| Daughter....................3 | |
| of us? ANSWER: At least you and your daughter who are in this work of self-finding. Both | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| itself. Now, are there any questions? QUESTION: My daughter needs a little guidance and further help. Last | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| that you have asked this question. QUESTION: My daughter is of very low energy level especially in | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| Dawn........................16 | |
| light into their world, as though a faraway dawn changed the contours of their world a little | 21 THE FALL |
| point of development is reached, will the realization dawn that all truth meets finally in one universal | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| to the emotions. But this realization will only dawn on you after you have learned to give | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| to the necessary maturity. The truth will then dawn on you that selfishness is not advantageous and | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| of grace, but then the true concept will dawn on you. In other words, this interim state | 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE |
| the path experiences periods of darkness before the dawn, so does humanity -- over and over again | 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY |
| connection between the first two is beginning to dawn on you, but the third part of the | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| in this endeavor will the inner understanding finally dawn that death is not to be feared -- | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| reactions toward the world and others. At the dawn of humankind, when human beings were little more | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| of life, ever-increasing possibilities of new expansion will dawn upon you as the starkest reality you ever | 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER |
| to sustained abysses where no light seems to dawn? It can then be safely assumed that the | 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS |
| of this negative intentionality surfaces, it begins to dawn on you how strong a grip this devastating | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| will find the world opening up. It will dawn on you that if you can create unconsciously | 200 THE COSMIC FEELING |
| brief, somewhat simplified picture of this. At the dawn of human evolution, there were only a few | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| is coming out of her confinement. At the dawn of history, humanity was in a very primitive | 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE |
| of the reasons, but the full impact will dawn on you only much later. In the meantime | 243 THE GREAT EXISTENTIAL FEAR AND LONGING |
| Dawns.......................7 | |
| parents are perfect and omnipotent. When the realization dawns upon the child that this is not so | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| they would often convey just that. Whenever it dawns on you that you will never resolve all | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| as long as confusion exists, but when awareness dawns, the vaster self begins to fill the consciousness | 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE |
| on illusion, not on reality. When this recognition dawns upon you, you will not project into the | 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION |
| attitude toward the other person. When the reality dawns on you that he or she is far | 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW |
| take it out of hiding, the wonderful reality dawns on you that there is so much more | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| to avoid the undesirable feelings. When it finally dawns on them that exactly the opposite direction must | 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE |
| Daydream....................14 | |
| try to explain why. When very young people daydream, it is one thing; when they mature, they | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| will get over it. If people continue to daydream as adults, however, it is another thing. It | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| what you did say, or you build a daydream of what you wish to happen in the | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| self-estrangement, there would be no need whatsoever to daydream about the idealized self-image. A very active fantasy | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| form of discipline to repress your desire to daydream in order to improve your life will not | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| unhealthy wants. QUESTION: If a person does not daydream at all, is this a sign of lack | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| either/or explanation. If a person does not consciously daydream, that may indicate something, but not necessarily a | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| Now I am telling you that not to daydream may also be unhealthy and a symptom of | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| thinking or feeling or acting or being. You daydream that this or that desirable fulfillment will magically | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| negativity. You could accomplish the very thing you daydream about -- consuming a tremendous amount of energy | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| are one. When you fail to realize the daydream, your disappointment reinforces the superstition of pessimism. What | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| from the superstition of negativity to the wishful daydream. The more you indulge in the wishful daydream | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| daydream. The more you indulge in the wishful daydream to escape from the negativity, the less you | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| even for recognition and respect. But in a daydream it all comes in a fairy tale manner | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| Daydreaming.................31 | |
| now. People often indulge in what is called daydreaming. No one thinks that there is anything wrong | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| they would live in reality, not in fantasy. Daydreaming is very harmful because when you are doing | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| utilized for true meditation, self- recognition, and development. Daydreaming can be compared, in a way, to taking | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| become addicted. There are many people addicted to daydreaming; they use up their energy to build these | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| not quite the same thing. The world of daydreaming I was speaking about, although it can also | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| line of demarcation between the artist's concept and daydreaming? ANSWER: This is a very good question. I | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| would like to discuss a new topic: wishful daydreaming. Let us understand its origin, its harm and | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| illusory. It is not enough to say that daydreaming is escaping reality. This is true, but let | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| constructive patterns. There is also a benefit to daydreaming, however. Since realistic remedies are not sought, the | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| natural, organic process. The second category of wishful daydreaming is emotional and comes from needs instead of | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| This will be so beneficial, so healthy! Some daydreaming of this sort may even spur you to | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| more immature people are, the more successful their daydreaming will be and the less they will be | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| the fantasy that has been laboriously prepared in daydreaming; this causes frustration. In truth, reality is infinitely | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| make it quite clear that the harm of daydreaming is that it may prevent you from living | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| what is the benefit of this kind of daydreaming? It presents symptoms from which much insight can | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| your growth. Determining this is very beneficial. Moreover, daydreaming of this kind encourages awareness of repressed needs | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| your real life. A greater awareness of your daydreaming can bring many benefits. My advice to you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| become active. When my fears recede, I start daydreaming again. Why is that? ANSWER: Because, my friend | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| something quite similar to its absence. Too much daydreaming at the expense of actual living may indicate | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| psyche is not reconciled to living. Too little daydreaming, on the other hand, may indicate an inner | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| or the other depends on the kind of daydreaming as well as other considerations. Loss of conscious | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| goals are not reachable anymore one gives up daydreaming entirely? ANSWER: Of course. But often the daydreams | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| infuses hope: not wishful thinking, not escape or daydreaming of a vaguely hoped for miracle bringing salvation | 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING |
| expansion or happiness on the one hand, and daydreaming on the other. Wistful, resigned daydreaming that grabs | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| hand, and daydreaming on the other. Wistful, resigned daydreaming that grabs fantasy as a substitute for drab | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| is not. It does not mean wishful thinking, daydreaming, fantasizing, illusory hope. All of these are attempts | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| particulars, for that may easily lead to wishful daydreaming, which is more a hindrance than a help | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| my friends, the superstition of pessimism and the daydreaming are very closely interrelated and not at all | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| still had the habit of indulging considerably in daydreaming. Perhaps even without really noticing it or intentionally | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| the superstition of pessimism and, simultaneously, to wishful daydreaming. The very thing that is your inner richness | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| results through the superstition of pessimism and wishful daydreaming. You ignore the inexhaustible wells of yourself which | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| Daydreams...................48 | |
| there is no thought without substance and form. Daydreams create their forms, too, and these thought forms | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| put it this way: When the artist puts daydreams into actual creations then they cease to be | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| into actual creations then they cease to be daydreams. When the artist plays with these thoughts of | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| ANSWER: Yes, that is right. QUESTION: Speaking of daydreams and fantasies, I wrote a play about a | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| dreams that you have when you sleep and daydreams? ANSWER: There might be in a certain sense | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| ANSWER: There might be in a certain sense. Daydreams may also shed light on certain psychological factors | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| working with me personally to write down your daydreams in your notebooks. Bring them to your personal | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| your progress to consider the character of your daydreams. Please, all of you, add this to the | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| accomplish and to what purpose. By analyzing your daydreams and desires, you will always find the same | 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS |
| is ambivalent between people, they tend to create daydreams that fulfill their wishes. This happens even in | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| your way. Preconceived, imagined situations, as fabricated in daydreams, are the product of the forcing current and | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| you live in the now, there are no daydreams. There are no prefabricated situations. You vibrate flexibly | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| amount of time you actually do waste on daydreams or on insignificant floating thoughts of which you | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| self will be less stringent. The desire-life of daydreams is always a good indication of the idealized | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| of the psyche. Since most adults live in daydreams in one form or another, these may serve | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| Be in peace. Be in God. 98. WISHFUL DAYDREAMS Greetings, my dearest friends. God bless each one | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| Basically, there are two different kinds of wishful daydreams. One comes from thoughts that arise from drives | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| how superior or great you are. In such daydreams you are admired instead of slighted and you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| harm in spending precious energy on such wishful daydreams -- energy that could be much more constructively | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| aggression, hostility and destructive impulses. Another benefit is daydreams act as symptoms. How can you ever find | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| Most people, however, enjoy the symptoms -- the daydreams -- and do not wish to recognize them | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| activity by observing the particular pattern of your daydreams. Make a note of them. Realize their general | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| the root of your problems. Instead of repressing daydreams or indulging in them without trying to observe | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| learn to love life in reality. Then the daydreams will simply cease by themselves. This cessation has | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| You may then experience a certain fulfillment in daydreams. Observing and evaluating your daydreams can help you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| certain fulfillment in daydreams. Observing and evaluating your daydreams can help you categorize them. It is very | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| life. But the more you live in these daydreams, the less it will be possible for you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| to seek fulfillment in reality. In that case, daydreams do have a beneficial effect. It depends on | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| less capable of experiencing fulfillment. The discrepancy between daydreams in which they can make others behave, feel | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| truth, reality is infinitely more satisfying than the daydreams, but one needs courage and flexibility; one has | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| yourself to feel these needs only in your daydreams. The moment you step into real life, you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| be mended by increased awareness. The harm of daydreams, then, is in your failure to take advantage | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| compulsion or pressure -- calmly and quietly. Make daydreams the useful symptom they are meant to be | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| questions on this subject? QUESTION: I have many daydreams. When I stop, my fears become active. When | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| therefore represent the same escape mechanism as your daydreams. You experience either substitute fears or substitute fulfillments | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| you alternate between experiencing pseudofears and pseudofulfillment in daydreams. QUESTION: I can't connect my daydreams and my | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| pseudofulfillment in daydreams. QUESTION: I can't connect my daydreams and my fears in a concrete way. ANSWER | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| wish, you can observe the nature of your daydreams and the nature of your fears, and you | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| your creative faculties are inhibited. Not having conscious daydreams may also indicate resignation or stagnation. This may | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| just finished telling you that an overproduction of daydreams, at the expense of actual living, is unhealthy | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| the case that when one is younger one daydreams, but when one gets older and knows that | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| daydreaming entirely? ANSWER: Of course. But often the daydreams have not been given up, but merely take | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| you wish to escape from it by spinning daydreams that substitute for reality. This consumes a lot | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| could be invested in real living and fulfillment. Daydreams are just the other side of the superstition | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| day or even within one hour indulge in daydreams and then perhaps in a matter of minutes | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| fulfillment, abundance, love, joy, peace and excitement. Wishful daydreams are often spun by a diminished ego rather | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| real life becomes. The temptation to manufacture wish-fulfilling daydreams diminishes. Yet many of you still indulge in | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| that it will happen just like in your daydreams, you don't have to earn or acquire it | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |