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 Generously..................9
of those who is constantly ready to give, generously, but perhaps too generously, because out of your 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
constantly ready to give, generously, but perhaps too generously, because out of your need, and perhaps also 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
be broken only when one wants to contribute generously to life. Then, and then only, will a 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
is to give abundantly -- as abundantly and generously as all of nature does! This applies on 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
you -- that you do not want to generously risk giving of yourself on the deepest possible 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
package of ungiving. All feelings will stream forth generously and fearlessly. More of life's gifts come to 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
true that human beings must squander themselves as generously as life squanders itself on all created beings 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
correlation is exact: to the degree you offer generously and trustingly the best you have to give 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
wish to squander yourself into life, giving as generously of your inner riches to this whole process 236 THE SUPERSTITION OF PESSIMISM
 
 Genes.......................12
next month. And then, according to the so-called genes of the parents, which of course have been 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
the human being to be incarnated. The parental genes are made to correspond to and affect the 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
and generalizations here. There are none. So the genes are worked on in such a way that 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
way that the shell is prepared properly. Some genes will therefore have an influence; some will not 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
influence; some will not. In one instance the genes of the mother have a greater influence, in 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
another those of the father. In one instance genes of the parents do not work at all 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
not work at all, in another case, the genes of a grandparent, or even a great aunt 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
I explained it already in connection with the genes. The genes work in such a way that 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
it already in connection with the genes. The genes work in such a way that certain physical 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
reunite themselves into new combinations, they then create genes and these genes within the human structure change 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
new combinations, they then create genes and these genes within the human structure change as the consciousness 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
human structure change as the consciousness changes. The genes are not the same today as they will 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
 
 Genesis.....................6
Bearing in mind that Adam and Eve in Genesis stem from the masculine and feminine, that is 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
I would like to ask a question about Genesis. In the Garden of Eden, the two trees 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
of the cosmogonic myths in the Book of Genesis. There are many myths in Genesis, but there 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Book of Genesis. There are many myths in Genesis, but there is one in particular that I 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of confusion of tongues. I quote now from Genesis XI/1-9: 1: Originally the whole earth was of 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
rather significant that the first seven words of Genesis, in Hebrew, contain the words heaven and earth 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
 
 Genital.....................1
sexuality, I mean something that goes beyond limited genital pleasure. It comprises the whole extending of personal 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
 
 Genitalia...................1
projections, or concentration points, in the pelvis and genitalia. The next center is in the back. Its 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
 
 Genitals....................2
meditation, I have the sensation as though my genitals were lifted off me. I feel a new 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
be endangered, particularly by the loss of your genitals. This misconception occurs frequently, which does not alter 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
 
 Genius......................9
would apply to a person who is a genius but who is born...let us say, for 18 FREE WILL
It applies to anyone, my dear. If a genius invents something great and uses it for a 18 FREE WILL
state of divinity. You cannot be a universal genius. Limitations on a broader scale have nothing to 38 IMAGES
specific greatness to come forth. Everyone is a genius, for everyone is God. For the little ego 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
your own ultimate unique beauty, greatness -- your genius -- is your fear of still existing evil 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
one can claim his or her birthright and genius, and make a unique contribution to life, who 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
inner fulfillment, joy, wholeness, security, and the intrinsic genius to add to creation who is not dedicated 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
a creation. It requires the most brilliant creative genius to set in motion the energy systems, the 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
as a great artist, no matter how much genius you have, unless you learn the craft and 224 CREATIVE EMPTINESS
 
 Geniuses....................4
scientists, artists -- in other words the great geniuses of history -- never manifest through a medium 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
very carefully. Further, not all of the great geniuses are in their spiritual development as far advanced 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
general statement can be made. Some of these geniuses are reincarnated; some of them live in the 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
Bhagavad Gita it was asked why certain spiritual geniuses, like Ramakrishna and others, were actually very sick 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
 
 Gentle......................10
a human being, for instance. That a nice gentle horse becomes the lowest type of human being 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
but relaxing into pleasure through the power of gentle letting go. My words will sound obscure or 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION
use this information consciously and deliberately. Such a gentle letting go applies to anything, on all levels 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION
a satisfactory conclusion. The real hurt is a gentle, soft experience, never unbearable, always leaving the essence 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
to honestly register and endure your feelings. The gentle hurt first appears more difficult to bear than 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
of saying no to the real, much more gentle hurt. No destructiveness will arise when the soft 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
No destructiveness will arise when the soft and gentle original hurt is accepted. Out of it soft 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
hurt is accepted. Out of it soft and gentle good feelings will arise, swelling stronger and rooting 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
Unobstructed energy flows smoothly and harmoniously, like a gentle river. When resistance stops the movement of the 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
fear of the full power current is acceptance; gentle training is needed so that the personality can 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
 
 Gentleness..................4
do not need to fear, and a new gentleness and softness that does not need hostility or 174 SELF-ESTEEM
the weak, cowardly person is associated with mildness, gentleness, goodness. Nothing could be further from the truth 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
another, for example, your silence is not goodness, gentleness, peacefulness. Far from it. In a sense it 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
man combines his heart feelings, his softness, his gentleness with his strength and abilities, not like the 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
 
 Gently......................5
a part of the cosmic life force which gently guides to fruition and which wants to envelop 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
a mind. Let your mind be passive and gently, gently let your feeling come up -- whatever 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
mind. Let your mind be passive and gently, gently let your feeling come up -- whatever it 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
remain open and vulnerable, experiencing the pain softly, gently, without inner fight, and fully knowing why you 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
The positive, involuntary process that is like a gently rolling sea with an immense and benign energy 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
 
