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which always seem to involve a personal risk. Identifying and analyzing your images and wrong conclusions will 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
not experiencing yourself in your true strength; not identifying with yourself and your deep inner reality but 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
aware of your parasitic clinging to others, of identifying with others and depending on them in one 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
safety. Again I have to admonish you that identifying these prohibitions is not easy, even though many 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
is in this? And that impressing is uniting, identifying with this inner intelligence, this true, higher self 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
you aim solely to remove certain effects of identifying with your ego because you ignore or fear 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
sense of self, exists for so many by identifying only with the ego. This is why no 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
attain the first level of reality -- of identifying your often confused and erroneous interpretation of life 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
from it by not knowing its existence, by identifying with other sources of wisdom that are at 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
desires without condoning them; to understand them without identifying with them. You must learn to evaluate such 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
your being, this is not the same as identifying with them. It is more accurate to say 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
the first being what you are doing now: identifying, observing, and articulating. Now you no longer need 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
as you have neglected this all-important process of identifying yourself with the real self, which also has 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
the courage to accept the evil without totally identifying with it, which will instantly set the course 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
recognize it for what it is, rather than identifying with it. As long as you are totally 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
total self-rejection, which is the outcome of totally identifying with the voice of the false need. The 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
you identify something, good, bad or indifferent, the identifying part is more you than whatever is being 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
the observed. This is the vast difference between identifying something and being identified with it. When the 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
you can identify it and be its observer. Identifying with the observer then becomes a first step 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
life energy and creativity flow through it by identifying and abandoning the ego's tricks. Whether it takes 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
the direction of finding your real self, of identifying with it through the layers of darkness, you 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
identify aspects of the lower self without totally identifying with them. On the negative side, you have 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
seems as if I'm using it as an identifying characteristic of specialness, to go from one extreme 228 BALANCE
can hear and evaluate them. By observing and identifying them, you will gain a better understanding of 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
to recognize these reactions in yourselves through their identifying with the instrument. It is so important for 243 THE GREAT EXISTENTIAL FEAR AND LONGING
 
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are not born according to their original sexual identity can become aware of this through meditation. Of 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
way of the fullest unfolding of his masculine identity, and vice versa. Instead, the tendencies of the 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
can, and should, be made to recognize the identity of the spirits you are dealing with. Beautiful 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
victory easier. QUESTION: Can we remember our present identity in the next life and are we going 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
crucial times, doubts about everything, about His true identity, and about there being any wise and good 22 SALVATION
of unreality about everything, even about one's own identity. Hence every function of life seems unreal, like 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
It goes further than that. One's loss of identity, due to self-alienation, makes a pretense out of 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
other words, you have not found your true identity. You have not come home. Now, I do 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
will detect that you shift your sense of identity from yourself to others. Therefore your sense of 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
the psyche, isolation gives one a sense of identity and seems to preserve one's individuality. Yet only 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
aware of your main negative desires concerning your identity as a man. QUESTIONER: Yes, I went over 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
do not want to lose your sense of identity, your sense of being an individual with a 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
distinct and unique existence. Unfortunately this sense of identity is associated exclusively with the outer ego faculties 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
indirectly accessible deeper and wiser self. Putting your identity exclusively into the outer ego, you must fear 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
other. On the dualistic plane, your sense of identity is associated with the other person, not with 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
illusory, separate state as being real, as having identity. You believe that you lose your identity, thus 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
having identity. You believe that you lose your identity, thus your very life, when you lose your 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
a painful state of dependency and lack of identity, of weakness and helplessness, because he or she 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
solely the result of not knowing your true identity. And the constant struggle of living comes from 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
find the meaning of life and your true identity. The mind's activity or lack of activity is 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
less it is aware of its true divine identity -- the more painful must be the alternating 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
aware of, and therefore connected with, its true identity -- the more pleasurable and blissful both tension 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
the best in you to find your true identity; contributing to the processes of evolution by your 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
to know more and more your true divine identity. It will reveal itself first as an apparently 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY
key to finding your freedom and your true identity. This group, this entire spiritual endeavor, is a 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
new lifeline to your creative nucleus, your true identity. If you can endure your real hurt and 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
You, my friends, who search for your true identity must come to experience your power to create 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
In order to perceive and experience your true identity as universal spirit, three conditions are necessary: 1 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
so much about. The discovery of your true identity indeed brings glad tidings. But first you must 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
the ultimate sense. Once you find your true identity within, you will know it. It is all 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
of the flow of self-perpetuating forces, without losing identity. You were moved by a vast force, by 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
or pretense, which then shifts your sense of identity to your mask. You struggle against exposing the 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
put into the service of this struggle about identity. When the entity begins to do this systematically 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
and persevering in the struggle to find your identity, plus its already existing ability to choose how 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
more to annihilate yourself, or to limit your identity to the fraudulent mask or the hateful demon 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
next leap: the realization of your true spiritual identity. You will then truly know that this incredible 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
to live fully. What is usually called an identity crisis is the condition of being split off 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
asks the question is already beyond your assumed identity. Thus you already establish a new bridge. From 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
nothing beyond these confined walls and derives its identity, or reality, from being negative. Instead, you come 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
order to shift that subtle, inner sense of identity. When negative expressions are not admitted to the 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
certain obstacles can you occasionally experience your true identity. In tonight's lecture I should like to discuss 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
have when you begin to glimpse your true identity. I want to prepare you to understand the 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
is also to help you attain your true identity sooner and to eliminate the purely mental obstacles 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
your eternal reality and state -- your true identity. The moment you find yourself in this state 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
for self-realization, for the realization of your divine identity. It is essential merely for good health, for 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
it then loses a sense of its real identity. This extremely painful state comes about only when 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
of these other worlds, you forget your real identity; you function just as a human being does 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
human being does, not knowing your real divine identity as long as you only identify with the 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
aspect of consciousness is to realize its true identity and connection with the real self. This happens 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK
you aware that in this is your real identity in which you will find new security, new 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION
you operate with appearance values, you have no identity. You make your identity depend on the opinion 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
values, you have no identity. You make your identity depend on the opinion of other people, on 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
you become lost; you cease to feel your identity. The false sense of your identity has been 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
feel your identity. The false sense of your identity has been crushed and the real sense of 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
be confused with inner independence of spirit. Personal identity will no longer be attached to nationality, or 238 THE PULSE OF LIFE ON ALL LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION
Christ? The Christ in you is your true identity, which knows all and fears nothing and lives 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975
into your own new awareness of your true identity and discover your eternal reality, your eternal love 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975
and finally merge with it and find your identity in it. In a meditation of the deepest 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM

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