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fear fulfillment, they block it, so they will justifiably fear nonfulfillment. Consequently, they cannot endure the emptiness 149 COSMIC PULL TOWARD UNION -- FRUSTRATION
rightfully dim their creative activity because they are justifiably afraid of the negative components in it, and 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
is movement, and therefore change, this is what justifiably and realistically gives hope, no matter how hopeless 174 SELF-ESTEEM
hopeless about deserving happiness because I, possibly quite justifiably, dislike certain traits in me? But don't you 174 SELF-ESTEEM
part of you knows this quite accurately and justifiably feels guilty for it, makes you hate and 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
 
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attitudes may or may not have had their justification in the past but they are completely obsolete 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
shameful, objectively speaking. There might not be any justification for the shame; you would not feel that 39 IMAGE-FINDING
love of your beloved; this fear will have justification only if you refrain from risking the journey 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
present in your motivation. These lower aims find justification in the higher aims, which serve very well 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
you a more objective outlook. One can find justification for almost any viewpoint. There is also always 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
quite deliberately, although unconsciously. One seeks to find justification for the problem in one's soul by going 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
wish, but you also doubt the rightfulness, the justification of it. You have a vague, unconscious feeling 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
to be governed and to retaliate by the justification of Scripture. ANSWER: Of course. It is a 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
merges with the mature love-capacity, so the individual's justification remains that, If I could only find such 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
anyone justify what they do not feel needs justification? If you feel that what you do needs 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
If you feel that what you do needs justification, you must condemn, or judge, or moralize. There 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
be without your problem would not automatically bring justification and condemnation. That only happens when you wish 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
truth within; on his willingness to dispense with justification, moralizing, rationalizing, intellectualizing. All that you know. You 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
I, perhaps, guarding against recognizing something, and using justification, self-pity, hopelessness, or a superficial rationalization, blaming outer 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
nature, and see it without false moralizing and justification, you will want to change. Mature responsibility also 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
a mass image prohibited it -- without any justification, logic, or meaning. This conviction will strengthen your 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
geared in a direction that has no realistic justification. You focus on illusion, not on reality. When 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
movements. Superficially, you may lean on the apparent justification of the position you press for. You may 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
the negation in this specific way, and a justification of this negation, while denying its existence. The 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
to talk oneself into the opposite state. The justification manifests as a destructive, negative world view to 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
mutuality. The consequent disappointments may lend even more justification to unconscious fears which feed the determination not 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
deliberately built up stake you have in seeking justification for your faults, for your spite, and your 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
experience. Then you use this fact as a justification to become more bitter, resentful, punishing, and withholding 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
its pain, because you secretly believe in the justification of the self-hate, which makes the pain of 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF
closing your heart and your feelings with apparent justification. The woman will use the victim game; the 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
resent leadership in others. Your cases have no justification. If you do not first assume leadership for 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
resentment, for which you often manage to find justification. You give only begrudgingly, with ulterior motives, second 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
cheat, making their excuses valid by giving seeming justification to their argument that it is an unfair 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
 
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motives will be bare, no pretexts and false justifications will exist. He will be judged in a 18 FREE WILL
to find immediate reasons and answers, explanations and justifications. Simply admit those aspects that cause you shame 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
with uncovering blind reflexes. All subterfuges, rationalizations, explanations, justifications, self-deceptions, serving to deny automatism, must be ruthlessly 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
seeing it by busying yourself with your explanations, justifications, rationalizations -- and even with your acute self-blame 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
and desires in an issue and you build justifications around your personal, tainted desires. You claim objectivity 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
to give yourself honest recognition without hiding and justifications. Most of all, you can open yourself to 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
and anger. These attitudes can only produce more justifications of such negation, hiding the vistas that harbor 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE
 
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God. Calling yourself a child of God is justified only when you allow that the people who 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
false, unhealthy, exaggerated guilt feelings which are not justified. The inner process works in the following way 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
away from admitting your guilt where it is justified and where you could feel a healthy, constructive 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
not mean that the other person involved is justified or right. His or her wrong may be 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tell you such things, you would be well justified in being suspicious and doubtful, even though you 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
change takes place, you must develop true and justified self-respect long before the faults in you have 31 SHAME
even though the criticism in itself may be justified. The isolated fact that you object to may 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
love of your beloved; this fear will be justified only if you refrain from risking the journey 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
two kinds of guilt -- unjustified guilt and justified guilt. Often you unconsciously use an absurd, unjustified 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
unjustified guilts. What, on the other hand, is justified guilt? When you hurt other people in your 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
