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| give up. The stronger you are, the better grounded in your path, the smaller the danger that | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| to you that this particular contact is well grounded, which becomes evident from the fact that this | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| up these centers once the personality is firmly grounded in reality, in love, in a state of | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| in you will become more complete and more grounded in the reality of your divine existence. Focus | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| spiritual path. Your being will then truly be grounded in reality and in a unifying process, so | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| or stages. Each of these stages is highly grounded in intelligence and realism. The first stage would | 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION |
| ascertained as real, as something that is not grounded in reality. It is an honest, open approach | 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION |
| whatever they are doing. A politician who is grounded in these principles must necessarily develop a different | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| security in your own value will be so grounded in reality that no matter how you are | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| is the result of a genuine transformation, well grounded in reality. You see the fruits of this | 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD |
| ultimately to a delusionary spirituality that is not grounded in the Now. This is why you find | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| the process cannot take place in an organic, grounded way. So what I shall discuss now may | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| hiding the vistas that harbor the most realistically grounded affirmation of all opposites -- of life and | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| is truly the more important, the more solidly grounded way. But the time has come when you | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| half- measure that cannot last, that is not grounded in spiritual, as well as practical, reality. How | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |
| Groundedness................2 | |
| does your community grow in strength, in realistic groundedness, and in joyousness and abundance. For this lecture | 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS |
| there the movement can proceed to a new groundedness in real inner freedom and independence that voluntarily | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| Groundless..................3 | |
| that what you had feared before was entirely groundless, all that was in proportion to the fear | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| to control the feeling world proves to be groundless. You must go therefore in the direction opposite | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| of groping in the dark, floating on a groundless, unreal -- reality-less, if I may coin a | 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION |
| Grounds.....................4 | |
| to help you out of it, on the grounds that maybe there is no other room or | 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF |
| becomes necessary to find out on what specific grounds you base the heretofore secret conviction of your | 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE |
| truth and meaning and lovingly accept, on those grounds, the narrow structure of the present, even if | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| out of self-hate and into self-esteem on theoretical grounds, you will not succeed until you have gained | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| Groundwork..................9 | |
| destruction will turn out to be rather the groundwork of the real inner life, the preparation needed | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| greater self. The ego must lay the arduous groundwork until the real self can come through. This | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| to the divine will and reality, then the groundwork has been laid for certain vital changes to | 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE |
| and start self- purification early. Such is the groundwork for all new age education. Parents will not | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| age education. Parents will not undertake the fundamental groundwork alone. There is no guarantee that all parents | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| creative, free-flowing process can only flourish when the groundwork is done and that choosing to do so | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| The material of the lectures, which is the groundwork of the rhythm you follow, lays the plan | 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS |
| or at a later period -- when sufficient groundwork has been done, when your current life plan | 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE |
| were inaccessible before. Understanding the self is the groundwork, the foundation, for you cannot convey, explain and | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| Group.......................273 | |
| talk about the tests. There is hardly any group of people, be it a family or any | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| but all the other people involved in the group contribute their share, which arises from their own | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| ones. We can always observe them around each group of people. Everybody adds his share to the | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| But if there is one person in a group who takes the direct and spiritual high road | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| Now I would like to talk about the group of people who have passed through the first | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| continue to be involved with family or whatever group of people one had intended to accomplish a | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| a deep personal experience of truth. The other group is the one I mentioned before. Today it | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| in untruth and miss the point. The second group is just as far away from the truth | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| contrary and extreme conclusions, each equally wrong. One group finds it useful to seek contact with any | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| seek contact with any kind of spirit. Another group reacts by saying that any contact with spirits | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| great Plan of Salvation. The entities in this group, among other things, find out in spiritual endeavor | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| respective medium or people belonging to a particular group to feel important and superior. That should not | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| reply: First of all, even in mass or group disasters, an individual will never need to experience | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| of mistrust and separation, such as between one group and another -- and all of these violate | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| must be this way. For instance, if a group of human beings, perhaps only a very small | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| of human beings, perhaps only a very small group, comes together in the sincere and honest desire | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| being built in the world of spirit. This group to which I manifest myself here is building | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| sphere. You, my friends, who belong to this group, should know that while your bodies are resting | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| means the very same thing as the other group of people. This is quite a smart maneuver | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| whole, it is just a particle of a group soul. Before incarnation, the group souls of the | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| particle of a group soul. Before incarnation, the group souls of the respective animals are collected in | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| are forever and ever debating this subject. One group claims there is no free will whatsoever: everything | 18 FREE WILL |
| will whatsoever: everything is fate or destiny. Another group says, more or less, that there is only | 18 FREE WILL |
| is only free will. According to a third group, some things are determined by free will while | 18 FREE WILL |
| may have the opportunity of working with a group of psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists. We may arrange | 18 FREE WILL |
| truths, for truth exists everywhere, but no one group among all humankind has all the truth. You | 19 JESUS CHRIST |
