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you had so often and consistently acknowledged your fear made you lose it eventually. You acknowledged it 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
When you understood the true nature of this fear, it lessened. This is what you now experience 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
can I now completely get rid of the fear, because sometimes I seem to shift the fear 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
fear, because sometimes I seem to shift the fear to something else? ANSWER: The moment you shift 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
reality of your feelings. Also, you often substitute fear for another emotion, so that when you are 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
another emotion, so that when you are in fear you do not have to face your real 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
unhappiness. If you can acknowledge all that, your fear will vanish. And gradually these emotional attitudes themselves 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
back. There is something she has a great fear of. Can you find and pinpoint that? ANSWER 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
It is an outer symbol of the inner fear mentioned in this very lecture. There is a 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
afflicted area causes even greater self-rejection, increasing the fear of finding these areas, and therefore triggering the 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
ANSWER: It is intermingled. The immediate feeling is fear of rejection. This started very early in your 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
grossly misleading and would hinder insight. But when fear of rejection is analyzed, one always finds that 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
rejection is analyzed, one always finds that childish fear which precludes love, regardless of how much love 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
on this level, acknowledge where you are in fear. Before coming to the level of not loving 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
entirely free from misconception, underestimation of self, illusion, fear, and other destructive conditions. Hence in these areas 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
being would be free, there would be no fear of the unknown, and thus no blockage of 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
their forces together, afraid of this expansion. They fear it will pull them apart. In truth the 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
goodness. It is a false belief born of fear and obedience that occasional anger never exists in 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
this takeover to happen is weakness, not love; fear, not goodness; appeasing and encouraging abuse, not constructive 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
self. It is not, as you say in fear, I cannot look at myself in candor because 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
is a very good question. Where there is fear of expressing a justified anger, to that degree 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
justified anger, to that degree there must be fear of loving. Behind both fears is confusion, misconception 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
trying to love lies a non-love born of fear, hurt, and illusion, then in the way of 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
is actively inflicted cruelty. This stage arises from fear of others who seem to expect such acts 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
one way or another are always connected with fear. The borderline between passive numbness and active cruelty 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
of spontaneous positive feelings but also wards off fear and guilt. The act of inflicting pain on 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
a power you do not understand and therefore fear. From this idea that a strange, independent power 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
emotions in the inner makeup, such as rage, fear, anger, from arising. These emotions cannot be numbed 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
due to their insensitivity to me. In my fear of this injustice, this insensitivity, indifference, cruelty and 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
a fully functioning human being. Wherever there is fear and misconception, I wish to understand them so 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
awareness, even in fantasy, exists. This comes from fear, guilt, and shame, and the belief that one 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
giving up this fantasy life exists out of fear that the pleasure will be lost altogether. It 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
the clinging to the entire complex, out of fear of having to do without any pleasure? Both 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
from what is now -- hence effort, tension, fear -- or not wanting to change, out of 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
-- or not wanting to change, out of fear of losing out in the process -- hence 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
in peace, be in God. 136. THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF Greetings, my dearest, dearest friends 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
a pattern of compounded pain, stems from your fear of your innermost being -- the part of 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
needless lie that you live because of false fear of yourself. Some individuals meet that private, hidden 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
private, hidden part comparatively quickly, and despite their fear overcome it and evolve as free creatures. Many 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
fully exposing every last bit of themselves. The fear of the self is the basic fear behind 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
The fear of the self is the basic fear behind the fear of life and even the 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
the self is the basic fear behind the fear of life and even the fear of death 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
behind the fear of life and even the fear of death. Neither could the fear of others 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
even the fear of death. Neither could the fear of others possibly exist without the fear of 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
the fear of others possibly exist without the fear of oneself. A number of my friends are 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
is exceedingly important now to discuss where your fear of self comes from and what it does 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
you if it is coddled instead of overcome. Fear of self can end only in self-alienation. It 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
at it again in this context. When you fear yourself, it is because in some way you 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
you are crushed by what you are, or fear what you are, you have no realistic perception 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
therefore cannot be feared. In the distortion, you fear desire no matter what happens: you fear it 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