commission or omission -- then your guilt is justified. Differentiate clearly, my dear friends, between the guilt 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
out of your imperfection, blindness, and ignorance is justified guilt that you should meet squarely and courageously 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
so important. What should your attitude be toward justified guilt? What would be healthy and constructive? It 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
with the person you have hurt, take the justified guilt upon yourself, wish to become different, desire 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
your own clarification separate the unjustified from the justified guilts. Find where you might have hurt others 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
inflicted on others, if you can take that justified guilt upon yourself and face it, it will 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
things, life force is truth and courage. Accepting justified guilt is being in truth and it takes 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
would also be the proof that I was justified, for it is possible to receive now what 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
to see that as a child you were justified in having certain feelings, attitudes, needs and incapacities 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
to reread my lecture on the subject of justified and unjustified guilt-feelings and the proper attitude toward 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
considered a sickness. It will be strengthened and justified only by gradually growing mass images -- in 53 SELF-LOVE
would indeed be an impossibility. You would be justified in being hopeless if you couldn't be happy 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
your desire. At times this suspicion may be justified because your desire may actually be harmful to 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
to yourself. At times, your desire may be justified, but many unconscious, unhealthy motives may exist together 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
every child does -- whether this feeling is justified or unjustified makes no difference -- in most 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
true core. The moment you find it, the justified or unjustified disapproval will no longer hurt. In 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
cannot trust yourself. Such trust would not be justified, for the superimposed layer, based on untruth, can 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
emotions. But whenever it can be rationalized and justified, reason holds on to the superimposed, compulsive aspect 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
inquired about the validity of righteous indignation or justified resentment. I think you have answered both tonight 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
to become aware of indignation that is quite justified and that should be acted upon. Injustices or 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
reached it is extremely difficult to distinguish between justified indignation due to actual provocation, and unjustified indignation 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
does not mean it is more warranted or justified to distrust a person with this particular limitation 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ever analyzed it from this point of view? Justified or unjustified criticism cannot really harm you, unless 101 THE DEFENSE
outer issue in which you may be utterly justified in feeling angry, that still may not mean 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
if they come to your surface awareness, even justified expectations will cause problems for you because of 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
to decide whether or not these demands are justified or not. It does not want to deal 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
have told us about certain activities that cause justified guilt feelings. How can we atone for these 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
the future comes. This distrust is often partly justified, because your destructive, unrealistic concepts and attitudes prevent 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
yourself. You may well argue that it is justified to be on guard. Aren't many people out 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
great unknown? At first glance, such questions seem justified and logical, but when you take a closer 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
prevent something disagreeable, they would be understandable and justified. But the tragedy is that one often struggles 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
hoped for miracle bringing salvation, but realistic hope, justified because a clear way presents itself, a concrete 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
and this source within me -- should be justified, it is better to know and go on 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION
uncertainties and contradictions. The issue itself may warrant justified anger, but an individual may not be able 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
question. Where there is fear of expressing a justified anger, to that degree there must be fear 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
insecurity makes a person too anxious to express justified anger, that individual is as yet incapable of 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
made of an unchangeable substance. This fear is justified in a way, but differently from how you 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
but differently from how you feel it, and justified only as long as you cling to it 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF
resistance, you find that your fears were not justified. You feel relief, along with moments of aliveness 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
what makes you believe that your feelings are justified and appropriate. You can go to the next 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
consider together whether or not the hurt is justified. Is it really the way you feel it 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
will already know in principle that trust is justified, that underneath these negative fields there is something 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
for. You may say, Am I not perfectly justified in combating this wrong in the world? On 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
put on the other person's doorstep is partially justified -- and this is usually the case with 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
inner mechanism regulates the psychic processes, so that justified reasons for self-dislike, when not consciously recognized and 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
can only come when your self-trust becomes wholly justified. But even before this is the case, it 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
way, each new overcoming, proves to you how justified your trust in it is. With each such 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
life principle is always safe, always holds out justified hope that will never be disappointed. There is 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
allowing for the possibility that this longing is justified and means that much more can be had 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
rationalization that appears to make your case seem justified. For you can always succeed in presenting your 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
needs, and demands on others are not only justified, since there is nothing wrong with them, but 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
ego, your fear of death is really quite justified, for the ego dies indeed. This may sound 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
