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silly, stubborn, and childish notion, you are thus denying God, at least in one aspect of your 19 JESUS CHRIST
Christ had to be a virgin and that denying this is sacrilege. Others go to the opposite 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
not considering yourself with healthy self-respect, you are denying to yourself as much right as to the 53 SELF-LOVE
fault. My failures are due only to the denying of my wishes, which they constantly inflict upon 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
man has weakened himself at the core. By denying in himself that which he erroneously had thought 62 MAN AND WOMAN
You will then understand that you had been denying yourself the chance of receiving the only true 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
fact that it still exists for you. By denying it, you may encounter the danger of negation 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
The person who cringes away from suffering -- denying, never facing it, and irrationally fearing it beyond 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
exist for two reasons. They exist, first, for denying one's true self, for the indignity of being 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
You then either turn away from God altogether, denying His very existence in the universe, or you 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
is. Your conscious or unconscious rationalizations in still denying the awareness and expression of your emotions, even 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
a child, and that he has gone on denying it himself by way of the image, with 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
perhaps again unconsciously. When you are aggressively arrogant, denying your own need to find love, affection, communication 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
the superstitious God- Image and self-projection of man, denying self-responsibility. This latter state of atheism, erroneous in 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
its existence. When you struggle against your insecurity, denying its existence, it rises up behind the dam 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
repress your insecurity, you actually increase it. By denying its existence, you make it bigger and stronger 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
doubt, you may struggle against the doubt by denying its existence, but you do not remove it 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
on having to have what you want, while denying your own and life's limitations. My dearest friends 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
doing so can it gradually be outgrown. In denying its existence, you overlook its manifestations; how it 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
independence, he fights against his manhood. But in denying his need for love due to the misconception 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
need into something bad. This fact requires hiding, denying, repression. The existing energy does not dissolve into 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
healthy, fulfilled life -- cannot grow into maturity. Denying the need to receive causes the psyche, in 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
compulsive, problematic giving is often the result of denying a need to receive. The latter may have 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
of inner friction, which is the result of denying a rightful need. Outer friction with one's environment 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
further result. There are many possible reasons for denying or ignoring the rightfulness of the original need 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
dealt with. They are merely a result of denying the original need or feeling. Displacement, as discussed 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
until recently that you went way overboard by denying yourself every gratification and fulfillment. You feel extremely 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
within the self which create an undesirable destiny. Denying these limitations by sheer outer will that comes 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
for self-expression and fulfillment stubbornly remains unfulfilled, a denying attitude that does not want it, that holds 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
whatever motivations and reasons. If you persist in denying the fact that you reject your very wish 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
all harm, all destructiveness, all evil results from denying the spontaneous real self, and substituting secondary reactions 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
Confusing the impulse with the deed and therefore denying both, results in extreme disturbance for the self 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
feelings and negative events. Instead of repressing it, denying it, looking away from it, you must face 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
to remain in a negative, undesirable state. By denying the truth that you can choose your attitudes 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
Expose it for what it really is. Stop denying it. For only then will you discover that 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
cultivating a negative, destructive, or at least a denying attitude toward life. That is why you have 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
separating and withdrawing, toughening yourself, numbing your feelings, denying your real feelings and substituting counterfeit feelings, and 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
yourself. You must live it through, not by denying it or struggling away from it, but by 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
of mutual positiveness, until the negative, destructive, and denying side is fully understood and eliminated. The negative 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
is fully understood and eliminated. The negative, the denying and destructive direction would not be as fierce 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
or a lack of concern. My response seems denying because the concept they still have about life 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
way, and a justification of this negation, while denying its existence. The denial manifests in a continuous 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
wastefully and ignorantly think you protect yourself by denying them. You think the life process is not 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
see how they stop the life process by denying the life stream, are nearer to the solution 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
contradict previous convictions and experience. This obstacle of denying a fact that is immediately available -- because 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
to feel and love is your present reality. Denying the present reality makes it impossible to experience 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
objectively observing them, without plunging into despair and denying the defects. This attitude in itself removes the 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
control. Why is humanity bent on destroying, dominating, denying and manipulating creative life -- that is, the 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
willfully interrupted and prohibited by an overly watchful, denying attitude of the outer ego. The average human 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
negative reactions and confusions by covering them up, denying their existence, the less you can cope with 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a sense of proportion, not exaggerating and not denying, not whitewashing the self, nor dramatizing oneself into 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
another person in the way of a child, denying the adult you are, you enslave yourself in 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
wondrous manner, to a degree you cannot imagine. Denying the intense ecstasy of this life force which 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
are in harmony with the laws of life. Denying the truth of your saying no and then 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
saying no and then blaming others -- and denying the blame as well -- is a violation 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
are aware of it or not. Rather than denying the struggle, let your mood, your inner feeling 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
on your real inherent wisdom, while negating and denying the childish misunderstandings in your personality. To admit 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
many people result from a deep-seated fear of denying anything. This is not real goodness -- based 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
self. Learn to calm your mind and stop denying your feelings by agitatedly fitting the hurtful event 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
experience your actual sensations and feelings without either denying or exaggerating them. Thus you awaken your spiritual 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
the surface. This is so much better than denying and going away again from this point of 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
be disharmonious and disturbing. You will go on denying what tries to make itself known to you 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
itself. If you accept its real nature without denying or aggrandizing it, it will soon diminish and 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
can then see yourself cramping up, numbing yourself, denying the experience of abandonment. As you see yourself 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
fear and cramp up against this limit. But denying the result of your own action is an 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
Therefore you fall into the error of justifying, denying, falsifying, and rationalizing -- and often even beautifying 174 SELF-ESTEEM
while rigid, reluctant movement is painful. Rather than denying the hidden reluctance, focus on it. Relaxed and 178 THE UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH DYNAMICS
the willingness. Nothing could be more harmful than denying that the self is unwilling to abandon destructive 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
the destructive side must not be done by denying what exists until you no longer know that 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
then can the process of reeducation begin. The denying, panicky, frightened, self-rejecting, and perfection-demanding attitude you usually 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
really is not. By contrast, the price of denying it is enormous. You may grope in confusion 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
error, confusion, duality. You will see that by denying the evil in you, you do greater harm 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
your manifest spirituality, than you realize. For by denying it, you inactivate an essential part of your 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
long as you try to become good by denying evil, by forcing yourself to be what you 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
act out destructiveness, you do express evil. By denying its existence, you stagnate vital creative energy, which 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
will not create a new negative condition by denying what I have created. In this way, you 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
it again -- which is your way of denying the reality of your present state, your fear 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
moment you do this, you inactivate destructiveness, without denying or hiding it. When you deny your malice 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
that they are is a profound manifestation of denying self- responsibility and of dependency. In effect, you 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
the sake of appearance, for the sake of denying the lower aspects, because the conscious, determining, choosing 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
a defense against feeling as not knowing and denying the knowledge part of the feeling. This shows 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
who denies feeling experience. When you go on denying awareness and refusing to feel the experience of 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
block the experience. You anesthetize yourself. Numbing and denying often seems the only protection against unbearable pain 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
upon you, and you again protect yourself by denying the pain rather than experiencing it to its 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
to you, without manipulating it by exaggerating or denying it, it will run its natural course. This 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
energy into destructive energy. The inner lie of denying experience of the feeling self creates a falsification 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
up the false needs that have accrued from denying the pain of the original unfulfillment. Let yourself 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
energy can be reconverted once you have stopped denying it. My friends, let this sink in: Your 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
hence selfwill, which always blurs and falsifies reality, denying all desirable life experience. Other ego tricks that 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
serve to maintain its present safe position are: denying pleasure, bliss, joy, expansion, and creative movement into 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
words strongly and decisively, without covering up or denying the negative will, but meeting it head on 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
you have already started to recognize that by denying your negativity you incur a double guilt. First 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
Then you are involved in the guilt for denying this negativity, which we may call the secondary 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
from giving up your stake in hiding, projecting, denying, and distorting; it grows from giving up an 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
perversion -- pleasure in giving pain, pleasure in denying the self and the other. Hating, selfish, cruel 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
be envious, jealous, petty, self-serving, spiteful, manipulative, malicious, denying others their own Godself -- in short, loveless 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
understand the hardship and therefore really dissolve it. Denying the hardship only appears temporarily to eliminate it 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
immediately shut the lid tight again. Yet by denying your fear you also deny that you are 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS
plague you -- although you may succeed in denying your awareness of them -- as you unfortunately 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
negativities and hopelessness, seeing only what is life- denying, and not seeing where your life already expresses 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION
you first assumed as a safety measure. However, denying the positive and believing in the worst to 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM
the mask level through the false way of denying your frustrated feelings, but truly overcome it. Not 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
explore your anxieties. The anxiety you produce by denying your anxiety is much greater than the original 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975
confusions that inevitably arise as a result of denying your soul movement, your inner call to give 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
were totally wrong. They are then justified in denying all their parents stood for. On a very 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
be wrong -- that the personal guilt in denying the truth of Jesus Christ seems too painful 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
strong emotional involvement with, nor a stake in denying this idea; because your doors are much more 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
no stake in holding on to anything, or denying anything, except to finding the truth. This commitment 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
your soul. Instead of fearing the devils or denying their existence so you can overcome your fear 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL
your difficulty in achieving this openness, rather than denying or hiding it. If you do not expose 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
figures in your life whom you accuse of denying your selfhood, the more you secretly resent them 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS
it unfolds around you, never fleeing it, never denying it, never using spirituality as a means to 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS
reaction whose origin is precisely the pain of denying oneness. It has often been mentioned that the 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE
you do this. Only through experiencing rather than denying your various pains can you do this. The 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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