you fear desire no matter what happens: you fear it when it remains unfulfilled because the frustration 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
because the frustration hurts the soul. And you fear it when it is fulfilled, for the psyche 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
not know what to do with it. You fear and reject both desire and fulfillment to the 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
desire and fulfillment to the degree that you fear your own hidden self. My dearest friends, I 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
of you can become aware of how you fear fulfillment because fulfillment is distorted into satiation and 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
attitudes, and even thoughts or actions. When you fear that your negative emotions are going to control 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
find hate or hostility in yourself, and you fear its effect on you and your actions. Simply 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
commit yourself wholeheartedly to exposing that which you fear, you cannot convince yourself of your innermost being 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
you find out that there is nothing to fear. Your fear, first of all, is your suspicion 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
out that there is nothing to fear. Your fear, first of all, is your suspicion that there 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
nourished, from which you can draw. Therefore, you fear that the ultimate in you is the part 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
undesirable facets you may find in yourself, your fear of them is based on illusion. And the 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
of them is based on illusion. And the fear of them builds up more fear, more guilt 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
And the fear of them builds up more fear, more guilt, more pretense, more neurosis, and therefore 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
-- they cannot be different -- you can fear life only to the exact extent that you 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
life only to the exact extent that you fear yourself. You can fear others only to the 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
exact extent that you fear yourself. You can fear others only to the extent that you fear 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
fear others only to the extent that you fear yourself. You can fear nothing if you do 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
the extent that you fear yourself. You can fear nothing if you do not fear the part 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
You can fear nothing if you do not fear the part of you that you keep secret 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
doubt your vital energy than to admit your fear of your secret and give up the lie 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
be controlled by your negativity and thereby compounding fear, guilt, and helplessness. When you let your destructiveness 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
your vigorous intent to not let cowardice and fear defeat you will set those powers in motion 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
fog in the sun. My dearest friends, the fear of your negativity and destructiveness is so heavy 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
hard object made of an unchangeable substance. This fear is justified in a way, but differently from 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
of it. The negative and destructive substance you fear in yourself is unchangeable only as long as 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
will experience that there is absolutely nothing to fear. You must finally come face to face with 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
all good can be had. There is no fear of fulfillment because it supposedly becomes stale. That 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
suggested. Mean it! And when you discover your fear, work on it. Expose it for what it 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
will you discover that there is nothing to fear, that all your distortions and contortions are useless 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
negativity, limitation, and isolation because of your misguided fear of yourself. Once this limitation is given up 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
this direction. Realize that the area you most fear and are unwilling to see is the one 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
first ascribe negative events to fate, and you fear the world and life. Then, when you uncover 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
you uncover your unconscious destructiveness, you begin to fear your own unconscious, over which you seem to 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
with your conscious mind. As long as you fear the destructive in you, you must also fear 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
fear the destructive in you, you must also fear the divine in you. You will cease to 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
the divine in you. You will cease to fear the destructive only if and when you are 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
succeed. You must run into confusion and difficulties, fear and pain. You inevitably struggle in a most 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
causes more tension, anxiety, sense of failure and fear of defeat. But the exhaustion of this futile 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
and act in a way that produces hopelessness, fear, frustration, feelings of doubt. I will now deliberately 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
owned or controlled either. Hence, you need not fear to love and to be loved. You must 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
is yours because you do not block it, fear or resist it. Love is a floating continuum 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
the best sense, is yours, without tightness or fear. In distortion, in false control, you are again 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
and control the loved one completely. Hence the fear that to love means possession, submission and martyrdom 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
person to the extent you believe it necessary. Fear of being controlled -- to love -- and 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
of being controlled -- to love -- and fear of not being able to control -- being 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
you want to give of yourself freely, without fear of being controlled. Express your desire to feel 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
138. THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS Greetings, my dearest friends. I bring 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
to overcome isolation and loneliness and their simultaneous fear of close, intimate contact with another being. Often 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
with another being. Often the desire and the fear are equally strong, so that people are pulled 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
it. When such attempts look like succeeding, the fear of closeness induces them to pull back again 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
to the struggle between the desire and the fear of closeness as the simple common denominator. Your 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
necessary for responding from within. Why is the fear of self and the fear of contacting others 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
Why is the fear of self and the fear of contacting others so great? Basically the fear 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
fear of contacting others so great? Basically the fear is due to people's destructive aims, and specifically 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
takes place which you have no reason to fear, for it must all happen in beautiful order 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
times you desire more: at other times you fear more. The outcome will be problematic, painful, and 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
do you experience that there is nothing to fear from life except your own destructiveness. When this 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
they already set up new barriers because the fear of closeness overwhelms them. This fear comes from 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
because the fear of closeness overwhelms them. This fear comes from the false negative conviction that they 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
self -- no more and no less. The fear of uniting, of meeting, of reaching, of having 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
you are to life, then you will not fear loss of control because loss of ego-control will 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
You demand the most from others and simultaneously fear that others will not only not comply with 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
give the best I am to life, without fear. Any fear that still lurks within me is 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
best I am to life, without fear. Any fear that still lurks within me is error, and 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
this case is a tight wall consisting of fear and the dualistic belief wherein human beings must 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
others; it always includes others. Hence, when you fear to be included with and by others, you 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
no conflict of control. If you do not fear giving, you can fully receive; you can never 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
receive; you can never be shortchanged. When you fear giving, you cannot be open to receive. It 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
determine this fact. To the exact measure you fear giving of yourself, you must be uncomfortable when 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
proportion to your facing in yourself what you fear most -- and that is usually cruelty. You 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
still unrecognized cruelty within is the amount of fear you have left. Consider your fear of other 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
amount of fear you have left. Consider your fear of other people -- generally or specifically -- 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
of other people -- generally or specifically -- fear of life, fear of death, fear of the 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
-- generally or specifically -- fear of life, fear of death, fear of the unknown. The more 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
specifically -- fear of life, fear of death, fear of the unknown. The more you are afraid 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
represent the main reasons for all resistance and fear of self- facing. Often, these cruel aspects can 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
can be found only when one acknowledges one's fear. Do not forget the important correlation between fear 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
fear. Do not forget the important correlation between fear of others, or any outer facet of life 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
or any outer facet of life, and the fear of your unrecognized cruelty. If you are free 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
you are free from cruelty, you cannot ever fear others. Point 4: Establish in what moments the 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
free world in which you can live without fear, a world of light in which you need 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
love and the direction of hate, isolation and fear, or the positive and negative directions. The outer 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
is no need for struggle, for doubt, for fear, or for deprivation. In these areas you will 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
problem, the area in your psyche where the fear of the positive, hence its negation, exists. Consequently 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
and they must be unearthed. QUESTION: Irrationally, I fear that I may be taken advantage of and 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
you would not refuse it. There is this fear that you may be inadequate to fulfill this 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
inadequate to fulfill this role; there is the fear that demands will be made upon you when 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
the passive resistance against your male role. You fear it, deny it, do not want it, and 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
chain reaction fills people with dread. They unreasonably fear this process because it seems to exact from 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
pleasure from complaining and unhappiness. Partly you truly fear these powers. You fear the possibility of happiness 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
unhappiness. Partly you truly fear these powers. You fear the possibility of happiness. You fear that you 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
powers. You fear the possibility of happiness. You fear that you may not be able to handle 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
may not be able to handle it. You fear the ecstasy of a perfectly lived life, as 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
ecstasy of a perfectly lived life, as you fear death, as you fear all great experiences that 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
lived life, as you fear death, as you fear all great experiences that take you out of 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
that take you out of yourself. This vague fear makes people deliberately embrace negativity, and -- unconsciously 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
battle within you. You will find a greater fear of constructive unfoldment, of happiness and fullness, than 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
so. You will, at that moment, find a fear. This tiny, little nucleus of fear -- still 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
find a fear. This tiny, little nucleus of fear -- still vague, hazy, unpronounced -- is what 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION

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