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outpicturing of what goes on in so many individual personalities. It cannot be eliminated by collective means 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
cure has to start from within by each individual. Otherwise you will only succeed in eliminating one 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
else equally terrible. In the case of an individual, it is possible to make a mistake in 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
these lightforces. They constitute one whole. Yet each individual lightforce stands out as something individual or particular 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
Yet each individual lightforce stands out as something individual or particular with its own different color, scent 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
or Middle Lightworld, spirit beings or personifications of individual lightforces have their organization, or as it is 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
particular incarnation. It varies, of course, with each individual, for not everyone has to fulfill an incarnation 31 SHAME
you were soon very successful in overcoming your individual faults, it might make you even prouder, and 31 SHAME
one most difficult right middle path concerning every individual human trend. Therefore, perhaps you will come to 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
of this divine grace -- complete faith. Each individual has to gain this major experience and fundamental 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
as complete as can be possible for the individual in question. For every impurity of the soul 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
in the cycle of the development of an individual being, decisions cannot be made by the individual 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
individual being, decisions cannot be made by the individual. But from a certain stage of development on 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
test, and afterward it is explained to the individual why this or that alternative would be bad 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
a particular purification sphere, again according to its individual needs. The sequence of these different phases varies 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
for contact with the Divine World by an individual or a group. If the effort is not 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
be made, though we cannot foresee an occasional individual setback. You will come to feel in your 35 TURNING TO GOD
crowd at these sessions. Spiritual progress in one individual means more to us and makes us happier 35 TURNING TO GOD
circle in your soul. This circle consists of individual faults which affect and interact with one another 36 PRAYER
vicious circle, you have to understand thoroughly the individual faults that constitute your vicious circle. You have 36 PRAYER
slightly profounder understanding of the various highlights and individual points in the circle until eventually you see 36 PRAYER
On the path, the forms vary with each individual, for no two people are alike or have 36 PRAYER
receptive one is. It is up to the individual, in the body or as a spirit, to 36 PRAYER
is different for each person. There is an individual rhythm for everyone. Be blessed, my dear ones 36 PRAYER
has no life apart from complete humility. The individual whose ego currents are so strong that self-will 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
an either/or judgment also holds true for every individual tendency -- good or bad. If you have 39 IMAGE-FINDING
mean that time is something different to each individual spirit? ANSWER: What I mean is this: Let 39 IMAGE-FINDING
error and self- deception. And only you, the individual, can be the judge of how useful it 39 IMAGE-FINDING
taking responsibility for one's life vary with each individual. Everyone is made up of different currents, faults 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
do not say that this applies to every individual case. There may be cases when the retribution 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
carried out in a different way in an individual fate. Then again, some victims may have undertaken 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
Brashness is another. It is a question of individual temperament and character. All inferiority complexes have the 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
most of all, of course, personality traits and individual character. Often, no two people will react the 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
willpower toward others? I mean, can the same individual react in one way toward one person and 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
finding and purifying oneself, can a predominantly intellectual individual release more of the other two currents also 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
always a rationalization and subterfuge to which the individual soul constantly resorts. This is an attempt to 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
further food for thought. Not only personal and individual images but mass images, race images, national images 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
much as it would if you had an individual image that fits in some way with the 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
than another. As the mass image changes, the individual plans will be adjusted to it, so that 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
humanity develops as a whole, the more each individual has the chance for fulfillment in one lifetime 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
But there will always be cases when the individual life span is much shorter than the present 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
a little differently. As it works in the individual, so it works for humanity as a whole 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
is not in itself sufficient to solve your individual problems, my dear ones. You have to come 47 THE WALL WITHIN
to the point where you understand your own, individual existence; where you understand the origin of the 47 THE WALL WITHIN
reason and purpose of your life, your own individual existence. When this is discovered, an entity has 47 THE WALL WITHIN
step is to find out which type an individual is and, if both, at what opportunities one 47 THE WALL WITHIN
not again enumerate, the life story of the individual, and the practice of the daily review. With 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
Find out what is the attitude of each individual toward that subject. Let people tell you first 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
the relative proportions of the traits vary from individual to individual. In every image you will find 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
proportions of the traits vary from individual to individual. In every image you will find inferiority feelings 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
second, artificial conscience. For what lives in the individual always lives in humanity as a whole. Only 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
