| Dread.......................12 | |
| love will increase proportionately as you no longer dread the abyss of not being loved in return | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| rather brings on the very thing that they dread most and fight. However, if you do not | 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE |
| When you act out your idealized self, you dread nothing more than that, for taking the responsibility | 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE |
| of interacting with certain people, but you may dread relating to others. If so, do not fail | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| misconceptions, having fabricated certain remedies against the illusory dread. These are the pseudo-solutions, connected with the idealized | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| state in which one does absolutely nothing. They dread to even hear otherwise, because they imagine the | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| responsibility for this state, and thereby overcoming the dread of it. Such an attitude will open the | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| being, but suspecting something that fills you with dread and anxiety, you are instantly ready to turn | 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF |
| link in the chain reaction fills people with dread. They unreasonably fear this process because it seems | 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION |
| other choice but to annihilate yourself; yet you dread annihilation and thus hold on to the demon | 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| the center of the area that you most dread. There is no horror that does not bear | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| pay the price. On a deeper level you dread this possibility, but you are also profoundly relieved | 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS |
| Dreaded.....................15 | |
| world. They withdraw into isolation, never experiencing the dreaded defeat, never realizing what a poor bargain they | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| happiness and pleasure while not really avoiding the dreaded unhappiness in the long run. The unhappiness you | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| it all, and so they guard against the dreaded disappointment by summoning their inherently childish claim for | 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP |
| subsequent powerful forcing current, employed to dispel the dreaded worthlessness, becomes then the means of confirming their | 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING |
| discipline she uses in order to prevent the dreaded self-loss, the weaker and more dependent she becomes | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| this false premise. To defend yourself against this dreaded happening, you build an elaborate structure. When you | 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION |
| -- your endeavors are geared to make this dreaded event not come true. In other words, you | 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION |
| in the deep psyche, in order to avoid dreaded consequences and the possibility of a real risk | 143 UNITY AND DUALITY |
| life ceases -- or seems to cease. The dreaded ultimate is always non-life. There is nothing beyond | 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE |
| and tries to avoid. The defense against a dreaded misconception must be as erroneous as the misconception | 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE |
| that such a path is not to be dreaded as a difficult chore. Every step is the | 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE |
| to overcome it and arrive where the previously dreaded state truly does not exist any longer. Only | 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS |
| and reality will suddenly appear. Deep within the dreaded area, through the dreaded area, you find the | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| appear. Deep within the dreaded area, through the dreaded area, you find the golden point of light | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| avoidance bears within itself that golden point. Every dreaded point bears its golden center. Go toward it | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| Dreadful....................5 | |
| their minds and bodies that they can endure dreadful injuries without feeling any pain. They have learned | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| point of view, even the upheaval and the dreadful sorrows of war have their good points. For | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| Therefore, it is shortsighted to think that a dreadful occurrence on this earth, even war, does not | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| as you stood before it, ceased to be dreadful once you were through it. Ultimately, you were | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| lies its opposite. To reveal it seems a dreadful admission. You cannot discover the shame if you | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| Dream.......................49 | |
| but much more exists than you can even dream of. You will not only be able to | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| happens, through a voice within you, through a dream perhaps, or through your own feeling of enlightenment | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| to find out about your unconscious apart from dream analysis -- but not everyone knows how to | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| possible. It can also be seen in a dream. QUESTION: Is it only after the wall has | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| pictures that you translate into symbols in a dream. If the feeling-body remained during sleep in the | 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE |
| the forcing current, you will not need to dream up fixed situations. You will not be rigid | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| vague, floating, often irrelevant thoughts, nor in a dream world. When you float away into the unreality | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| the first place let us not say a dream is sent. Dreams are not really sent. This | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| there is a difference between the so-called psychological dream and the spiritual dream. The dream that is | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| between the so-called psychological dream and the spiritual dream. The dream that is given by the Spirit | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| so-called psychological dream and the spiritual dream. The dream that is given by the Spirit World is | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| elements are responsible for the difficulty to interpret dream language. QUESTION: Is one of the reasons you | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| sort of formula we might adopt for interpreting dream symbols? ANSWER: Yes, my friends, I have interpreted | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| symbols? ANSWER: Yes, my friends, I have interpreted dream symbols in many years of training. But I | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| great deal of intuition, understanding, and talent. A dream is something extremely personal. There is so much | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| The real benefit of the message which the dream intends to convey is often lost when people | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| be done alone. This applies not only to dream interpretation. But most people do not want to | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| deeper understanding of themselves, whether gained from a dream, or from the observation of their conscious daily | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| you begin. You may then lie down and dream that you are walking up. The dream may | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| and dream that you are walking up. The dream may seem very real, but in reality you | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| up. One of the most dangerous things in dream interpretation is generalization. Beware of it. Always use | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| you think, feel, and experience in connection with dream events. The tendency to escape from unresolved problems | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| hold true. You objectify rather than probe the dream for its subjective meaning. Be careful of that | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| meaning. Be careful of that, my friends. A dream always contains a special message to you from | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| a very glorious, beautiful, flattering message into the dream from the spirit world. The true message that | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| would be impossible. There is too much to dream interpretation. I have done this with my medium | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| to this lecture. Many years ago, following a dream interpretation you gave me, I found out that | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| most enlightened people as well who would never dream that they harbor similar unconscious attitudes. The destructive | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| of your unconscious. I will now not discuss dream interpretation, which deals with the translation of deeper | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| you all the many fulfillments you cannot even dream of, surpassing even the greediest self will of | 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE |
| to this state. At the same time, you dream of the state you will eventually find when | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| go of this childish desire for omnipotence, the dream of pleasure supreme -- this seems to me | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| realize that when you give up the perfect dream, what you have now will be so much | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| give and receive all that you can possibly dream of. Not being aware of the life-center is | 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL |
| dynamics, in its aliveness, that you cannot even dream of the effect it can have on the | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| output as the creation of the good you dream about. As long as this is not wholly | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| too many obstructions to help them realize the dream. Yet, does this very fact not indicate that | 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW |
| you do not happen to have a train dream, it is not an indication or proof that | 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS |
| the experience can appear to have been a dream. The state in which you hear the inner | 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA |
| focusing on it. You can awaken from your dream state, your anesthesia, my friends. You can become | 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA |
| labor as a valid expression of life, you dream of yourself as a great person in order | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| all further obstructions to real happiness rather than dream about gratifications. If you use the material in | 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM |
| nature. The other is but a temporary bad dream, but a dream with a deep purpose and | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| is but a temporary bad dream, but a dream with a deep purpose and meaning, a dream | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| dream with a deep purpose and meaning, a dream that is a task. Your earthly lives are | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| a train journey. This is why people often dream of being on a train, missing trains, and | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| a train, missing trains, and so on. The dream almost always applies to a specific attitude they | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| reveal much greater truths than you can yet dream of. But as long as this vision is | 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS |
| frequently occurred to you that you related a dream quite adequately, once you started it, although you | 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY |