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of Salvation, in which each act of cooperation counts so much. And then further tasks will be 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
will know the truth. And that is what counts. A medium who pursues this kind of training 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
unhappy state. To do that is what really counts. You can grasp this truth only if you 18 FREE WILL
aspect of your personality. The only question that counts is, What is true? Nothing else ever does 19 JESUS CHRIST
one. It is not the end alone that counts, but very much the means too! Only by 21 THE FALL
self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is the only thing that really counts, my friends! Nothing else is any good, nothing 21 THE FALL
read and do this or that. All this counts for nothing, unless you use the knowledge you 21 THE FALL
to destroy, but by building upon that which counts. In God's world, therefore, the different religions certainly 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
against someone sharing their last incarnation and this counts in their favor. So those people will be 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
than what people of higher development acquire. What counts is the effort to overcome one's lower self 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
any of you possess, is immaterial. The effort counts. Therefore, atheistic souls such as the ones I 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
only this manner of working and nothing else counts, my friends. I am trying to make you 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
country, this will not count against him. What counts is a person's inner attitudes, feelings, reactions, motives 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
from crass instances, it is your motive that counts in all desires and attitudes. Selfishness always depends 39 IMAGE-FINDING
But the way the child feels is what counts as the inner impressions accumulate to form the 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
is taking place inwardly, and that is what counts. Inner change is best indicated by the changes 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
purification and development. Every effort in this direction counts in the total plan of evolution for the 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
not successful in the sense of what really counts: his happiness, his inner security, his inner peace 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
desires and attitudes it is the motive that counts. It always depends on the how. The answer 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
forward. Each step seems little, and yet it counts tremendously as part of the whole. Is that 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The inner world is the only reality that counts. It determines your material life just as much 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
words, it is never what you do that counts, but how you do it. An act can 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
the mistake itself is not so important, what counts rather is your attitude toward it. Many of 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
Sin and sickness are the same, but what counts is how you react to them, not what 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
of an expression, be aware of it. Awareness counts so much. Forgetting the living meaning of a 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
is the key to life. Without love nothing counts. On our path together we have done more 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
in expressing your thoughts and changed feelings. What counts is your inner understanding and your willingness to 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
the end the experience itself will be what counts, because then the way will be open to 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
am happy, there must be perfection on all counts. Then I will live. If I am unhappy 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
difference -- and this understanding is what really counts. Judging, moralizing, and perfectionism occur when values are 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
these, your habits are deeply ingrained on both counts: First your automatic response is to take things 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
from the mood of the moment. On both counts your aim is to avoid contact with yourself 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
it impossible for you to win where it counts and where you would find your real strength 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
from the only point of view that really counts, which is finding your true self. The expression 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
interests of the other -- where it really counts, on the deepest level. However, even right and 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
have toward the present difficulty? This is what counts. This is where you have a choice to 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
structure says: It is my ego world that counts. This is all there is to me and 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
they may mean. The struggle itself is what counts and what must bring conciliation. The consequent blessing 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
Quite the contrary is true on all these counts. It is never a destructive impulse itself that 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
a lot, but never the real thing that counts most. You may give things, money, good deeds 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
into seeing it as the only reality that counts. When you do so, you distort the truth 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
other direction. An alternating approach is what really counts. You must not cultivate one at the expense 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION
 
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the resolution to face your inner truth with courage. Cultivate truthful thoughts; think everything through clearly, independently 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
the importance of these can you find the courage to discover what is hidden, to let go 4 WORLD WEARINESS
These may have karmic reasons, yet quite often courage and willpower could relieve them if only you 4 WORLD WEARINESS
God. Be in peace, walk your path with courage and the knowledge that all your efforts are 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
So begin by meeting your lower self with courage, optimism, humility, and in a spirit of warfare 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
difficult; it merely requires a little bit of courage and wisdom. Everybody has some courage and wisdom 21 THE FALL
bit of courage and wisdom. Everybody has some courage and wisdom within, and it is only a 21 THE FALL
are those who take it, who have the courage and the wisdom to do so. I know 21 THE FALL
and then meet them in a spirit of courage and wisdom. When you can do all this 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
the little ego, time, effort, patience, perseverance, and courage. What you will receive for this price is 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
thinks about you. I know that it takes courage to do that. Consider this your first effort 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
all the time. Many people may lack the courage to put this in practice, but inside they 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
and may it fill you with love and courage. Go your way in peace; be in God 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
