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 Covertly....................5
attitude, whatever it may be, no matter how covertly it manifests outwardly, you institute an entirely new 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
are not self-responsible, no matter how subtly and covertly this may be done. There is a mechanism 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
self-pity, resentment, complaining, and accusing -- overtly or covertly -- in your emotional reactions and expressions. The 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
in the concealed hatred and brutality that manifests covertly in sexual expressions, whether or not one admits 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
overgrown ego makes its claims constantly, overtly or covertly. But when it comes to your real greatness 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
 
 Cover-up....................3
self-condemnation. Finding excuses and explanations would be a cover-up for the self-condemnation. Now, separate these two aspects 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
unresolved problems. But it does not include the cover-up for the unresolved problems, the pseudo-solutions, or the 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
veneer that gave the appearance of love. Such cover-up is often mere self-deception, since most of the 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
 
 Coverups....................4
have found so far are superficial levels and coverups for the real guilt. The proof of this 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
what you reject and dislike in yourself. These coverups are actually infinitely more insidious and damaging than 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
But when you are still involved in the coverups, the roles and the games, you cannot get 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
helper, to convince him or her that your coverups are valid. But the other part of you 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
 
 Covet.......................4
its deeper meaning from past lectures. If you covet something you do not possess you blind yourself 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
Under these circumstances, you may envy others and covet what they have, because you cannot resolve your 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
which keep you from fulfilling yourself. What you covet may be a substitute for your real needs 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
you can genuinely wish to obtain what you covet and be prepared to pay the price. You 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
 
 Covetousness................4
separateness is self-explanatory. The second cardinal sin is COVETOUSNESS -- greed. Again, you know its deeper meaning 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
needs of which you may not be aware. Covetousness, as well as pride, separates you from others 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
have covered it before. What I said about covetousness also applies to envy. I have discussed envy 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
they seem like opposites, like sloth contrasted with covetousness or with gluttony. They are not exact opposites 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
 
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tightly to the ego with its self-pity, vanity, cowardice and pride -- in short, everything that nurtures 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
myself and will not recoil from it in cowardice, vanity, and oversensitivity, will indeed receive the truth 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
fullness of life means to enter life without cowardice, to open yourself to everything life may bring 35 TURNING TO GOD
learn from it? Help me to overcome my cowardice. Let me meet life with all its pains 35 TURNING TO GOD
to overcome your ego, pride, fear, and the cowardice that allows you to cheat. If you overcome 35 TURNING TO GOD
flinch from unhappiness in distorted self-love, self-pity, and cowardice. If you learn from the hard times and 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
pray for strength and understanding to overcome your cowardice to face yourself and to overcome your resistance 39 IMAGE-FINDING
is a right and proper kind of self-love. Cowardice is nothing but self-pampering, self- pitying self-concern. Courage 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
actually misapplied goodwill. But it consists also of cowardice, pride, self-will, and impatience. Your impatience mounts because 47 THE WALL WITHIN
are convinced that there is no trace of cowardice in you. So that when you do come 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
when you do come across a streak of cowardice in yourself, you may reject the discovery because 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
fulfill God's will can coexist with a certain cowardice and refusal to assume self-responsibility. I am only 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the wrong direction; it stands for dishonesty, hypocrisy, cowardice, avarice, selfishness, egocentricity, separateness. The static principle in 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
man doesn't communicate with a woman out of cowardice, what would be the corresponding feature to look 62 MAN AND WOMAN
could also correspond to a different kind of cowardice on another level in the woman in question 62 MAN AND WOMAN
and understanding to be able to overcome your cowardice to face yourself, to overcome your resistance to 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
Where the truth is blurred by your fear, cowardice and the erroneous belief that life can be 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
than you would have without such evasion and cowardice. The bargain you wanted to make by assuming 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
emotionally you may be plunged in darkness, rebellion, cowardice and self-pity -- the outcome will be happiness 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
also happen out of negative motives, such as cowardice, fear, indifference, opportunism, resignation. This would then be 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
The so-called neurosis always contains selfishness, greed, pride, cowardice, egocentricity, and ruthlessness in one form or another 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
self-indulgence and self-hate, both of which derive from cowardice, pride, lack of self-responsibility, and the will not 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
onto another, seeing in that person your own cowardice and hidden rebellion. Therefore it is an utterly 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
the psyche, such as selfishness, egocentricity, fearfulness and cowardice. Every time even a particle of these obstructions 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS
unawareness of the original need. Both contain the cowardice that prevents people from finding that need and 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
self-will and fear, your separateness, petty self-pampering and cowardice surround you with a wall of isolation when 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
give your best, be it due to fear, cowardice, pride, betrayal, and other misconceptions, all of which 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
same tendencies operate in both. Do not overlook cowardice. One may omit a constructive deed out of 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
One may omit a constructive deed out of cowardice, but one may just as well commit a 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Simply declaring your vigorous intent to not let cowardice and fear defeat you will set those powers 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
laws for granted is always a matter of cowardice. Lack of courage induces an individual to rote 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
outwardly seems courageously defiant, may be tainted with cowardice and opportunism. The laziness of not thinking through 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
laziness per se. It is always tainted by cowardice, a conformity to a specific group of people 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
reason for self-dislike is, at least partly, the cowardice to sell out the truth for the convenience 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
yourself up in a place of pride. The cowardice that feeds conformity is the same as the 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
Vagueness and not looking at your pride and cowardice prevent you from reaching this natural life. Each 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
When the present is fully acknowledged, pride and cowardice will drop away without effort. Cowardice, in its 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
pride and cowardice will drop away without effort. Cowardice, in its compliance and conformity, self-negation and denial 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
submission only happens out of fear and greed, cowardice and opportunism. Thus outer morality is not necessarily 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
your pride, your investment in your pretense, your cowardice. When you admit your negative intentionality you perform 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
If you admit your similar unfair demands, your cowardice in giving your feelings, and your negative intentionality 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
you also see the still existing dishonesty, the cowardice, and all the other ugly little attitudes of 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
I shall attempt to show you now how cowardice is just as evil as active perpetration of 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
as evil as active perpetration of evil. Spiritual cowardice not only leads to betrayal of the best 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
and even pretending to be good, when one's cowardice and self-serving gives silent permission to the evil 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
ability to choose faith over fear, courage over cowardice. For what requires more courage than believing in 254 SURRENDER
 
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conditions, they come face to face with the cowardly part of their personality. This realization may come 39 IMAGE-FINDING
proven their courage. Yet their discovery of certain cowardly emotional reactions is also valid. So it is 39 IMAGE-FINDING
of you are still too weak and too cowardly to see the truth in others, as well 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
you can be, is the result of such cowardly evasion, such a wrong solution. Using such evasive 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
people are too lazy to think and too cowardly to make their own decisions based on their 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the motivations may be selfish, vain, unloving, and cowardly. One may conform to all the rules and 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
brought out. You will then find that a cowardly opportunism exists wherever you shy away from your 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
my integrity, all untruthfulness and role playing, all cowardly defenses, all self-centeredness that makes me treat others 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
result of your withholding and spiteful or perhaps cowardly non-giving. You choose to ignore that others cannot 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
is often associated with evil, while the weak, cowardly person is associated with mildness, gentleness, goodness. Nothing 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
 
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service to God's great plan, to become His co-worker. All you will need is readiness; the how 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
by trying to appear superior. Your partner or co-worker will do the same for you. So try 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
the person you have chosen as your spiritual co-worker, because not all people who come here know 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
who have not found as yet the right co-worker, as we might call it, can pray for 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS

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