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as well as the sound intellectual judgment. Neither faculty can function well as long as one rationalizes 31 SHAME
You may even be surprised about the reasoning faculty, faulty as it may be, that exists in 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
its extreme manifestation. This type must cultivate the faculty of selecting, deliberately thinking and planning. This selecting 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
intellectual. It is simply that usually the reasoning faculty is stronger in men. Because of this the 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
long as you are a human being, the faculty which you call intuition can never be one 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
helpless. You do not cultivate in yourself the faculty of standing on your own feet. Instead, you 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
such a comfortable way? If you numb your faculty of feeling, how can you truly experience love 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
entire system, to your thinking process, to your faculty of feeling, to your physical system, and to 101 THE DEFENSE
the realm of the mind. For that, another faculty is necessary, but so long as the existence 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
so long as the existence of such a faculty is denied, how can you even make the 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
their truth -- will not give you this faculty. Your merely understanding is certainly better than no 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
direct access to: your volitional thinking and the faculty I often call the outer will whose force 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
and action, but it does not possess the faculty of love. Love is a feeling that comes 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
processes. The ego consists of the outer reasoning faculty and the will faculty. The involuntary processes comprise 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
of the outer reasoning faculty and the will faculty. The involuntary processes comprise feelings, intuition and, what 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
of feelings is the most alive and creative faculty. It is also self-perpetuating. As long as the 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
are using the busy mind, the overemphasized reasoning faculty, to fit your feelings into pictures, to build 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
The next center is in the back. Its faculty is will. Now, so far, we can see 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
being unconscious at all. There is an inner faculty of sensing, and there is an outer one 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION
is not alone. It is not the only faculty available to deal with the issue. I emphasize 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
you will awaken and develop a new inner faculty. It may appear in different realms for different 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
divine kernel within. The integration of this new faculty into the personality is the expansion I talked 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
eliminate disturbing self-doubts. Probe with your active, deciding faculty to envisage alternatives other than the one you 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
amoeba; when the mind is deemed the highest faculty, you become a hyperactive robot. The mind then 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS
really death. For example, when you deaden your faculty to feel and your faculty to experience deeply 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
you deaden your faculty to feel and your faculty to experience deeply and vibrate with life, you 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
 
 Fade........................4
are the only lasting values which will never fade; they will be yours eternally. The more you 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
not substantiated within, the greatest outer effect must fade after a while because these two levels of 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
healthy human beings and may only begin to fade -- particularly with women -- when eros has 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
times or favorable times, when the negative aspects fade into the background, you are much less aware 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 
 Fades.......................3
the right path and the right attitude. Memory fades automatically the moment matter envelops the spirit. This 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
stronger its presence, the more genuine self- confidence fades away. Since you cannot live up to its 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
of impressing is necessary. Without it, the understanding fades away after a while and your old, habit-bound 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
 
 Fail........................125
take prisoner many human beings where Lucifer would fail. Thus they give over to Lucifer indirectly, through 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
path and get caught in a fault they fail to recognize and therefore fail to conquer. For 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
a fault they fail to recognize and therefore fail to conquer. For a medium the great temptation 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
again and again, it turns out that people fail to handle money rightly and find the path 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
does the difference feel? Where do I repeatedly fail? In what areas do I always have trouble 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
the many obstacles that can cause people to fail. When, however, a person turns out to be 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
you have that much more responsibility. You cannot fail if you are really open to receive God's 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
clearly understood, but once it is, it cannot fail to bring results. Some of you may get 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
maintain the idealized image, fearing that if they fail to do so, the love may be jeopardized 32 DECISION-MAKING
they might change your course; you might then fail in your spiritual endeavors. However, this need not 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
prayer should come in a certain way. You fail to consider that if you lack a fulfillment 35 TURNING TO GOD
the soul, then divine strength and help cannot fail to flow into you. But you have to 36 PRAYER
are in half-truth when you judge others and fail to see where you also deviate from what 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
already exists to some degree. Otherwise it must fail and therefore bring disappointment. It tends to be 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
that are impossible to fulfill. Each time you fail to live up to these standards, you feel 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
not as worthless as I suspect when I fail to live up to the standards of my 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
find a way out as long as they fail to perceive the breaking point mentioned before. Those 53 SELF-LOVE
as the group as a whole, will ever fail. Those of you who simply come to these 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
an unconscious emotional attitude. None of you will fail to verify this emotion within yourself. Since this 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
love by everybody. The moment anyone seems to fail to meet this requirement, the person's world crumbles 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