May He give you the strength and the courage and the light to face yourself, to be 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
it and dissolving it step by step with courage and conviction, will you find true happiness and 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
or person. Such a basic quality may be courage, another love and kindness, and so on. To 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
love and kindness, and so on. To have courage does not mean that you do not possess 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
is of utmost importance that you muster the courage to test your feelings, to translate them into 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
the ladder upward. But you must have the courage to search in that direction, for only there 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
into deeper emotional conflicts until you develop the courage and humility to break it. Please do not 31 SHAME
absent because they too do not have the courage to be themselves. Their kind of love was 31 SHAME
have many more weaknesses but who has the courage to live without pretense and act according to 31 SHAME
down the false edifice. If you have the courage to stumble a thousand times over the same 31 SHAME
my friends. Do you want to take your courage into your own hands, or do you think 31 SHAME
can advance on this path without summoning the courage to follow the call? I can promise you 31 SHAME
cannot do so unless you have displayed the courage to bring into the open what you do 31 SHAME
be won as long as you lack the courage to acknowledge the side in you which you 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
and sisters on this path with generosity and courage. Those who listen, advise, and deliberate will gain 35 TURNING TO GOD
healing agent of occasional pain. Pray for the courage to take pain in the right manner. Then 36 PRAYER
hurt, but it is not true! Take your courage into your two hands and make that first 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
way must always be, first, to have the courage to say: These are my feelings; I know 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
must follow. If you do not have the courage to delve into your unconscious, face your image 38 IMAGES
and bound. The price for freedom is the courage and humility to face up to things. When 38 IMAGES
in the easiest circumstances possible. When not enough courage and willpower are mustered in easy circumstances, the 38 IMAGES
a little more difficult. And if again the courage, humility, and willpower are not mustered, the life 38 IMAGES
with their devotion. QUESTION: You mentioned willpower and courage twice tonight. Are the batteries of both recharged 38 IMAGES
course! If you pray specifically for willpower and courage for a good purpose, as outlined in this 38 IMAGES
my dear ones. It is the blessing of courage that you all so badly need. And I 38 IMAGES
to each one of you, you will feel courage. And if you keep that strength, you can 38 IMAGES
are known to have a great deal of courage. By uncovering certain emotional reactions, tendencies and inner 39 IMAGE-FINDING
number of instances where they have proven their courage. Yet their discovery of certain cowardly emotional reactions 39 IMAGE-FINDING
encountered it in others. Once you have the courage to bring your feelings out into the open 39 IMAGE-FINDING
and shame. It takes only a moment of courage to go through what seems so shameful and 39 IMAGE-FINDING
kind of shame or guilt, as having the courage to be yourself in every respect, then self-responsibility 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
go about it. You may even lack the courage to ask for advice and help. Therefore it 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
by the mere fact that you had the courage to face the truth within yourself. There are 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
of Jesus Christ as the greatest act of courage ever? It is already an act of courage 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
courage ever? It is already an act of courage for a human being to go through a 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
love, true kindness, true unselfishness is unthinkable without courage. Meditate on what courage means, my dear ones 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
unselfishness is unthinkable without courage. Meditate on what courage means, my dear ones. If you lack courage 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
courage means, my dear ones. If you lack courage, you do so because you love yourself too 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
Cowardice is nothing but self-pampering, self- pitying self-concern. Courage ascribes as much importance to a cause, to 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
to another person as to the self. Therefore courage and love, in the last analysis, are inseparable 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
where you are courageous and where you lack courage. And where you do lack courage, you will 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
you lack courage. And where you do lack courage, you will always find that you must lack 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
Start by concentrating on that one. Objectivity needs courage too, my friends. Many of you are still 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
himself as he really is. She has the courage to be herself. Therefore, in this one small 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
you now are, and if you had the courage to be what you are, no fear could 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
has accomplished the greatest act of love and courage for you personally, trust that success cannot help 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
of the will-personality would be the Angel of Courage. QUESTION: Wouldn't it be ideal to have all 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
QUESTION: I don't understand why the angel of courage is the perfection of will. I can't understand 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
understand this at all. ANSWER: If you have courage, you need a great amount of will, in 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
you explain why you do not feel that courage and will go together? QUESTIONER: Well, I know 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
person who has no willpower and yet has courage may summon this courage partly from the recesses 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
willpower and yet has courage may summon this courage partly from the recesses of the soul where 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
has willpower. QUESTION: Is there also a certain courage that comes from fear? ANSWER: Definitely. A positive 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
the natural and positive extension of will is courage. Both will and courage are active. In will 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
extension of will is courage. Both will and courage are active. In will there must be a 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
else again. And also, the fact that inborn courage, which is based on willpower, cannot function because 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
the purified state, the will would manifest as courage. It may even manifest as courage in the 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
manifest as courage. It may even manifest as courage in the unpurified state, although then the courage 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
courage in the unpurified state, although then the courage is used for wrong purposes. Courage cannot exist 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
then the courage is used for wrong purposes. Courage cannot exist without activity; courage appears in a 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
