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according to their state of development, will draw conclusions, and follow through with their will and their 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
will be easier to draw the relevant inner conclusions and to make the outward decisions that follow 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
yet the other part does not draw the conclusions from what you feel only vaguely -- the 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
good. Unfortunately, people do not draw the right conclusions from their unhappiness, which actually is a message 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
to arrive at two very contrary and extreme conclusions, each equally wrong. One group finds it useful 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
understandable and typical of human nature. Your logical conclusions can be very limited, and then you miss 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
time: Do not be too hasty in your conclusions. This is such a vast subject, new in 21 THE FALL
Do not bar your vision by too hasty conclusions; think seriously and carefully, and do not let 21 THE FALL
impressions or attitudes usually take the form of conclusions in the mind of the person. Most of 38 IMAGES
of the person. Most of the time these conclusions are wrong. You see and experience something unfortunate 38 IMAGES
generalizations later establish themselves as preconceived ideas. The conclusions are not thought out; rather they are emotional 38 IMAGES
and erroneous. As the years go by, these conclusions and attitudes sink more and more into the 38 IMAGES
two examples. There are many more. The wrong conclusions that form an image are drawn from ignorance 38 IMAGES
basis it was formed, and what your wrong conclusions were. Often you do not notice the repetitive 38 IMAGES
blamed for the pain inflicted by the wrong conclusions and misconceptions of the image. This is when 38 IMAGES
longer aware of the original reasoning behind your conclusions. If you were confronted with the contents of 38 IMAGES
the price you pay for your ignorant inner conclusions. Start searching for the image by thinking back 38 IMAGES
when you begin to face your own wrong conclusions and fears and are ready to accept life 38 IMAGES
unconscious forces and by the erroneous and ignorant conclusions that have formed such a painful image within 38 IMAGES
to search for your images. Your unconscious wrong conclusions are directly responsible for the tests you are 38 IMAGES
discussed the inner images, the wrong impressions and conclusions that a human being forms over the course 39 IMAGE-FINDING
and unifying your erring emotional reactions and wrong conclusions with your intellectual knowledge. Emotions are more habit-bound 39 IMAGE-FINDING
exist. When you look at your erroneous emotional conclusions, you will discover that fighting your imagined shames 39 IMAGE-FINDING
in the unconscious the personality creates reactions and conclusions that assume a rigid form. We call this 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
image consists of certain impressions from which general conclusions have been drawn. These not only cause a 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
search first for the inner causes, the wrong conclusions; in short, your images. Before you can change 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
vicious circles: Put into words concisely the wrong conclusions they contain. Write them down, so that they 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
you can start meditating on how these wrong conclusions have influenced your life. For you know that 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
you to understand, when you formulate the wrong conclusions, what was and is responsible for your problems 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
be able to understand clearly how the wrong conclusions that have become conscious have affected and caused 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
right reactions. But if you face your wrong conclusions by feeling them, by reexperiencing all the emotions 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
thing is that your emotions change. The wrong conclusions always contain several of your faults, some of 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
that, my friends, and look at your own conclusions, defense mechanisms, and images from this angle: What 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
in young years, and from those impressions wrong conclusions were drawn. These very images are responsible for 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
the drama of your own errors and wrong conclusions. You are caught in them unawares, and you 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
often through many lifetimes, what your own wrong conclusions are leading you to and actually drawing toward 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
they disregard all other alternatives and project their conclusions onto all other situations. A child's parents are 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
concepts of the child were destroyed. The wrong conclusions derive, first, from the generalization. The reality is 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
emotions, your reactions, your inner intentions, and your conclusions. You cannot remember them because you felt the 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
consciousness. Thus is it possible that you discover conclusions and faulty reasoning within yourself that do not 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
inflexible and rigid. Therefore, your images and their conclusions must repeatedly bring you into situations you did 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
did not consciously ask for. But your image- conclusions necessitate them. It is very important, my friends 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
inner conflicts and with the wrongness of the conclusions as such. You will review your reactions. You 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
present life you find your images and wrong conclusions, you will understand, see and experience in your 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
of image-conclusions. Both draw events built on wrong conclusions which are always violations of divine law and 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
wrong reasonings and factors. It contains desires and conclusions that more primitive people act out in consciousness 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
to draw it to the surface while the conclusions are being formed and are still accessible. The 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
we will continue to explore the inner wrong conclusions that have created so much trouble in your 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
you penetrate your soul, your images, your wrong conclusions, the layers of your errors and whatever you 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
other than the self, you may form certain conclusions about your fellow creatures from the angle I 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
is reached. Wherever the conscious emotions, opinions, thoughts, conclusions, and desires are separated from those which are 47 THE WALL WITHIN
your goodwill that is ineffective because of wrong conclusions and ignorance. Do not forget that the purpose 47 THE WALL WITHIN
danger. It is ignorant and draws utterly erroneous conclusions in this respect, as in many others. Therefore 47 THE WALL WITHIN
steady perseverance, you will see all the wrong conclusions that are connected with such attitudes. The important 47 THE WALL WITHIN
The important thing is then to think these conclusions through, to see why and how they are 47 THE WALL WITHIN
force means degeneration. In your images, your wrong conclusions, your conscious and unconscious ignorance and errors, you 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
out the pus -- your errors, your wrong conclusions -- you need to endure for a while 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
an important clue for the images and wrong conclusions. Incorporate this approach into the overall method and 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
risk. Identifying and analyzing your images and wrong conclusions will lead you finally to the recognition of 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
it was committed out of your wrong image conclusions -- is healthy: it will give you the 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
a basic understanding of your images and image conclusions, for your own clarification separate the unjustified from 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
you might have hurt others by your wrong conclusions, directly or indirectly, in fact or in intent 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
at life, the outcome of your wrong emotional conclusions. Acknowledge your anger and rebellion, experience what you 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
the mask layer you have built on wrong conclusions. Then you can be true to yourself without 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
mostly a repetitive pattern created by your image conclusions. Focusing your attention on recognizing the inner roots 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
desire for self-punishment due to wrong and ignorant conclusions exists in every human being to some degree 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
this is immature and based on entirely wrong conclusions. Only by lifting these emotional reactions into consciousness 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
subconscious will gradually reveal more and more wrong conclusions. Each act of recognition will help you further 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
the truth deep down. But all the wrong conclusions cover it up. By making them conscious and 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
only liberation possible, liberation from all your wrong conclusions, liberation from your compulsive high standards which make 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
be yourself and to arrive at your own conclusions. You sell out your truth for an imagined 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
are still so involved in your own wrong conclusions and your irrational impressions that you are bound 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
the other hand, you should not allow wrong conclusions and images, rising to the surface due to 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
If you are free of images, illusions, wrong conclusions and wrong concepts, the wrong deeds of others 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
images which are the result of wrong childish conclusions: they remain that way because they are kept 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
within that sex was sinful. Your unconscious wrong conclusions, plus your guilt and fear, caused your sexuality 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Both decisions happen unconsciously out of your wrong conclusions. So find out where you deviate from these 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
from your fellow human beings, out of wrong conclusions, because of imagined needs. Find it and your 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
The more unconscious such attitudes, convictions, and erroneous conclusions are, the more powerful they are. This is 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
within yourself must uncover many errors, many wrong conclusions, many faults and faulty attitudes. But you will 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
is the ideal time to find the wrong conclusions, and reactions, to analyze them, to make them 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
are much less aware of emotions indicating wrong conclusions. Therefore you have less of a chance to 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
sustain and strengthen your personal images and wrong conclusions. Many wrong conclusions are also partly derived from 62 MAN AND WOMAN
your personal images and wrong conclusions. Many wrong conclusions are also partly derived from mass images firmly 62 MAN AND WOMAN
or no love and what the inner wrong conclusions are that make you close the door to 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the hidden lacks as well as the wrong conclusions are always brought to the fore. One person 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
will is impeded because of the images, wrong conclusions, and misconceptions you carry in your conscious and 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
because of this misconception. Because of these wrong conclusions, your inner will cannot function, cannot flow out 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
not fully aware of all your feelings, unconscious conclusions and thoughts. You may not yet be aware 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
that this is one of those typical wrong conclusions you will often find in the unconscious. It 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is of tremendous importance to find such wrong conclusions in the unconscious mind. Many of you have 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
being aware of them. To find these illogical conclusions is the first step toward creating order in 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to form the images -- the petrified wrong conclusions -- and establish the patterns of the person's 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
as weak as the undesirable one. Your wrong conclusions in this respect may be manifold. It may 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
a limited value and truth, like the wrong conclusions of the soul made by the child, which 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
logic, limited as it may be. Nevertheless, these conclusions are wrong and unrealistic if applied as a 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
of life. The same relationship exists between the conclusions and deductions the intellect forms correctly as applied 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
of absolute reality where these same deductions and conclusions are wrong. Sin, as you all know, is 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
When you find and dissolve your own wrong conclusions, nothing will any longer prevent you from loving 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
was selfish and unloving because of the wrong conclusions. Where you have found and removed the error 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
see the way. Whenever you find your wrong conclusions in connection with a particular fear, you see 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
fallen spirits with many and long-standing images, wrong conclusions, false concepts, compulsions, and so on, which are 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
soul due to conscious or unconscious misconceptions, wrong conclusions, deviations -- in short, the images which cause 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
is evident that destructive tendencies, based on wrong conclusions in the unconscious, prohibit the unfolding of constructive 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
it for the reason of deviations, images, wrong conclusions, or because you believe the right thing to 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
Continuation of finding and dissolving your images, wrong conclusions, and deviations. (2) Finding your suppressed creative forces 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
