conclude that Creation as a whole is untrustworthy and 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
 
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full understanding. Now the spirit who has just concluded its earthly life sees its life with such 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
merely regarded Eve's activity as wrong and then concluded that activity as such is damaging for womanhood 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
must result. But once this battle is successfully concluded, the real person is resurrected and lives in 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what you think is inevitably lost because not concluded in this life, is not so. No one 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
this would be dull and boring. This is concluded because the actual, real-life relationship, in such instances 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
 
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its world, its universe, therefore what the child concludes after the shock must be applied to everyone 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
God come into existence. Thus, when he then concludes that there must be someone of such infinite 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
-- not knowing what one believes, assumes and concludes. As I keep saying, you must beware of 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
 
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taking on the problem, you come to the conclusion that you are not yet capable of making 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
way will have to arrive at the right conclusion and will have to make the right decision 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
thing as absolute truth, only relative truth, a conclusion they base on their various glimpses behind the 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
are subjective and not absolute or objective. The conclusion, based emotions, is that there is no absolute 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
quite right. However, do not jump to the conclusion that you are necessarily in the position of 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
then you should examine yourself and rethink your conclusion. So, once more: The training period should take 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
such insight, these philosophies have come to the conclusion that this state is the final destination of 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
to this topic. I have come to the conclusion that the continual, spiritual growth of a being 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
of creation will only come to its full conclusion as each being perfects himself or herself in 21 THE FALL
progress will force people to come to this conclusion and this enlightenment. As long as people do 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
until this Plan of Salvation has found its conclusion. QUESTION: What is the majority at present? The 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of yours, you will always come to the conclusion that most of the time there is an 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
person to some extent. We call each such conclusion an image, since we spirits see the whole 38 IMAGES
the child. This child may come to the conclusion that taking baths is dangerous. The child will 38 IMAGES
Either the person will actually follow the inner conclusion, which is no longer conscious, or perhaps may 38 IMAGES
the pain of life; therefore, I draw this conclusion which seems to safeguard me against it. In 38 IMAGES
point of the image lies. Once the wrong conclusion is clear in your mind and you have 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
life, start to reverse the circle and the conclusion into its opposite -- at this point in 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
consciously, you can then see what the right conclusion would be. If you will meditate on this 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
where your ignorance lies and the resulting wrong conclusion, you will have again advanced a major step 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
life: pain, suffering, disappointment. The error, the wrong conclusion lies in failing to realize that by building 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
an impression upon which you formed a wrong conclusion. Your mind has grown up, has changed by 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
to life in general. This is the wrong conclusion that creates the image. The image was created 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
shock but from repeated impressions, and drew a conclusion. Or, to use a different example: One dog 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
The image has formed that fire hurts, the conclusion made that all fire hurts. Another dog may 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
this has been your faulty deduction, your wrong conclusion for years and years. Now you are quite 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
is the result of unconscious reasoning, deduction, and conclusion. A conscious, willful law- violation will draw outward 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
consciousness and when the child grows up, the conclusion will alter with the growing process. Furthermore, parents 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
own extreme. They thus act from a wrong conclusion. Led by the wrong conclusion, they feel or 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
from a wrong conclusion. Led by the wrong conclusion, they feel or unconsciously think that their own 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
suppress your true emotions, because of the wrong conclusion that there is no alternative. You make yourself 47 THE WALL WITHIN
and frighten you. Due to an unconscious wrong conclusion, you continue to fear all that is locked 47 THE WALL WITHIN
yourself, let us say an image, a wrong conclusion, or certain faults you have found. You may 47 THE WALL WITHIN
how they are wrong, and what the right conclusion would be. Cultivate this process of questioning and 47 THE WALL WITHIN
I been selfish? In what way has my conclusion been wrong from this viewpoint? What is the 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
wrong from this viewpoint? What is the right conclusion? If you will consider your inner problems from 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
rather false and compulsive goodness. Drawing the wrong conclusion, you may now be tempted to go to 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
not only does an image and a wrong conclusion exist within you, but that, in addition, the 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
still live -- unconsciously -- with the wrong conclusion that if a dear one loves someone else 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
little more deeply, you will come to the conclusion that this could not be all that is 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
is nothing but a misunderstanding and a wrong conclusion in itself. Your fear often makes you so 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
to separateness and is of itself a wrong conclusion; therefore a falsity, an illusion; therefore away from 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
individuals. Observing this, they came to the wrong conclusion and chose the wrong remedy. The opposite extreme 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is the misconception? There must be a wrong conclusion somewhere. You will probably find the wrong conclusion 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
conclusion somewhere. You will probably find the wrong conclusion that to receive means to be humiliated. But 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
Needless to say that this is a wrong conclusion and not a conscious thought, but an unconscious 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
a need for pride? Because of the wrong conclusion of the image I have just explained. It 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
of your personality where you harbor this wrong conclusion indeed exists. You have to get so far 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
you think you need it. Crystallize the wrong conclusion. Once you get that far, you will have 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
under bondage and compulsion. By understanding your wrong conclusion, you will become more aware of the right 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
you will become more aware of the right conclusion. If you go on that way, you will 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
thought it is more difficult if a wrong conclusion goes so far that it is in the 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
artist wakes up with a new idea or conclusion. The idea is there; he does not recollect 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
conviction. However, if you are unaware of a conclusion or attitude, it is not exposed and cannot 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
you learn to free yourself of the phantom conclusion that you cannot err. The guilt and fear 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
the unconscious aim is based on a wrong conclusion, they will be cured of this disease, really 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
results, therefore they remind man of his wrong conclusion that emotions must be hidden. They are also 62 MAN AND WOMAN
the Plan of Salvation has not found its conclusion. ANSWER: There is no contradiction, although I can 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Plan of Salvation has not come to its conclusion, the spirits created remain in the state of 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
happy, while in reality it is your wrong conclusion about happiness that is the cause. In the 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
You are all weighed down by the unconscious conclusion that something is selfish merely because it makes 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
some extent in all human beings. This wrong conclusion accounts for the utter hopelessness you so often 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
choices and so receive the proof that your conclusion was wrong. It becomes self-evident that this conflict 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
course, you will find it is a wrong conclusion, a misconception. Only when you realize fully that 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
weakness that is the result of a wrong conclusion. By betraying yourself -- the best part of 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be eliminated only by recognizing the basic wrong conclusion with all its chain reactions and ramifications. There 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
somewhat as you see it. Then the wrong conclusion is that it is not love that makes 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
simplest terms, is based on the following wrong conclusion: Love is weakness; withholding love and affection is 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
loving is shameful. In the first place, this conclusion is no longer conscious, therefore you cannot change 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
second place, the first impression, causing the wrong conclusion, is much stronger, infinitely more powerful, than all 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
make a compromise by retaining the original wrong conclusion: I must not love, I must not expose 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
it is self- will or any other wrong conclusion or erroneous tendency. But sometimes the deviations and 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
love is unrealistic, its desire immature. The wrong conclusion of this lies in thinking that desire for 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
for love in itself is wrong. The right conclusion would be to feel, The type of love 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
right. But they have come to the wrong conclusion also, because it does not occur to them 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
will and vigor to find the hidden wrong conclusion. For, if there is a disturbance, a disharmony 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
lend themselves to explain it, an inner wrong conclusion, a wrong impression about the facts and about 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
false. You have them because of a wrong conclusion and an unrealistic desire. You are under the 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
This should not lead my friends to the conclusion that the better you work personally, the fewer 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
They will guard you from drawing the wrong conclusion that your love is rejected and that, as 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
a lazy fatalism and leads to the logical conclusion that God is cruel and sadistic. The best 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
of fear and weakness will come to the conclusion that one opposes the other. In fact, if 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
security, you will come to see the wrong conclusion of this theory. Once you go a step 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
say that any compulsion comes from an unconscious conclusion that something must be had, attained, acquired. But 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