for wrong purposes. Courage cannot exist without activity; courage appears in a spirit of surging ahead, in 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
person whose willpower is crippled, yet who displays courage in some instances, may be similar to a 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
It depends on your development, your willingness, your courage, your humility, and your ability to reveal yourself 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
her it is usually easier to muster the courage to meet soul to soul and touch the 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
The only way out is to have the courage and patience to take each string and ask 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
an extroverted outgoing nature, combined with a certain courage, the rebellion will take a form in which 47 THE WALL WITHIN
tendency must be combined with a current of courage. Otherwise, if certain other character traits and outer 47 THE WALL WITHIN
as the law-upholders are concerned, who lack the courage to give vent to their true feelings, their 47 THE WALL WITHIN
inability to change as yet. One has the courage to admit to oneself that perfection is still 47 THE WALL WITHIN
see the wall and then give you the courage and the humility to break it down. And 47 THE WALL WITHIN
blessings of healing, blessings of love, strength and courage. Go on this path, my dear ones. And 47 THE WALL WITHIN
root of the evil, or of mustering up courage, approaching the problem, cutting open the wound, and 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
operation. Under stand that once you have the courage to go through the operation, the time of 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
or she will do the same. It takes courage and humility, the two attributes so inevitable to 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
give you the insight to understand. Have the courage to shoulder your responsibility without the pride of 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
fact or in intent. If you have the courage to be truly sorry for the hurts you 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
many other things, life force is truth and courage. Accepting justified guilt is being in truth and 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
guilt is being in truth and it takes courage. The life force will then seep through all 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
answer to your life, you must exercise the courage to admit the negative second layer of yourself 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
suppress basic instincts rather than facing them with courage and sincerity. QUESTION: Is it true, as some 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
you are not yet perfect -- and the courage to face yourself and to face life as 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
and going through them in a spirit of courage and humility. By paying the price you will 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
a negative outcome, you become disappointed and lose courage. At the other extreme, some people constantly assume 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
ethics and morals. So if you have the courage and independence to think through what the outer 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
thing you desire most, but you have no courage to obey it because your compulsive conscience speaks 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
these blessings with you, let them strengthen your courage and your willpower on the path of self-finding 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
say, is much better than a lack of courage and all the other sick and weak reasons 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
to break the circle is to have the courage to examine the subject, to review it freely 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
arrive at a different view and have the courage to live up to it, at the price 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
time it has really become your own, your courage and labor to free yourself from the yoke 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
instances, you violate your personality; you lack the courage to be yourself and to arrive at your 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
for the answer, and if you have the courage to face it without the wrong kind of 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
blocks and resistances. You who have the noble courage for this path of light should realize that 53 SELF-LOVE
they do not feel hopeless, but fight with courage until the sun shines brightly again. With the 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
you, although you may never have had the courage to acknowledge them. The right concept of love 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
the unhealthy motives? Would you have had the courage to follow through with your desire if the 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
will approach these times in a spirit of courage and with a constructive attitude toward what you 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
this case, you yourself criticize your lack of courage to help mature the child in you. To 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
of trust in others because you lack the courage to view the other person and the situation 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
in the love-related areas of your life. The courage to see what is, rather than what you 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
you need have no fear of loving. The courage to accept that which may be inconvenient means 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
do not love now. May you find the courage to free yourself of this unnecessary burden of 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
you approach this question with a spirit of courage and constructive self-analysis -- learning where you fall 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
and reality as they are, and lacking the courage to accept them that way. Another sign of 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
begin to function if you first have the courage to free yourself of the artificially produced strength 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
not arrived at them using the strength and courage that come only from facing the issue. You 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
very pull in tension pushes you into it. Courage, an honest facing of the self, and a 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
with it, which is honest and growth- producing. Courage and honesty are perhaps the most important assets 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
still in the body. When you muster the courage of becoming your real self, even though it 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
but might yield an important key when the courage is there to go through them and find 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
to obtain happiness, fulfillment, bliss, pleasure, a certain courage is presupposed, a spirit of adventure, so to 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
uncovering of something shameful. Only after mustering the courage to bring your shame out in the open 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
truth without a doubt once you have the courage to let out your repressions. This will give 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
your private solution, and if you have the courage to acknowledge what you feel, right or wrong 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
be fully yours only if you have the courage to go through this. Then, and only then 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
