| Exerted.....................9 | |
| far beyond the unreasonable standards which may be exerted by society. Your blind, excessive standards make it | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| parents. One distorted attitude exists because of influence exerted upon you by one parent and your emotional | 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE |
| and sisters almost as strong as the one exerted by parents? ANSWER: It is only a result | 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE |
| from the upper mind. And control must be exerted where you are lost now; where you grope | 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING |
| threshold. But the voluntary effort has to be exerted first, by the self, to generate sufficient momentum | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| will and cannot work unless outer will is exerted. To summarize, all voluntary body functions are under | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| versus the other, a strong control must be exerted. You then say, I must hold on to | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| the outer will whose force can be directly exerted. A simple example will clarify the difference between | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| will be easier to relinquish when control is exerted where it is functional. If you hold yourself | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| Exerting....................4 | |
| All the products of thought process and of exerting the will prove only that these faculties cannot | 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION |
| woman refuses the apparent helplessness of self-surrender by exerting an artificial and unhealthy control, she becomes even | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| human beings often adopt the wrong approach by exerting your outer will in the wrong direction and | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| of circumstances is not done by magic, by exerting power and control over others so that they | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| Exerts......................5 | |
| voice. The compulsive pride of the idealized self-image exerts its rules, dictating to the personality to act | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| worse tyranny than that which a weak person exerts over the stronger, or over his or her | 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS |
| more helpless and dependent. The more control she exerts, and the more false discipline she uses in | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| open how such a false concept of life exerts its influence on you. Translate your emotional reactions | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| own emptiness. And this fear is devastating. It exerts a subtle pressure to go on pretending. But | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| Exhalation..................3 | |
| question, please, with regard to breathing. Is the exhalation the natural restriction? ANSWER: Exhalation is expansion; inhalation | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| breathing. Is the exhalation the natural restriction? ANSWER: Exhalation is expansion; inhalation is restriction -- backward movement | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| regular fashion as you can. Every inhalation and exhalation should express a harmonious mind attitude of the | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| Exhaust.....................8 | |
| higher self desires. The opposing tendencies clash and exhaust the soul; they create disharmony and sometimes illness | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| or weak, it is because your inner forces exhaust themselves in the wrong channels so that your | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| having understood their roots, the more you will exhaust yourself in useless efforts. The symptoms are merely | 38 IMAGES |
| up a pretense. You no longer have to exhaust yourself senselessly to grab at victory that cannot | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| at all times. You no longer have to exhaust yourself at proving something. We have often discussed | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| trying to love with your ego. These efforts exhaust you, and the more exhausted you are, the | 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY |
| your fear of not being able to ever exhaust these negative feelings, nor being able to handle | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| that an energy current will, after a while, exhaust itself. In the matter of creative forces this | 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS |
| Exhausted...................13 | |
| it compulsively. But you get so tired, so exhausted, and you don't understand why.... ANSWER: The very | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| why.... ANSWER: The very fact that you get exhausted is a sign that you still do the | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| a roundabout way, until these negative forces are exhausted. If you try to comprehend the thought I | 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| and then proceed again, you will not become exhausted. You will not have to deceive yourself by | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| compulsive superstandard. QUESTION: Why do I feel so exhausted all the time? I have seen doctors and | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| separated from the inner nucleus, you are needlessly exhausted. You do not make that one effort to | 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL |
| will become unbearable in its tightness until the exhausted psyche loses itself in a process of extended | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| When the will is overexerted, it becomes so exhausted that it leads to escape from the self | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| such over-control has existed for some time and exhausted the personality, people often resort to false means | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| ego. These efforts exhaust you, and the more exhausted you are, the more you shrink from activity | 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY |
| activity, which seems an added strain to the exhausted ego. You then flee into passivity, which seems | 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY |
| looked for, which are hollow and leave you exhausted and dissatisfied. The ego cannot add deep feelings | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| illusory goal that leaves the personality not only exhausted, but also more and more frustrated. The chasm | 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE |
| Exhausting..................7 | |
| will learn to give up the useless and exhausting inner fight in which you indulge in a | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| to resist in turn. This hopelessly futile and exhausting battle cannot be eliminated unless one person changes | 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS |
| because every soul movement based on misconceptions is exhausting by its very nature. It makes people cramp | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| the ego. They make movement impossible, undesirable, and exhausting. We shall come back to this later. Fear | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| the self. Harmonious movement is not tiring or exhausting, although you may experience such symptoms at first | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| be restful, while activity is believed to be exhausting. This illusion is a distortion in the deeper | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| constant balanced flow of giving and receiving, never exhausting the reserves because all is based on truth | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| Exhaustion..................4 | |
| it needs to and even favorable impressions cause exhaustion. You may all have experienced that you become | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| of failure and fear of defeat. But the exhaustion of this futile struggle, with all its senseless | 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL |
| available to invest into life, and the less exhaustion will follow when energy is expended. The unnatural | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| destiny. This unconscious effort then manifests as tiredness, exhaustion, weakness, which furnish the excuse to remain still | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| Exhausts....................6 | |
| disperses the mind in many directions and therefore exhausts it without your knowing it. This disorder and | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| in the world around you. Healthy struggle never exhausts your energies. It is never futile, though it | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| its natural, correct, and meaningful way, it never exhausts itself. You know this, my friends. Energy only | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| itself. You know this, my friends. Energy only exhausts itself when it is wrongly used. There are | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| pleasure, impossible. The person who habitually overcharges and exhausts the ego faculties will then seek false relief | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| waiting or falsely giving up hope. The pushing exhausts the self and renders it passive. These attitudes | 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS |
| Exhilarating................6 | |
| this abyss will soon prove liberating, refreshing and exhilarating, after you have overcome your initial fear and | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| Or, more accurately, what would ordinarily be an exhilarating challenge becomes a strain. How can you resolve | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| You all have seen in the past how exhilarating and liberating it was when you overcame your | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| exciting, at times even slightly frightening and yet exhilarating reality of your unconscious, you will begin to | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| the cosmic pull is therefore blissful; it is exhilarating and, at the same time, peaceful. Individual consciousness | 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION |
| This valuable work is largely responsible for the exhilarating movement, expansion and growth, individually and in your | 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS |
| Exhilaration................10 | |
| will experience deep understanding and liberation. Then the exhilaration and trust in life and in yourself that | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| confront and comprehend. Then you will experience the exhilaration of having fulfilled yourself to the utmost at | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| and joy. In the now you can find exhilaration and bliss, peace and stimulation, a deep sense | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| pleasure, from life as a natural state of exhilaration, wisdom and eternal good. Vagueness and not looking | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| you might someday experience aliveness and pleasure and exhilaration. At the same time, all this has brought | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| anxiety hides. Only then can real aliveness come. Exhilaration, enthusiasm, joyousness, and the unique blend of excitement | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| of the other sharing. You have tested the exhilaration of such rich living. You can indeed create | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| work. But soon the work itself becomes the exhilaration and the joy; it ceases to be painful | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| that unfolds and that in rare moments of exhilaration you perceive -- and of following this process | 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF |
| yourself -- you might even feel a temporary exhilaration -- but that is built on a shaky | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |