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do not take away anything from anyone by giving out. On the contrary, more will come to 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
deeper ways, more variations of experiencing love in giving and receiving it, being in tune with this 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
passive state of either falsely waiting or falsely giving up hope. The pushing exhausts the self and 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
taken for granted and glossed over by simply giving the reaction a name and then letting it 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
must lead, either directly through acting out and giving it direct expression, or indirectly, through denial, that 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
Quite the contrary: it means fully acknowledging them, giving honest expression to them, without finding excuses or 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
toward one another in a harmonious interplay of giving and receiving, of mutual cooperation, of positive opening 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
like a little light going on inside yourself, giving you hope and strength, showing you from yet 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
mutuality will express itself first between your own giving of yourself in truthfulness and the helping power 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
place when a positive, open, committed, honest, loving, giving attitude exists. When the good feelings and thoughts 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
each other, opening up for each other and giving to each other, thus receiving. It happened as 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
negative cycle. But not fighting must never mean giving in to resistance and fear. It cannot mean 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
from active deeds. Holding back from loving and giving is also an action. Every so often, the 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
seething hatred prevents positive deeds of loving and giving; it prevents one from contributing to life. So 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
by being closed to truth and love, to giving and receiving. But a number of developed human 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
You struggle against exposing the pretense, let alone giving up the pretense, for the only other alternative 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
as you follow the line of least resistance, giving in to blind involvement, giving up on finding 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
of least resistance, giving in to blind involvement, giving up on finding true self-identity and settling blindly 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
them. At the very beginning when I started giving lectures, I used the terms higher self, lower 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
to having the willingness to accept difficulties, to giving up long- established destructive patterns, the conscious commitment 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
the deprived child, for the adult all this giving, coming from outside the self, could never bring 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
to assume self-responsibility. Doing so seems to require giving up all hope for a loving partner. Exactly 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
within yourself, and open the wells of your giving and loving feelings, will fulfillment become an inevitable 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
make the commitment to truth and honesty, to giving as much as I wish to receive, but 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
and now, in the body. But it means giving up all the ego attitudes; all the tremendous 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
and are prepared to make the sacrifice of giving up old destructive patterns of thinking and reacting 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
negative intentionality, awareness is not the same as giving it up. You who have arrived at this 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
maintained, the personality feels threatened: the child equates giving up the resistance with capitulation, with giving up 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
equates giving up the resistance with capitulation, with giving up his individuality. Many of you are aware 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
it is integrated into the spiritual self. When giving up negative intentionality, you already experience yourself as 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
albeit partial, identification with the lower self exists, giving it up appears as self-annihilation to that part 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
cover up the reality of the lower self. Giving up hate, spite, and negative intention seems like 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
up hate, spite, and negative intention seems like giving up one's very being. Such apparent self-annihilation cannot 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
friends, let this sink in: Your resistance to giving up what you hate most in yourself is 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
to experience yourself as haughty, cold, and contemptuous. Giving up this attitude seems like dying. But dying 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
follow any course of action. It merely means giving a new scope to a very set mind 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
means, above all, a one- pointedness of attention; giving the self in a wholehearted way to whatever 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
saying: Commit yourself wholeheartedly to your truth, to giving your best, to giving up the negative intention 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
to your truth, to giving your best, to giving up the negative intention, the spiteful withholding. Now 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
negative feelings and attitudes are there and resists giving them up, while the other part strives for 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
identifies almost totally with the destructive part. Hence, giving up this part of the personality appears hazardous 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
that you allow yourself to receive, provided this giving does not violate the law of love. When 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
stringent recognition of the ego tricks and against giving in to them. This expansion is always a 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
is in you? By holding back your inner giving, your openness, and your commitment to life you 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
a result. Yet you find yourself stymied in giving up the whole nucleus of the image, or 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
with the negative aspect of your ego self, giving up something that is the primary motivating force 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
spiritual reality, you must find yourself incapable of giving up your negative intentionality. Let us take for 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
painful or the loving feelings which are the giving and the receiving of love, the power in 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT
the truth and will blame you for not giving me all and for not letting me get 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
Suppose the other person is inwardly struggling with giving up a similar defense. Their resistance says: You 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
admit your similar unfair demands, your cowardice in giving your feelings, and your negative intentionality, it may 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
be confused and torn! This ability grows from giving up your stake in hiding, projecting, denying, and 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
hiding, projecting, denying, and distorting; it grows from giving up an attitude that not only confuses others 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
struggle against the vacuum. The ferocious struggle against giving up being, existing, aliveness, distorts divine reality and 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
creative process. All this explains your resistance to giving up your negativity, your evil. If the isolated 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
all-consciousness of which it is a part. Thus, giving up the negative attitudes that express the struggle 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
vacuum seems to threaten the individual with extinction. Giving up evil seems like voluntarily going into the 203 INTERPENETRATION OF THE DIVINE LIGHT SPARK INTO THE OUTER REGIONS - MIND EXERCISES
How much joy are you capable of feeling, giving, and receiving? Are you plagued with resentments, anxiety 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
communication, sharing, mutual love, mutual pleasure, and the giving as well as the receiving of warmth and 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
from it because you are too afraid of giving up your little vanity. Therefore your longing can 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
expectations -- which come from your resistance to giving up self-delusions -- of what others should do 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
I ask that you all meditate specifically for giving something of yourself to this venture: Your positive 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
your goodwill, your good thoughts, your intention of giving your good feelings to it. If you do 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
to take frustration and pain are essential to giving and receiving and experiencing bliss. On the other 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
from the guilt-free state that follows the truly giving attitude. If you can say yes to wholeheartedly 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
attitude. If you can say yes to wholeheartedly giving, you can also say no. If you truly 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
to be confused with childish, neurotic demands. Not giving feelings makes mutual exchange impossible. Since in reality 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
feelings makes mutual exchange impossible. Since in reality giving and receiving are one, you cannot give to 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
one, you cannot give to others without also giving to yourself. Conversely, by withholding from others, you 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
you are still clinging to the illusion that giving and receiving are two separate acts. The fusion 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
change, and goodness. Add to these patience, and giving the other the benefit of the doubt. Make 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
that requires improvement. How then can an unhampered giving of love be reinstituted and increased? It is 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
is referred to as perversion -- pleasure in giving pain, pleasure in denying the self and the 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
millennia the most bestial drives in sexuality, thus giving rise to the belief that sexuality was in 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
masculine principle expresses the outgoing movement of reaching, giving, acting, initiating, asserting. The feminine principle expresses the 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
principle manifests as hostile aggressions, hitting rather than giving and reaching. The feminine principle in distortion turns 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
to give in trust and to know that giving is receiving. Only as you receive can you 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
demands? Certainly not! Only when you decide that giving to the universe is worth risking will you 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
is always waiting for truth, beauty, love, generosity, giving, trust and the spirit of divine creation which 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
deeper level will manifest. A very beautiful, full giving will come, in which there is not even 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
As you express your withholding, also express your giving, for that exists too. As you express your 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
Nevertheless, you can also directly express love and giving, for that waits in you to be liberated 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
creative way, this never means falsely aping or giving up one's own uniqueness. Quite the contrary: the 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
and go into the apparent abyss of surrender, giving up narrow selfwill. This self-perpetuating divine process brings 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
sense. It will keep you vital and youthful, giving you as it were a foretaste of the 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
balance of everything: the balance of assertion and giving in, for instance. The spontaneous knowing when one 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
related and interdependent. There will be generosity, a giving and receiving in one ongoing stream. There will 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
intimate and fused with another person, or in giving to and receiving from another person. The security 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
loved. You will experience the deep satisfaction of giving, helping, fulfilling a task, and of being devoted 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
and now feel the fulfillment that comes from giving to creation or serving a spiritual cause. You 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
the fact that you are more interested in giving something of yourself to the cause of helping 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
are led naturally to an attitude of selfless giving. It is never a sentimental giving in to 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