cared for and admired even by people the individual has no intention to love in return. And 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
weaker elements during childhood, the impression on the individual soul may be much stronger, thereby creating a 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
way, and why, what the attitude to the individual parent or parent-substitute was and is -- all 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
what they express. The borderline lies within the individual; it is the inner truth of each person 53 SELF-LOVE
the product of chaos, the split in the individual entities was also a chaotic one; that is 53 SELF-LOVE
an outcome of the free will of the individual. It is the product of it. I suggest 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in infinite wisdom and farsightedness; not only the individual entity in question is considered in these laws 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in connection with the Plan of Salvation. Every individual entity, believing in Christ or not, will have 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
interested in producing phenomena. We are interested in individual development, for this is the only key to 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
this mass image varies according to temperament and individual characteristics; according to other trends, healthy or sick 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
fact abstain from. Being a decent and honest individual, you do not give in to the temptation 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
happiness varies according to the development of each individual. Due to a distorted concept of happiness, another 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
basic condition. The personal or mass-images affecting the individual are always determined by the particular way the 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
what shape or manner it takes in the individual personality. You ferociously hold on to this basic 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
to find the approach best suited to each individual. This will be a new and very important 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
will success come upon certain outer actions any individual may undertake in order to contribute to the 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be done because the approach varies with each individual. I shall be glad, however, to point out 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
being born. When development takes place within an individual soul, the soul generates more strength, which remains 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the Fall. It also takes place in the individual soul. In personal development, you often have to 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cases you cannot compare the development of one individual with another. One person may be more developed 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
can ever be generalized. So many personal aspects, individual influences and reactions play a part. Even if 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
may still be a half-truth applied to any individual case, for many personal characteristics have to be 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
whatever. The solution must always lie with the individual. Whenever an entity is ready to face himself 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is, by analyzing your innermost emotions in each individual case; finding those desires that may run contrary 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and effect is constantly at work and the individual himself or herself has set it in motion 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
comes one way or another depends on the individual case. QUESTION: What exactly is grace? ANSWER: I 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
unfortunate for humanity as a whole. In the individual personality a state of imbalance and disharmony is 62 MAN AND WOMAN
a balance of these forces is established in individual souls. Not until it is recognized that both 62 MAN AND WOMAN
of the spirit is always given to each individual. The individual often follows that direction, but misunderstands 62 MAN AND WOMAN
spirit is always given to each individual. The individual often follows that direction, but misunderstands the necessary 62 MAN AND WOMAN
both together make a harmonious whole in the individual entity, ready to join another individual in an 62 MAN AND WOMAN
in the individual entity, ready to join another individual in an ideal union. As humanity stands today 62 MAN AND WOMAN
from mass images firmly engraved in many an individual personality. Take the mass image that love is 62 MAN AND WOMAN
and misleading. It can only be found by individual work. It could perhaps correspond to an overactivity 62 MAN AND WOMAN
useful recognition. Man's cycle changes according to the individual. It might be compared to the principle of 62 MAN AND WOMAN
astrological chart that has been made for each individual separately. The man's individual cycle is thus similar 62 MAN AND WOMAN
been made for each individual separately. The man's individual cycle is thus similar in principle to a 62 MAN AND WOMAN
principle to a horoscope. The rhythm of these individual cycles has a great significance in a man's 62 MAN AND WOMAN
stated that the coming of Christ exempted the individual from personal work and effort. Quite the contrary 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
this state is the thought that consciousness ceases, individual will ceases. This is not so. And yet 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
prayer has effect, sooner or later, on one individual, it certainly has effect on humankind as a 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
if the many little issues in thousands of individual cases were not a precedent to the creation 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
varies in extent, detail and manifestation with every individual. When a child feels rejected -- and you 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
some of this basic conflict exists in every individual. Certain particular circumstances also play a role and 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
to anyone. It is then up to the individual whether or not to believe it. There is 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
world conflict is an exact duplication of the individual conflict. The elements we constantly observe between two 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
in the conflicts of nations. As in the individual conflicts, so in world conflicts, often one side 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
never can be. In the second place, the individual does not count in this ideology. The individual 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
individual does not count in this ideology. The individual is supposed to serve the state, and the 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
state takes the form of a god. The individual has no right for freedom and liberty, not 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
is good and what is bad for the individual, not only infringing on the person's self-expression, but 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
are concerned less with the discomfort to the individual than with the crippling effect this has on 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
lead you to personal growth as befits your individual personality. You will come to see how often 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
such universal conditions, there are many very personal, individual suppressions that have nothing to do with good 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
with the suppressed negative traits. Apart from these individual and very personal suppressions of your most creative 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
as the materialistic philosophy of life. Whenever the individual bends to the rules of society at the 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
at the cost of suppressing his or her individual spiritual unfoldment, the soul begins to suffer and 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
born into life, you carry within yourself your individual life plan. In order to fulfill it, your 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
so do they ignore the difference between true, individual spirituality and the escape into a pseudo-religion out 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
it will bring you to your best: your individual fulfillment in the highest spiritual and emotional sense 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
the form of self-expression best fitted for your individual personality. In either case, working this through need 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
you, leading you to the fulfillment of your individual personality. My dearest friends, let me give you 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
best, the most creative that you, as an individual, can be. Thus you will make the best 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
not work by static general rules, but by individual soul laws. So, my friends, when you say 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
be discussed personally, as they apply to the individual. QUESTION: We learn that every sickness, or every 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and length of each cycle is an eminently individual process. They not only vary from one individual 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
individual process. They not only vary from one individual to another, but also vary with the same 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
stages, they grow out of your work, your individual needs, your personal problems and characteristics. And also 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
it represents a great step forward to the individual and to humanity and it would begin a 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
whole new cycle of spiritual development for the individual in society; for science and philosophy could find 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
can be dangerous and cause damage to the individual, as well as to humankind as a whole 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
ANSWER: Both are necessary functions of the healthy individual. As I once put it, they are like 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
to know also what a teacher, as an individual, could do to promote creativity in his students 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
the teacher sufficient intuitive insight into what the individual students need. You all know that progress on 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
is unjust. It is the same with an individual. You may ask why certain people are outwardly 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
different person, while yet remaining essentially the same individual. The second basic force is the inverted, egocentric 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
essential step on the evolutionary path of an individual spirit entity. At some time, in one life 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
When exactly this will occur varies with each individual. But on this path the time must come 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
whole and can no longer be the separate individual you have felt yourself to be. I do 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
limited thinking capacity that only as a unique individual do you have dignity and a chance for 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
have to be opposed to giving up your individual right to be happy and important. If the 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
its creation and the Fall down to each individual existence. That may occur at various high points 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
conflict with one another. All this is very individual, and it is necessary to find out how 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
this general answer is not sufficient because many individual variations are possible in which this is experienced 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
the opportunity to get private help for their individual work, who still have to wait -- the 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
to the need of the present in your individual work. The psyche indicates your inner world of 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
extent. But here again, it varies with each individual and with each problem. There are certain problems 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to be found as they manifest in each individual. Only when you grow, and therefore become aware 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
is projected into the outside world is highly individual and relative? In other words, what one sees 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
of the happiness that could be yours. Here individual inner problems have collectively brought about a state 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
meant much more than a lesson to each individual about the history of evolution, life after death 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
personal self-analysis can provide the answer to each individual. There is no other way, no general rules 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
in the particular way it manifests in your individual case. This requires a great deal of work 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
in progress. There are many more facets, possibilities, individual pseudo-solutions combining all sorts of mutually exclusive trends 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
that matter? That depends entirely on you, the individual, whether or not you can or want to 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
of death, I venture to say that every individual has to go through that personally, whether it 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE

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