nor less. Now, the fear of life is justified when one's sense of identification is exclusively attached 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
the body of water. In spite of the justified trust that the water carries the body, the 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
is attempted it fails. To the extent the justified reasons for self-dislike are removed, the self-dislike stops 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
You will trust automatically when you find the justified reasons for distrusting yourself. The process is always 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
What if one doubts that one's needs are justified? Isn't it also a question of what should 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
harmony be established between them. As man is justified in fearing the activating forces as long as 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
and therefore cannot control it, so is woman justified in fearing self-surrender as long as she makes 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
in him will be warranted, making her self-surrender justified and dignified, and enhancing her individuality. Giving up 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
aggrandize himself and makes her fear of surrender justified and reasonable. He therefore hinders her fulfillment as 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
from such conflicts increase hostility, which compounds the justified guilt feelings. The loveless, hostile sex makes the 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
hostile sex makes the taboo against it seem justified -- and this is the worst of the 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
produces emotions, defenses, and pretenses that lead to justified guilt because they violate a spiritual law. Misconception 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
The latter course often seems at first quite justified and inviting. The former way -- bearing frustration 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
but with hope, because the hope will be justified by the positiveness and realism with which you 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
others, because at first glance such concentration appears justified to you. You may subtly overemphasize one side 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
confusion alternate with heights of golden light, carrying justified hope for an eventual uninterrupted state of bliss 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
this ugliness overwhelming. So fear also denies the justified faith in the benign order of Creation. If 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
attract the partner with whom the contraction appears justified? For the deeper self always knows where a 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
the courage to explore whether your fear is justified or not, you cannot find out that it 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
inevitable disappointment and to an apparently even more justified negativity. Unrealistic hopelessness and unrealistic magical hope are 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
gateway of feeling your hopelessness lies true and justified hope; through the gateway of accepting the lacks 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
liberation impossible, the doubt itself is seen as justified. At this point it becomes absolutely necessary to 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
vengeance with which it is perpetuated, pursued, and justified. Unreal needs are demands made upon others. Unreal 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
self-hate for these make the original pain seem justified in your secret evaluation of yourself; but you 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
you also understand that healthy anger can be justified. When this is understood, you can experience it 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
lingering ill-effects. Jealousy and envy, however, are never justified, and are never healthy reactions. Though feeling anger 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
reactions. Though feeling anger and hurt can be justified, as long as you do not clearly know 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
do not clearly know whether your anger is justified or not, you will always be confused. You 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
competitiveness. Why are they absolutely never true and justified feelings or emotional reactions? To some extent almost 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
accuse, and feel victimized. In turn you feel justified to hate, resent, and take revenge. Another byproduct 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
Or, conversely, if you have to be completely justified in explaining your behavior, then you also put 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
look for the meaning and the areas of justified guilt. Inner unity with your eternal self makes 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
that the worst opinion of yourself is never justified, no matter how ugly the traits and attitudes 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
be that you have hidden. They are never justified because these parts are only isolated aspects of 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
more and more impoverished, unhappy, embittered, and feel justified to withhold, give nothing -- and the vicious 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
shame, and remorse. I have often referred to justified and unjustified guilt. I have also spoken about 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
not as wishful thinking, but as absolute, realistic, justified inner certainty -- of the beautiful meaning of 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
this kind is seldom doubted. It is always justified with this happens to be my belief, which 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION
innately distrusted woman, and woman, man. Each seemed justified in his or her distrust because of the 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
conclude that hatred is ignorant, no matter how justified it may appear. It is lack of intelligence 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
and will know that your trust is completely justified. You can then find the courage to risk 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
giving in, that it is fair, right, necessary, justified and good for all concerned, and that there 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
their parents were totally wrong. They are then justified in denying all their parents stood for. On 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
fact of close-mindedness and close-heartedness must be denied, justified and fought against. My beloved friends. For so 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
and love, truth and hope that is always justified. Turn to Him, for He is God's human 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL
and also the experience that having faith is justified. It is therefore foolish to assume that a 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
cause, to defend a right position, to assert justified claims, is indispensable in any productive, healthy life 254 SURRENDER
this, your distrust is to a certain degree justified, even if the other person happens to deserve 254 SURRENDER
path negated. In such instances, the spirit has justified hope that at least part of the task 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE
done only when you recognize and oust real, justified guilt, without annihilating yourself in the process. I 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION
ability to adjudge realistically where your trust is justified and where it is not. Therefore you will 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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