of selfless giving. It is never a sentimental giving in to neurotic and unhealthy demands. It is 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
to neurotic and unhealthy demands. It is true giving. And in giving to others, you cannot escape 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
unhealthy demands. It is true giving. And in giving to others, you cannot escape giving to the 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
And in giving to others, you cannot escape giving to the self. For in reality, as you 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
the attitude toward others, and vice versa. Thus giving to a larger cause is the greatest self-enrichment 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
truth to you about this and other matters. Giving to a cause beyond the little ego is 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
your psyche works in absolute perfection. When your giving to life becomes so whole that you are 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
this discovery as you are already devoted to giving of yourself to a cause beyond. You are 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
profits those around you. Each attitude of constructive giving is an immense, beautiful and vital living force 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
in some way be transmitted to others. Your giving can take many forms. You will do it 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
you are a step nearer to truly selfless giving. Why can you not claim your greatness? Because 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
the truth that the universe is benign and giving and that they are not required by divine 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
on. I repeat what I mentioned before: The giving up of the tight selfwill implies first of 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
for the moment, which is quite different from giving it up forever. The who, where, what, when 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
to fall into the pit of resignation and giving up, instead of just letting go. You have 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
rich because there you must also have a giving and honest attitude. But where you feel poor 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
be poor until you establish richness within through giving and honesty. In actuality, richness always exists with 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
that you hold your feelings in check, because giving them out would create unendurable emptiness inside you 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
I shall make you feel guilty for not giving me what I want from you. I shall 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
draw to you someone who is incapable of giving you love. You may have to first let 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
of value. They are surely not new. But giving is so often a false mask, a ploy 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
and follow the longing, or resisting movement and giving up what your heart knows exists. This is 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
to truth, to self- facing, to self-purification, to giving up all defenses and all subterfuges in order 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK
and be by themselves. I. CHRISTMAS MESSAGE After giving his blessings, the Guide said: Every one of 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
and overactive with the ego forces. It connotes giving in and surrendering to the flow of being 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
out for your younger friends and helping them, giving them understanding, instead of hitting back when they 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
attitude? That attitude in you says no to giving in to the meaning of life, to beauty 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
in what I give you; for I am giving you a potent tool for your further development 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
to a little selfishness here or there. Consciously giving yourself to a greater cause that sweeps the 223 THE ERA OF THE NEW AGE AND NEW CONSCIOUSNESS
out of love and a desire for mutual giving and receiving. You share and experience the struggle 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
from your thought patterns. Observe yourself following them, giving them life, giving them animation and energy, and 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
patterns. Observe yourself following them, giving them life, giving them animation and energy, and thereby creating a 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
make yourself part of it. That always means giving up the temptation of staying in the temporary 228 BALANCE
feelingful, less loving, less equipped to be a giving mate, has never had any substance. This new 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
we are gathered together to exchange through my giving to you where the need is greatest and 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
and reincarnation within this life? The process of giving up the old and moving on to the 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
attitude. The wrong belief is that freedom means giving in to the line of least resistance, and 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION
old attitude of taking, wanting, demanding and not giving is transformed into an attitude of love, giving 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
giving is transformed into an attitude of love, giving, devotion and sincerity. There is no other key 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
an act of love, to spiritual sincerity, to giving and enriching life. What you give to others 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
give to others, you give to yourself. Not giving to others deprives you even more than it 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
the most hidden levels, the truth of your giving, the sincerity of your investment, the pursuit of 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
system you adopt. When you function in your giving mode in a deeply committed sincere spirit, then 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
only from the deep sincerity of commitment and giving. The lack of giving and commitment eats away 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
sincerity of commitment and giving. The lack of giving and commitment eats away at your psychic guts 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
of true self-esteem that is built on sincere giving and commitment, on the being values we are 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
basis other than the inner truth of real giving for its own sake! Yet another aspect of 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
hidden motives but give for the sake of giving -- which is always giving for God's sake 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION

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