our mind -- that is, our images, wrong conclusions, deviations, and so forth -- on our physical 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ANSWER: This is really quite simple. Your wrong conclusions, misconceptions, distortions, create an inner world of illusion 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
appearances. Use your findings, your images and wrong conclusions. Try to crystallize out of them any negative 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
conflicts. When you recognize your misconceptions and wrong conclusions as compared with reality and fact, and when 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
You will then understand that all your wrong conclusions and images are a product of this current 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
try to force or defend against these wrong conclusions, are unreal. All the impulses and drives you 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
hostile to them. This only strengthens their wrong conclusions. They do not see that they have caused 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
level on which you harbor wrong impressions and conclusions formed into rigid generalizations about different aspects of 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
not enough to remove your images and wrong conclusions. However, as you do so, you are bound 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
of cause and effect, contradictory aims, and wrong conclusions make up the inner and outer world of 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
deviations -- the images, the distortions, the wrong conclusions, the false solutions -- directly contradict the spirituality 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
below normal ability until the difficulties and wrong conclusions are resolved and the person grows out of 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
and deeper than the images with their wrong conclusions. Basically, there are two kinds of needs: the 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
remain immature, and is burdened with unworkable wrong conclusions and destructive defense mechanisms. Without the pseudo-solutions and 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
we have to deal with the various wrong conclusions and pseudo-solutions which constitute the main image. The 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
as you discover your own unreality -- wrong conclusions, pseudo-solutions, evasions -- will you reach the core 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
you create are defense mechanisms. Through their wrong conclusions you seek a way of fighting against the 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
recognitions and insights that dealt with your wrong conclusions, misconceptions, images, pseudo-solutions. You are, to some extent 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
mind is responsible for all the images, wrong conclusions, petrifications, generalizations, and all that is crippling in 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
defense-mechanism that has to do with my wrong conclusions and images. I am in some sort of 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
that causes you to stick to misconceptions, wrong conclusions, generalizations that are always half-truths, at best? This 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
by false and unrealistic means, based on wrong conclusions. All the emotions that stem from the misconception 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
know, your personal misconceptions and confusions, your erroneous conclusions blot out this reality. In the last analysis 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
the images, the defense mechanisms, pseudosolutions and wrong conclusions you have found so far, they will eventually 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
it is divided within by unrealistic concepts, wrong conclusions, self- centered and infantile pursuits, limited outlooks, lack 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
that the unconscious not only harbors petrified wrong conclusions, destructive behavior patterns resulting from images, and negative 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
believe that having found the misconceptions, the erroneous conclusions, will automatically change your innermost, subtle emotional reactions 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
happy. When the impressions are based on wrong conclusions, the molds in the soul substance create unfavorable 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
obstacle to a healthy yes-current. When such wrong conclusions mingle with personal images, they are stubborn hurdles 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
life and hold onto unnecessary hardship. People's unconscious conclusions claim that it is to their disadvantage to 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
-- emotional reactions based on deeply imprinted wrong conclusions and generalizations. Everything we have discussed in the 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
Awareness means acknowledgement of one's limitations, facing wrong conclusions, destructive emotions, self-defeating devices, lack of integrity in 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
images and misconceptions. You know what the right conclusions are behind the wrong ones. And it is 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
breed further error; it cannot breed truth. Wrong conclusions are always the result of stale, stagnant, obsolete 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
know, images always appear to confirm their wrong conclusions. Whether you sacrifice human decency in order to 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
inner vessel brings forth the false ideas, wrong conclusions, problems that do not really exist and against 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
you are governed by a succession of wrong conclusions, which are all completely different in reality. Of 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
can come only when you seriously question your conclusions and admit that things could be different. You 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
when an individual refuses to come to autonomous conclusions about life's rules? Blindly taking limitations and laws 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
vibrant with well-being. We have seen superficial false conclusions and short- sighted character attitudes of defeatism that 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
to break down old structures based on false conclusions and therefore on negativity. Crisis shakes loose ingrained 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
automatically eliminate it. Even when you unearth mistaken conclusions, false and unjustified fears which determine the negation 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
If the original despair is experienced directly, without conclusions and mental concepts, the feeling will dissolve relatively 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
You have to examine the thinking and the conclusions inherent within spite, distrust, jealousy, hostility, and so 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
distrust, jealousy, hostility, and so on, because these conclusions are only in your mind. Human beings have 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
Untruth is always painful. The defense against wrong conclusions creates a negative action and reaction pattern which 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
easy answers and therefore tends to jump to conclusions. When you are afraid of making mistakes, you 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS
making mistakes, you do not question your quick conclusions, and so your stiff insistence on them will 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS

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