act accordingly are the same. Actually, this wrong conclusion is also a pretense used to maintain a 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
ponder this subject, you will come to the conclusion that reincarnation is logical and in keeping with 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be used when finding a distortion or wrong conclusion. It is true that certain misconceptions exist and 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
self-awareness, and self-facing. QUESTION: Can one draw a conclusion about character in a person who loves animals 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of unhappiness. This creates the early, mostly unconscious conclusion: If I do not feel, then I will 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
we have discussed why this is a wrong conclusion and solution. But may I briefly recapitulate? Although 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
defense mechanism, but this is a very misleading conclusion. Immature emotions earned you punishment as a child 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
leads the child to jump to the erroneous conclusion that every similar situation is bound to bring 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
situation will add to the image the following conclusion: Although women do not give the love and 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
cannot be granted, because here lies the wrong conclusion. Striving for success is not in itself wrong 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
image, you now reject because of the wrong conclusion you have formed. If the man in the 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
you wanted to avoid through the erroneous image conclusion. Even if you know your main image, you 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
great pains not to be aware of this conclusion. You cover it up with the very opposite 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
philosophy is carried to its logical end and conclusion, the less is it possible to maintain an 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
in a genuine way. If the frequent wrong conclusion, If I admit I am not always right 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
simply because they both lead to an unsatisfactory conclusion. Any one of my friends who has made 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
of the selfishness -- and its consequent wrong conclusion of self-denial -- would enable the person to 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
may find further aspects responsible for the wrong conclusion that cut you off from the life force 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
denominator, you must inevitably find that any wrong conclusion points to a limited concept of life, creation 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
result of an equally limited and negative wrong conclusion. Untruth can only breed further error; it cannot 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
is no suffering. You may arrive at this conclusion by finding it unnecessary to accept suffering, and 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
fear. Or you may arrive at the same conclusion by having to go through the fear in 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
when you are convinced of your limited wrong conclusion, it must make you feel guilty as you 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
to say, this is due to a wrong conclusion. But there is a very distinct reason that 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
up the doubt and, second, the specific wrong conclusion about why you do so. Ask yourself in 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
is false. Many of you see that wrong conclusion partly, but it is still a haphazard realization 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
sure that this is based on a wrong conclusion. You inordinately fear something that has no existence 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
damaged, so that it appears as though the conclusion of it's me versus the other were a 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
damaged. Such control is based on a wrong conclusion, comes out of a dualistic concept of life 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
Therefore you are constantly being shortchanged. The wrong conclusion is thus strengthened, so that you will close 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
to see that this is possibly a wrong conclusion. The feeling of helplessness or powerlessness is again 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
they do not move away from the wrong conclusion. They have found it, they know in principle 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
have within yourself. Each false concept, each wrong conclusion, each erroneous opinion, each destructive attitude, each negative 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
fright. The fright is caused by a wrong conclusion. Experience of pleasure, as well as of unpleasure 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
leads to desperation and never to a satisfactory conclusion. The real hurt is a gentle, soft experience 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
built in your mind with your tightly fixed conclusion to convince yourself and eliminate disturbing self-doubts. Probe 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
much better than trying to force a definitive conclusion. Do remember that this voice does not express 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
It also perpetuates the greatest human hoax: the conclusion that human beings are victims. No game is 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
degrees of aliveness brings us to the obvious conclusion that the more aliveness exists, the more movement 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE
to differentiate truth from falsehood because the image conclusion is always based on total right versus total 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
the other aspects of these images -- wrong conclusion, vicious circle, proving the wrong conclusion correct. We 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
-- wrong conclusion, vicious circle, proving the wrong conclusion correct. We shall also show the process of 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
An image is a false idea, a wrong conclusion formed in childhood with insufficient mental equipment to 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
equipment to make a correct assessment. The wrong conclusion, as all untruth, creates negative situations, feelings, and 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
your debts, your deficits, comes from the wrong conclusion that by doing so you are doomed to 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT

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