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or how you understood them. Consider them with honesty and with absolute goodwill to get to the 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
you look at your problems in truth, with honesty in your heart, you will also receive the 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
be God's will that you face yourself in honesty instead of choosing the more comfortable way of 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
you have this attitude. Then face yourself in honesty. What is more important for you: the truth 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
help in order to face yourself in total honesty and to know yourself without your mask. And 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
sometimes very deeply and with a maximum of honesty, within oneself. And yet the great truth is 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
you, including your lower self. QUESTION: Even the honesty is very difficult. ANSWER: Of course the honesty 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
honesty is very difficult. ANSWER: Of course the honesty is difficult. QUESTION: Sometimes you think you are 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
will be victorious. But the difficulty of the honesty can be overcome first by the proper meditation 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
for conquering the lower nature is self- knowledge, honesty toward oneself, and self-analysis. The lower self, in 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
you should face himself or herself in utter honesty. You can be sure that whatever your particular 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
daily and test your inner motives in complete honesty. Do you wish to do your best because 18 FREE WILL
to do so -- your own constant self- honesty -- and how far you are still deviating 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
without demanding from you all you have in honesty, willpower, and effort. I want to say something 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
not so. Be honest with yourself and this honesty will surely do more for you than any 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
and your emotional reactions to them in all honesty. As you go through your list, you will 31 SHAME
resistance. The motive for resistance, lack of self- honesty, unconscious or half-conscious as it may be, will 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
or any other -- if you have learned honesty with yourself to the maximum degree you are 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
action itself, it lies in the self-awareness and honesty. That is the key to all conflicts, be 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
that any right conduct, not based entirely on honesty and inner conviction, and not sustained by similar 53 SELF-LOVE
to yourself. If you weigh all this with honesty and integrity, you will find the right answer 53 SELF-LOVE
this with clear vision and with all the honesty you can muster. You see, my friends, nothing 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
these motives or attitudes are wrong, in further honesty you will know that you are as yet 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
and self- respect. It requires not only the honesty to see that there are wrong motives and 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
and attitudes in you, but also the additional honesty of knowing that you cannot change them at 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
see and evaluate them clearly. Have the further honesty and wisdom to realize that growth occurs slowly 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
can do so only if you have the honesty to search for, verify, and acknowledge the negative 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
learned to investigate themselves with some degree of honesty often fail to do so in the most 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
people decide to face themselves in truth and honesty, no teaching, method or influence can encourage wrong 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
conduct. But you must recognize it in all honesty, otherwise you cannot proceed. Incidentally, it is because 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
of effort to desired change, you need maximum honesty with yourself. It is easy to deceive the 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
way of this path of self-search, of utter honesty with yourself, by working on your development. This 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the very admission that they exist, the very honesty and clear vision about yourself will, on the 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
which is honest and growth- producing. Courage and honesty are perhaps the most important assets in one's 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
finding the pretense. For the second pretends an honesty in being ruthless, cynical, and out for his 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
you see how much more constructive and advantageous honesty is. Whenever you are on the defensive, your 101 THE DEFENSE
that foolish candor, or unwise exposure, or cruel honesty are proof of your openness and willingness to 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
the entire venture. The right spirit, humility, and honesty will make your discussions a living, dynamic experience 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
in order to reach the maximum possible self- honesty? Which of my activities can help me most 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
experience, but it requires the labor of stringent honesty with yourself. A few of my friends have 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
little distance and detachment and a maximum of honesty. You are all so indoctrinated with a compulsion 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
aims. If you meet each situation with total honesty fully instead of in the usual superficial way 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
is directly related to your innermost integrity, your honesty with yourself in all matters. It is therefore 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
have totally committed yourself to a course of honesty and integrity in this particular issue, regardless of 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
where you violate your sense of decency and honesty, you can unlock the door which has closed 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
ends: Only when you have the courage and honesty to face what you do not like in 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION
is trustworthy, you will develop the courage and honesty to transcend the blocks that deform creative energy 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION
is very important to understand, my friends. Integrity, honesty, and lack of self-deception in the way you 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
dishonesty existed, perhaps on the deepest hidden levels, honesty must be totally established; where an unwillingness to 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
take life and the self seriously through the honesty you accord to both and through the sincerity 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
It is used as a substitute for real honesty with oneself and life, for undivided attention to 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
illusions, wishful thinking, panaceas, but through decency and honesty with yourself and your life. Be blessed, all 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
is real in yourself, in others, in life. Honesty must prevail to stop one's attempts to cheat 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
encourage destructive emotions. Or your mind can choose honesty with the self; it can choose to disclose 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
very best self to life -- all your honesty, integrity and constructiveness, all your most sincere and 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
when you involve yourself constructively with attention and honesty by giving always the best of yourself: when 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
see to what degree you still refuse this honesty, this integrity and, also, the desire to give 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
Only when you look at yourself with great honesty and a great deal of discernment will you 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
what there is. I have the courage and honesty to do this. I request help to guide 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
fulfilled its task of deciding for truthfulness, integrity, honesty, effort, and good will, it must step aside 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
duality is self-deprivation for the sake of decency, honesty, morality: You must be good, or else! Goodness 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
self-destruction, or hopeless resignation. It requires an unexaggerated honesty to face up to what is within. This 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
I truly want to look, with courage and honesty, at all the truth in me and around 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
are inadvertently and organically strengthened by the courage, honesty, self-discipline and willpower necessary to reach this juncture 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
with meeting your actions, thoughts and attitudes with honesty. Now you must learn to honestly register and 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
commitment to the process of self- realization, your honesty in seeing and facing the truth, your goodwill 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
consequences. Only when you have the courage and honesty to fully see and accept these damaging emotions 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
if you go deep enough and probe with honesty and openness your most subtle reactions to fulfillment 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS
conditions compatible with bliss. If you have the honesty to say, I cannot help feeling this way 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS
negativity, the recreating can begin. The courage and honesty that was necessary to become conscious of the 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
handle problems. It offers solutions that unify decency, honesty, and self-interest; love and pleasure; reality and bliss 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
now appreciate, it requires a great deal of honesty, discipline, and effort to overcome resistance to make 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
you truly commit yourself to integrity, truth, deepest honesty and a positive approach to yourself and life 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
of his illness, his exceptional intelligence, good will, honesty, perseverance, and courage to work his way out 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
life that you will face yourself in all honesty and challenge what life reveals to you, and 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
to do this, and thus establish self-respect, courage, honesty, strength, and positive energy patterns. If only a 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
on the surface. But a tremendous amount of honesty is required to challenge one's tightly cherished convictions 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
indeed possible without intense painful dark nights, if honesty with the self becomes predominant in the personality 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
questions I have raised -- because of the honesty required and the confrontation involved -- indicates a 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
is, that you have the strength and the honesty to do so, that you no longer wish 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
mere fact that you have the courage and honesty to do so is in itself a relieving 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
feelings by going through them with courage and honesty, wisdom, and the knowledge that what exists inside 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
reaction. Rather, confront these thoughts and again use honesty and intelligence. For instance, you can say: Yes 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
wish to make the commitment to truth and honesty, to giving as much as I wish to 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
fulfill the law of truth and love, of honesty and openness, when I remove the defenses and 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
thought does it. Love, humility of spirit, and honesty may also help the power of thought to 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
dynamics and in the feeling experiences, in the honesty of feelings and the more intimate relating among 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
you, my dear ones. The hard work, courage, honesty, and humility of this pathwork have brought you 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
of my feelings, my efforts, my attention, my honesty, or whatever it may be. I will do 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
guilt increases the fear of meeting yourself in honesty, so that you convince yourself more and more 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
become a reality as a result of your honesty in exposing yourselves in truth to each other 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
know. It should be used to increase your honesty with yourself. For only then can love grow 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
from commitment to God's world of truth, love, honesty, and integrity. When the willingness exists to honor 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
and perverted. If the feelings are open in honesty, the discriminating mind will be the servant it 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
sentimental gesture. It is vigorous, assertive, and free. Honesty is the most needed and most rare form 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
rare form of love among human beings. Without honesty, the illusion will always remain that you are 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
than attained by you through the courage and honesty of looking at yourself as you now are 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
person may be noted for his or her honesty, truthfulness, and integrity on one level, yet there 204 WHAT IS THE PATH?
at first. If you summon your courage and honesty and persevere with a minimum of faith, you 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
gain as a result of self-confrontation and deep honesty, then you will risk, and the temporary pain 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
specific path requires a lot more courage and honesty than most other orientations in practice today. But 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
intentionality. The more you have the courage and honesty, which I invited you to acquire ever since 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
created by a common purpose of purification, sincerity, honesty, and intent to bring out the divine center 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
work in a community that lives in this honesty, in this truthfulness, in this intimacy of self-revealing 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER
not. You will learn the courage, humility, and honesty to expose this part -- the part that 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
self, so as to exert all energy, courage, honesty, and self discipline toward making the deeper knowledge 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
attitudes to outer events requires courage, humility, and honesty. It demands the utter integrity of self-responsibility. But 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
as a result of your progress, the greater honesty and courage that gradually become second nature -- 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
This must be done in a spirit of honesty, perseverance, patience, and humility. Humility means not blaming 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
until you establish richness within through giving and honesty. In actuality, richness always exists with everyone. But 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
that this devastates me. This is the true honesty, decency, and integrity that creates richness. You are 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
of a defense, each step of courage and honesty where you take responsibility for your negativity, is 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
these are candles that spring aglow from your honesty, your courage, your truthfulness, and from the faith 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
to face your truth, the more humility and honesty you bring to bear on your whole inner 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
undertake an even greater leap of courage and honesty. That is the third step in the venture 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION
unless and until you have the courage and honesty to first bare the negative intentionality very specifically 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
compassion for your wonderful struggle, for your wonderful honesty even while you also see the still existing 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
an expression of divine love, kindness, decency, nor honesty. But if these attributes seem to extract severe 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
for that you need the labor, courage and honesty of self-knowledge so that you cannot be corrupted 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
their own inner authority, because they have that honesty, can be free. That means embracing change. Each 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
to establish the one-pointed word. Only through the honesty and courage of self-exposure and purification will you 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
The humility of giving up perfectionism and the honesty of paying the price for developing slowly into 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
Only by that action of love, trust, decency, honesty and humility can you then come back to 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
many past negativities no longer exist, while greater honesty and self-awareness do exist. As a consequence there 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
trains you for this highly advanced state of honesty and fairness. You can, by now, quite easily 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
and security come as a result of the honesty to know and admit when you are not 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
sense of the constant process of self-purification, of honesty, of truthfulness, of commitment to growing. If this 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975
A beautiful balance will emerge clearly: self-discipline, strict honesty with the self, and firmness with the lower 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
get free gratifications that are not earned by honesty and by everything a human being is capable 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
own skin was more important than truth, decency, honesty, charity, love, empathy -- in short, all that 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
poor, untrustworthy, empty universe makes this step toward honesty impossible. Taking this step is possible only through 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
with God can you have the courage and honesty to trust total openness. Rebuilding can then begin 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
You fail to see that the courage and honesty of transparency, no matter what shameful facets may 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
mind. Then you learn to apply the same honesty and openness you have acquired toward yourself toward 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
by direct awareness. You will need the usual honesty and stamina to explore some of the less 254 SURRENDER

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