 Genuine.....................249
ego, and that must block the stream of genuine love, having a contrary direction. The blocking goes 4 WORLD WEARINESS
to give. It is just that, in ignorance, genuine feelings are channeled through the sick lower self 4 WORLD WEARINESS
of another as love is being shared. Yet genuine, healthy love is indivisible; it never diminishes. The 4 WORLD WEARINESS
Who always loves more, never less. How can genuine, healthy love be attained? Not by trying to 4 WORLD WEARINESS
has made the first step toward attaining true, genuine love, and thus also toward lifting the feelings 4 WORLD WEARINESS
feelings. When you love in a healthy and genuine way, you never compromise your dignity. You may 4 WORLD WEARINESS
the difference. Those who can love in a genuine way without being afraid that their little pride 4 WORLD WEARINESS
importance to the fulfillment of your own wishes. Genuine love is healthy, and as such free from 4 WORLD WEARINESS
blind. You can neither see yourself nor others. Genuine love is not blind, for it can come 4 WORLD WEARINESS
-- have to be experienced personally to become genuine inner knowledge and so be applied in a 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
so you often assume guilt that is not genuine. It is as if you said, See, I 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
one's mind to be truly motivated by a genuine desire. Consider this an occasion to test yourself 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
inclined, you know how to determine a good, genuine color or an unreal, sweetly artificial coloring. You 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
you tend to, for only what is truly genuine will have an effect: of that you can 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
who are open in many respects, who are genuine truth-seekers, and yet they are blind in one 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
in some cases the communication may not be genuine does not mean that it is always so 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
unable to discriminate between the fake and the genuine goodness in the human personality, namely the higher 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
it to some degree -- the only way genuine desirelessness can be attained is by facing the 39 IMAGE-FINDING
relationships of long standing, is the coexistence of genuine love with sex, but without eros. Although love 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
you feel that their behavior is not quite genuine. Inwardly they are hiding many reactions that are 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
your former motives were compulsive and not entirely genuine, there is the danger that you will fall 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
covered by contrary outer conduct that is not genuine. It then becomes difficult to detect by others 53 SELF-LOVE
so deep that the wish to die is genuine. The child desires to die most often in 53 SELF-LOVE
question? He wants to know whether it is genuine, whether it is a real Logos Jesu, or 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
an entirely different manner. If you are not genuine or if you act out of a level 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
automatically in kind. If you are spontaneous and genuine, you will find such immediate response in the 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
and superimpose a compulsive unselfishness that is not genuine. Out of the superimposition stems the unconscious concept 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
a person who is ready to offer you genuine love and affection or friendship or help in 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
superimposed layer, covering an original wish, is never genuine. Even if you succeed temporarily in getting what 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
understanding. You will see that people who emanate genuine warmth, who are outgoing and whose love can 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
be diminished considerably. However, the capacity for tendering genuine mature love is rare. Since children so seldom 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
inwardly children keenly feel the difference between mature, genuine love and the immature, over-demonstrative variety offered instead 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
you with affection or pseudo-affection, yet lacked in genuine warmth, or if you had a parent who 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
in affection and love that is real and genuine. But you also seek in your partner aspects 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
for love. Needless to say, this is neither genuine nor healthy, for it is a wrong extreme 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
someone you love is really faithful to you? Genuine, mature love is loving without asking. Is it 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
giving and loving. You will not substitute the genuine you with a slightly false one. It takes 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
always reacts this way, and when this occurs, genuine self-confidence is automatically established. For it is only 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
sacrifice. This is meant in the healthy and genuine way, in the way I explained in the 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
only positive but also negative emotions on your genuine feelings. You produce artificial feelings because you are 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
trends, desires and motivations. Instead you will assume genuine attitudes, desires and motivations. These words will make 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the exact opposite effect. It paralyzes all the genuine attributes that are necessary for fulfillment. COMMENT: May 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of real conviction, nor out of a deep, genuine insight, but because they are afraid. Thus, the 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
give you the very strength to build a genuine faith that is also a conviction and a 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
the way it is done. If it is genuine and healthy, the process I have described has 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
ceases to be, but this happens in a genuine way only after it has been worked through 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
death. Some people believe they have risen to genuine acceptance, when in reality they simply reject pain 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
the truth. In truth and reality, healthy and genuine self-confidence is peace of mind. It is security 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
But this artificial squeezing-into-something-you-are-not process can never attain genuine self-improvement, self-purification and growth, because you started building 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
to experience the difference in feeling between the genuine desire to gradually work toward growth, and the 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
know many other aspects and differences between the genuine and the ungenuine self. And you will also 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
goals, and a desire to be good. The genuine desire to better oneself leads one to accept 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
pleasure supreme. The stronger its presence, the more genuine self- confidence fades away. Since you cannot live 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
you originally did. It is therefore obvious that genuine self-confidence can be established only when you remove 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
imperfection, a helplessness, a submissiveness that are not genuine. They use these fake weaknesses as a weapon 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
distorts and destroys that which could really be genuine. In the second category is the seeker for 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
to furnish you with your missing self- respect. Genuine, not self-centered love will then no longer interfere 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
is the right feeling, provided both feelings are genuine. Of course, it may be that the first 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
that the other set of feelings will become genuine and dominant. Often, if goodwill is superimposed, it 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION

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