| development of most of the people joining your group will change. So you see, it is not | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| person to propose the idea of joining your group. This will give you some idea of how | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| the progress of each individual belonging to your group by giving just the right amount of spiritual | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| spirit world that is the counterpart of your group. This organization is deeply involved with many details | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| the fallen spirits, either individually or as a group. This was also foreseen by God and provided | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| is a very good sign if my little group has questions, for this is proof that your | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| one I will guide you on in this group; that you have so far searched in the | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| emotionally, characterwise and psychologically it belongs to this group and therefore has the best opportunity to unfold | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| may not be able to belong to this group. If you are all alone in this spiritual | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| for the Plan of Salvation within their own group because they have their tasks to fulfill. If | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| with them and therefore belong to this religious group. The higher spirits may be trying to give | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| the Divine World by an individual or a group. If the effort is not made on the | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| -- as humans measure time -- that this group was formed. And it has been a productive | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| endeavors, and feelings create spiritual forms, such a group striving sincerely to get nearer to God is | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| only through the tasks you fulfill for this group, but also through every effort you make toward | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| would be very happy if you and/or your group would start a new activity. Whenever a friend | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| as he or she knows how. And the group should deliberate on it, each giving an opinion | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| an activity will bring the friends in the group closer together, which is very important. The law | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| in difficulty. Come to the friends of this group. Convince yourself how much God likes you to | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| A great many blessings will come to the group who helps in that way and to the | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| this help. Such regular service will strengthen the group as a whole tremendously, my dear friends! Be | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| that there is a great blessing on this group, as well as on my group in Switzerland | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| on this group, as well as on my group in Switzerland. The spirit world has planned great | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| that all friends following the teachings of this group may be aware that it holds great meaning | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| both groups. What has started in my little group here will be very helpful for my group | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| group here will be very helpful for my group across the ocean. Tonight I also want to | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| ask a favor of some of you. This group is blessed, and blessed is every single person | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| very human animosities and misunderstandings, unavoidable in a group of this size, were straightened out and treated | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| the energy of reconciliation is important for the group as a whole. It is so beneficial, my | 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY |
| ask one of the people of the inner group to work with you, for it cannot be | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| happens unconsciously. We are not concerned in this group with wrong actions, or even crimes. All of | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| a willing person to another member of this group so a team can be formed. If you | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| a concentration camp, and that such a large group is burned in a fire? Isn't there some | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| again, the next time caused perhaps by another group, another nation. You can be quite sure that | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| picture has been completed! QUESTION: One of our group now here for the first time would like | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| the spirit world are particularly happy about this group, my friends, for most of you have made | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| thought and deeply felt. However, if in a group gathering a person finds it difficult to pray | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| that you mentioned. How is this with the group souls? ANSWER: The group soul is to be | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| is this with the group souls? ANSWER: The group soul is to be understood in the sense | 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY |
| a plan has materialized for a second smaller group to be formed, similar to the first so-called | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| would recommend this very much. In such common group work you can accomplish much. You can help | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| working in image-finding teams should get into additional group work where you can discuss your problems, difficulties | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| -- and this is unavoidable in any human group. You are also all full of goodwill and | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| It may also be a good idea for group work. First state briefly your own case and | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| become clear, each one of you, what the group work is supposed to be, what it should | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| subject. Even those who do not participate in group work may derive some benefit from my words | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| none of you, individually, as well as the group as a whole, will ever fail. Those of | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| to these lectures but do not participate in group work can observe the very same thing in | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| have never had any personal contact with this group, but who read the lectures with interest. Attention | 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE |
| get in touch with those members of this group who are qualified to help. If they are | 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE |
| soul. Be blessed, all of you, this entire group. May divine light and strength, truth and love | 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS |
| beings, either to a specific person or a group of human beings, or onto a philosophy, creed | 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY |
| the world at large or for a small group, or for one other person, it is bound | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| much. QUESTION: In a recent discussion in our group, one of our friends expressed the thought that | 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| me that with the new phase, a new group of subjects has begun this season. Until the | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| all. An essay by a member of our group is appended. Greetings, my dearest friends. God bless | 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| as one of the oldest members of the group, I find that if we do shed some | 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| guards. QUESTION: I'm working with one of our group members. She is scared to go into the | 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| and communicate. Since you are new in this group, it is understandable that you ask this question | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| not consider this interval of inactivity in the group and in private work as a period of | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| deeper meaning and their origin. Use also the group work in which, among other benefits, you get | 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES |
| later period. Let us suppose we had a group of people here who have not gone through | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| meaning of the state of being. If a group is, perhaps, just between the second and third | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| he does not lie. But for such a group, it is humanly impossible to understand more. Only | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| to understand more. Only by gradually bringing a group out of this stage in to self-facing, can | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| ask that I have the prayer of this group for his recovery and I would like to | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| that way. Of course you, and the whole group, can pray. The validity of such prayer is | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| you comment, please, on the progress of our group work and show us a way to make | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| more dynamic experience for us, that is truly group work? ANSWER: Yes, my friend. I believe most | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| can begin to sense and experience that this group work is of immeasurable importance. How else can | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| future, as you have this last year, the group work will prove more and more fruitful, an | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| you, once again, also as far as the group work is concerned, learn more and more to | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| it means, this is the way of the group work, also. This will then make a more | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |