| by wanting to follow their own very incomplete laws. QUESTION: I would like to ask how it | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| time that this spirit world with all its laws is a reality and not a theory. This | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| God's world. For both abide by the spiritual laws and fulfill God's will. If the wish to | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| without. For example, take the knowledge of spiritual laws, or knowledge how to overcome certain faults, and | 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD |
| heavy burdens is the result of breaking spiritual laws, often unconsciously. Still, this will not sufficiently explain | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| neighbor, in short, each thought that breaks God's laws, is a building block in that enormous spiritual | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| Here specifically trained higher beings know exactly the laws and the past incarnations of an individual soul | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| of slow growth are in accordance with the laws of the powers of darkness. They are very | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| it only by an emotional reaction, broken spiritual laws. Step by step, as you proceed to free | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| path: self-knowledge, overcoming one's faults, learning the spiritual laws generally and applying them particularly and personally, and | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| can be achieved only by consciously accepting the laws of cause and effect and not trying to | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| this process lasts, honor God by accepting His laws; do not love yourself so much that you | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| protect according to past merits, following exact spiritual laws about which they are very careful and which | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| which they do not ever break, because these laws are perfection, love, wisdom and justice. This very | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| darkness. They also operate according to their own laws, and accomplish just as much for their purposes | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| and the civil law, what are the spiritual laws in connection with marriage between brothers and sisters | 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD |
| even repetitions are important! The learning of spiritual laws is also important. The outlook on life from | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| these tendencies are in accordance with the spiritual laws or not. You will also see whether you | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| to others and who does not violate earthly laws. This may be enough for a person who | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| a great mistake, for there are also spiritual laws governing this issue. If you ask for help | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| conscious mind and become aware of the spiritual laws from which you have deviated within your soul | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| this world. What you call miracles are simply laws you do not understand, just as many people | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| just as many people do not know the laws governing communication with the beyond, that a spirit | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| manifest through a medium. There are many spiritual laws governing mastery over the physical body, and this | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| it is, of course! But there are only laws, some of which you understand and many of | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| sufficient faith will also automatically follow the divine laws. And anyone who is seriously trying to learn | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| seriously trying to learn and keep the divine laws will gain the faith that may still be | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| by self-development. It will grow by living these laws, even though it may be difficult at the | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| find God, while by not following the divine laws you produce unfavorable conditions. In that respect what | 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW |
| which is governed by an infinite number of laws. He created His children and gave them free | 18 FREE WILL |
| choose to keep or not to keep the laws long before this earth and this material world | 18 FREE WILL |
| world came into existence. The keeping of these laws entails happiness, love, harmony, light, and supreme wisdom | 18 FREE WILL |
| forced to stay within the framework of these laws, as if they had no free will, the | 18 FREE WILL |
| as if they had no free will, the laws would neither be what they are, nor would | 18 FREE WILL |
| recognition of the wisdom and perfection of the laws. Then God would not be a god of | 18 FREE WILL |
| possibility of choosing to live according to the laws or not. There lies the key to this | 18 FREE WILL |
| freely choose or not choose to follow His laws of perfection. You may say that it is | 18 FREE WILL |
| it is difficult to abide by the divine laws, and indeed it is, in some respects. Whoever | 18 FREE WILL |
| least bit difficult for you to keep the laws. The difficulty varies with each individual. For one | 18 FREE WILL |
| dishes out arbitrary punishment. God has created perfect laws and perfect conditions for His children to follow | 18 FREE WILL |
| are. God's creation is so perfect and His laws are of such supreme wisdom and love that | 18 FREE WILL |
| -- even those who have deviated from His laws -- they must ultimately find their way back | 18 FREE WILL |
| must ultimately find their way back to His laws and thus to a state of utter bliss | 18 FREE WILL |
| further you move away from God and His laws of perfection, the more difficult it is to | 18 FREE WILL |
| those of you to whom such more extreme laws may not apply anymore because you have overcome | 18 FREE WILL |
| will. Only in this way could the spiritual laws continue to remain unbroken so that in a | 19 JESUS CHRIST |
| certainly have done anything, including breaking His own laws. Had He done this a great number of | 19 JESUS CHRIST |
| used His own power to break His own laws. Naturally, God's power has to be the greatest | 19 JESUS CHRIST |
| of components and situations wherein all the pertinent laws are to be considered. It is a type | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| and person created the universe with all its laws and other beings, although the creation of the | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| also put into Creation an infinite number of laws. These laws provided beforehand for the possibility of | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| into Creation an infinite number of laws. These laws provided beforehand for the possibility of a return | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| and freedom given to them by God. These laws work in cycles which have to close; whatever | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| happens, these cycles follow their course and the laws work in such a way that ultimately everything | 20 GOD: THE CREATION |
| and to use it contrary to the divine laws. If no choice were available, there would be | 21 THE FALL |