and covering it, you continue to suffer. The courage to go through this pain, which you may 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
what you need in life. You need the courage now to let go of the illusion of 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
of exposing your emotions, and then develop the courage and humility to allow yourself to be aware 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
your real self, and do not have the courage to accept that a comparatively large area of 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
For only in the mature emotions, in the courage to make this maturity and growth possible, will 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
your being. If you do not have the courage to allow the negative in you to reach 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
mask of appearance and that you muster the courage to admit to such childish reactions. The more 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
could again be alive. They need only the courage to become themselves, to let go of the 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
It requires a sense of self- responsibility and courage. This applies to everything, including the subject you 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
you wanted to avoid a communion with yourself. Courage and humility to face oneself with all one's 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and attitude to obtain improvement through one's efforts, courage, and humility. There is a subtle but important 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pronounce similar weaknesses, faults, or limitations. That gives courage and makes it so much easier to face 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
As long as you do not have the courage to examine the issues while forgetting the rule 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
any other way. For this procedure requires the courage to take the consequences upon yourself, to cut 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
regulations, and thus on public approval. It takes courage to make a mistake, if necessary. It takes 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
of true and genuine repentance. With strength and courage, you must, as a first step, accept the 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
and fully facing one's sin. Both derive from courage, humility, and the will to take on self-responsibility 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
all the more difficult either to have the courage not to conform to fixed rules, or not 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
individual, and not a machine, divorced from warmth, courage, and humor. The true self of every individual 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
your inferiority. Once you have reached the strength, courage, humility, determination, and the reality to face your 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
are truly self-responsible. You have the integrity and courage to be yourself, even at the expense of 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
more satisfying than the daydreams, but one needs courage and flexibility; one has to give up the 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS
still another approach, so you will have the courage to take the necessary steps. This approach is 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
true to yourself, then you have the integrity, courage, and humility to stand up for what you 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
life, living, loving, enthusiasm, healthy activity, spiritual endeavor, courage, conviction one stands up for, strength that makes 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
where you resist most. If you have the courage to face this and cope with it, you 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
to you tonight, and may it give you courage and strength to pass through the closed door 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
if you realize all this and have the courage to go through it, you are bound to 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
for so long. You will then have the courage to explore these possibilities, instead of rejecting them 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
and to the heart of another person. The courage to live and to love enables you to 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
is also possible that those who have the courage to be different do so with a free 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
is purely negative. It is the lack of courage to be yourself; the exaggerated need to please 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
which is the key: self-awareness. The ability, willingness, courage, incentive, and reason to do so, has to 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
disciplines. It is the natural outcome of the courage and humility to face oneself completely and without 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
to be so. Only when you have the courage to be yourself can you find out the 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
the truth. For some, it takes much more courage to be their loving selves than their self-assertive 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
same self-hate you feel as when you lack courage and self-assertion, when you submit in evident weakness 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
these very childish attitudes. When you have the courage to be true to your real self, when 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
and therefore destructive. Only when you have the courage and humility to be what you are, to 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
be repaired. In order to muster the necessary courage and concentration, you have to understand fully its 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
each one of you who has the great courage and dignity, the human dignity, to want to 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
at least I know that I lack the courage to look at myself, rather than pretend the 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
than pretend the opposite? Do I have the courage for this admission? Can I acknowledge that there 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
love that is pouring forth fill you with courage and the knowledge that you have within yourself 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
requires a great deal of work, patience, perseverance, courage and humility to follow through and arrive at 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
reflecting, perhaps, on her intelligence or resourcefulness, or courage. She then fights against these trends as well 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
man's need for love is feminine. Her intelligence, courage and activity in many areas of life, the 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
it takes a considerable amount of struggle and courage to admit what so far has been inadmissible 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
Do not force your self-revelation unduly, though some courage may be necessary. If you decide to wait 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
their climate is very different. Love, truth, wisdom, courage -- what is good and constructive in the 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
depths of your being. May you summon the courage to overcome the fear that produces resistance. Only 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
for many an incarnation until it has the courage to free itself. Fear and shame of disapproved 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE

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