for it and when the pain arises, you fail to see its connection with the process described 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
investigate themselves with some degree of honesty often fail to do so in the most apparent everyday 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
feel you must suppress your selfish desire. You fail to distinguish whether your desires are actually selfish 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
dare not wish for happiness simply because you fail to discriminate between actual and imagined selfishness. Every 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
advantage, you are leaving out the obvious. You fail to connect cause and effect, and therefore your 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
obtain the love or admiration you wish, you fail to perceive it in reality as carrying the 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
independence and creativity. But, somehow, many of them fail to develop this talent. I would like to 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
straightening out psychological deviations, you are bound to fail in fulfilling yourself. You may not even succeed 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
know that nothing that should be yours could fail to come to you. You will not need 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
the other, and this attempt is bound to fail. It creates a tremendous conflict within. As long 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
warmth of the sun. But, one day, without fail, it pierces through all the layers of obstacles 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
thing you desire so much. Many of you fail even to realize that you do want communication 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
these attempts were unsatisfactory and were bound to fail, just as your unconscious attempts to solve psychological 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
problems by shortcuts and evasions are doomed to fail. Instead of facing the issue squarely, you superimpose 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
to the submitter. Seekers for power must never fail in anything. Contrary to the submissive types who 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
dictates. Even if it were possible never to fail, or to love everyone, or to be entirely 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
speaking here of crassly disturbed people. Most people fail to connect cause and effect between the outer 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
justice. With the wrong attitude, you not only fail to eliminate your self- imposed helplessness, you encourage 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
for the answer yet doesn't listen, and you fail to convey your message. ANSWER: Such people want 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
impossible, beneath your bitterness and self- pity you fail to forgive yourself for this imperfection. You moralize 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
bound to make occasional mistakes, receive criticism, and fail to have your wishes met. If you deny 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
in an appropriate way. Such inadequate response cannot fail to set negative chain reactions in motion. In 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
or for the lack of them. I may fail because I am weak. You are strong, therefore 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
strong, therefore you must understand everything. You cannot fail because your failure would affect me. The self-indulgent 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
In your fear, could it be that you fail even to recognize love when it comes so 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
love. If you ponder the above, you cannot fail to see that the very opposite is true 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
a real solution. It is precarious and can fail when something goes wrong. To find inner security 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
dread relating to others. If so, do not fail to question whether you do not run from 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
it will not do any good. It will fail to give substance and meaning to your life 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
revitalize other areas in your life. When you fail to resolve fixations, you block the life force 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
and how sincerely you try, you still often fail to look in the right direction. Much of 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
leave you hanging in the air. You often fail to understand what really happens in relationships. You 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
understand what really happens in relationships. You both fail to understand and to make yourself understood. Therefore 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
point of utter discouragement. Each time the pseudo-solutions fail to work you despair, but since the entire 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
ego faculties exist only as long as you fail to understand that these same ego faculties must 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
reactions and opportunities for clarification and liberation, you fail to use an important key. Know that many 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
you still forget it, overlook it, neglect it, fail to act upon it. You give in to 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
time, still overlook what is most significant and fail to see themselves as they are. They do 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
that is in your life and that you fail to enjoy and appreciate. When you ignore the 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
negative, but by truly observing yourself. You cannot fail to become conscious of moments when this vulnerable 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
and philosophy -- many times these same people fail to apply this to their own impairments. They 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
very glibly rationalize but whose real nature they fail to understand. Deep self-recognition is a long and 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
like sand between my fingers; I not only fail to find fulfillment, but even the pleasures I 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
between these two goals. As long as you fail to orient yourself completely toward activating the inner 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
ego-self, which attempt, of course, is doomed to fail. As I have said before, the ego cannot 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
see. No matter how much growth occurs, people fail to utilize moments in their life to the 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
of refusal and isolation. As long as you fail to let go of the self-imposed restrictions, you 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
hold yourself tight and guarded, you not only fail to protect yourself from danger, but you close 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
you. If you follow this procedure, you cannot fail in your endeavors. Then you will see the 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
all other avenues of relief from ego control fail, due to the personality's stubborn refusal and false 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
not follow this through to its consequences. You fail to see, for example, how this assumption affects 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
to God to justify their own inactivity, also fail to fulfill themselves. They seem to humbly and 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
incapable of disciplining your lives. And where you fail to exercise self-discipline you do so quite deliberately 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
these laws of creation. So your work must fail, as your human relationships and partnerships must fail 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
fail, as your human relationships and partnerships must fail, when the masculine and feminine principles do not 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
must dislike and reject your entire self. You fail to differentiate between rejecting a trait and rejecting 174 SELF-ESTEEM
you approach yourself. In this attitude you cannot fail to discover the generosity of life, a life 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
others are involved in the situation. They may fail, but you always have recourse to the road 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
render others responsible for what you experience or fail to experience. Thus growth and fulfilled, beautiful living 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
breakdown of old structures. Most human beings still fail to understand the meaning of crisis. They continually 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
beautiful manifestations of consciousness. You will deny, ignore, fail to experience this best in you as long 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
in you as long as you deny, ignore, fail to experience the evil in you. You distort 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
actually manifest beauty that you totally negate, ignore, fail to perceive and experience! And I do not 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
as if it were totally unacceptable, when you fail to realize that evil is only a distortion 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
They deplore a certain situation or problem but fail to state clearly that they wish to resolve 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
being affected by another's evil, then you cannot fail to discover it and become more liberated and 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
they are caused by anything you experience or fail to experience now. Whatever the now brings forth 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
energy and power into this ego, you must fail. But when you can allow that you may 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
may at first tend to overlook it and fail to comprehend that certain occurrences or reactions are 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
the self is the aim, then you cannot fail to realize yourself. You will experience new depths 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
is not sufficient in itself, however, if you fail to establish the link between cause and effect 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
be aware of the negative intentionality and still fail to establish the link in question. Many of 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
all too soon. You disregard its impact; you fail to draw the necessary connections. Then you go 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
within the soul, whose inexorable, lawful effects cannot fail to materialize. This process is so often misunderstood 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
with. The attempt to reverse this process will fail, for everything must start from the inner center 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
areas of your lives you gloss over and fail to give the scrutiny so essential for this 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
pathwork will bring about such a change without fail -- you can still ask yourself, Which are 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
this specific help. In this way, you cannot fail to inactivate the power of the old negative 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
that is true, and in that sense you fail. But when you blame others for your lack 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
to the old, proven way, they would either fail in the expanded enterprise, or would at least 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
whole truth of who you are. You cannot fail to see objectively the temporary little ego in 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE
losing heart about your whole person. You cannot fail to become receptive finally to the beautiful, eternal 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE
applies to the other person. The truth you fail to see may not be something terrible at 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE
everything to be given you. But you still fail to make the connection between the misery you 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
and do not understand why your positive endeavors fail to go further. Then there comes a point 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
way, using your finest inner perceptions, you cannot fail to perceive that within you there is constant 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
absolutely safe, no matter what others do or fail to do, no matter how they react. You 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
become. This is an inexorable consequence that cannot fail to manifest. Suddenly, or gradually, you understand and 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
come to an important point. You see, but fail to understand, this truly senseless behavior of a 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
life and decisions? Here, too, you must not fail to go through the work that the outer 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS
will blame him for victimizing her. Both will fail to see the other side, where they are 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
insufficient answers that are hardly honest or that fail to take the questions and the questioner seriously 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION
will experience only its negative facets and will fail to see that these very manifestations you consider 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION
best to both, which are one. When you fail to realize the daydream, your disappointment reinforces the 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM
position of recognizing such negativities, but you often fail to question yourself, do you really have to 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
interpret, and react in any given situation. You fail to comprehend that through freedom of choice you 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
they present you with the conditions that you fail to create through your own choices. These concepts 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
and growth process of each individual. You cannot fail to see it if you observe it clearly 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
do not heed these periods of contact and fail to decide to make them a medicine. It 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL
to elicit undeserved negative effects, or at least fail to produce just rewards. On some occasions it 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
it may seem at first, is bound to fail in the long run. Only through and with 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
others is more important than one's own. You fail to see that the courage and honesty of 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
particular truth of any situation is. You cannot fail to be enlightened with the real, peace-bringing, unifying 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
always fear and distrust, as long as you fail to take the risk of showing the friend 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
Seriously question any thoughts that seem correct but fail to give you a feeling of peace, love 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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