| same token, the opposite of God and His laws must be the prohibition of free choice and | 21 THE FALL |
| hand, how could God not break his own laws and still save those beings who longed for | 21 THE FALL |
| if God remained true to himself and his laws would there be a fundamental difference between the | 21 THE FALL |
| to return to God and to keep his laws instead of Lucifer's could do so within the | 21 THE FALL |
| could do so within the framework of the laws of God. Thus the free will of no | 21 THE FALL |
| forces you. You see, my friends, the divine laws are made in such a way that the | 21 THE FALL |
| it. This does not exist, my friends. The laws of the divine world work too accurately for | 21 THE FALL |
| possible. This is very shortsighted and illogical. The laws of nature and the universe must work alike | 22 SALVATION |
| with what spirits you are communicating and what laws are involved, you can ask your heart right | 22 SALVATION |
| and harmony. But it was essential that God's laws never be broken, not even for the purpose | 22 SALVATION |
| so that everything would accord with the divine laws of justice. At that time, no matter how | 22 SALVATION |
| all times the absolute justice of the divine laws. Therefore, Christ asked him: In what way would | 22 SALVATION |
| battle with you and I will recognize God's laws as being utterly just. You must know, my | 22 SALVATION |
| their protege that is not according to God's laws of justice or that the person may be | 22 SALVATION |
| Lucifer set up for him to recognize God's laws as being just. If this seemingly impossible task | 22 SALVATION |
| darkness could never at any time claim God's laws to be unjust, but at the same time | 22 SALVATION |
| was the first to turn away from the laws of God. Jesus Christ fulfilled the Plan of | 22 SALVATION |
| now has the right to interfere. The divine laws must be observed in exactitude, the activities of | 22 SALVATION |
| through His children, through His spirits, through His laws. The spirits cannot create anything, unless they are | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| It is not that way. God created His laws of the universe. He created His children. He | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| must not forget that the clockwork of the laws is so perfect that nothing unjust can come | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| but you can harm yourself by violating the laws of love. QUESTION: Are some of the occult | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| many circumstances that all play into the divine laws, be given great power and it would be | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| -- how to go about it, what the laws are to have communication with the spirits of | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| unless through such a communication for which certain laws have to be obeyed and certain conditions prepared | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| through which it is possible to hold the laws of God is indeed immune to all evil | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| it. You have to act according to the laws of God with everyone alike. There is no | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| mind. I have often mentioned the various spiritual laws which are constantly being violated by human beings | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| I have just described violates one of these laws. It is the law of facing life. To | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| yourself to abide by another of the spiritual laws, which says that there is a price to | 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS |
| and has deviated from one or more spiritual laws. For only those who follow a very important | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| relationship to one or more of the spiritual laws. There are also those who think that it | 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW |
| two different things -- to adhere to the laws of God, which you know. And that is | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| It is uncomfortable to realize and obey the laws of justice, so by leaving the issue in | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| your desire and compare it with the spiritual laws as far as you know them. If you | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| whole picture. They have to abide by the laws of their society. Otherwise they might cause more | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| to serve his immediate seeming advantages, disregarding all laws -- spiritual as well as human. For what | 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR |
| as your feelings do not correspond to spiritual laws. Thus, you are unjust in your feelings: you | 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR |
| truly possess unless you fulfill the basic spiritual laws within your own soul and unless you do | 31 SHAME |
| Your spirit suffers when you act against its laws. And you feel better all of a sudden | 31 SHAME |
| your fellow-creatures is one of the most important laws of the universe. We have discussed love at | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| a point you have to go through the laws governing this lower sphere that is rightfully yours | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| for the moment: you have to accept the laws fully and keep them willingly, not because life | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| you reach that point. Trying to avoid the laws of your own world, no matter what spiritual | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| many other things, to abide by these various laws -- and not only to abide by them | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| to accept them willingly. And one of these laws is that the disadvantageous side of each decision | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| that you are breaking a number of spiritual laws in your emotions, if not in your thoughts | 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH |
| to try to judge the justice of the laws of God. You often feel inclined to say | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| in the following way--for there are certain spiritual laws that bind me to the kind of statements | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| it for the purpose of purification; what spiritual laws might be violated by this problem; what might | 35 TURNING TO GOD |
| in relation to their deviation from the divine laws? Until you reach such understanding, you must go | 36 PRAYER |
| of these two concepts. God has made perfect laws and given His children free will. If the | 38 IMAGES |
| and given His children free will. If the laws could not be violated, then free will would | 38 IMAGES |
| very violations. For the more you twist these laws, consciously or unconsciously, the more they work against | 38 IMAGES |
| outer space by technical means, you approach the laws of the spirit. These phenomena should open the | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| when you are filled with God and the laws of truth. Such moments may occur long before | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| In this connection you must understand how God's laws work: Only those who are happy can bring | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| suffering and personal disadvantage to whoever violates the laws, even when this violation happens unconsciously. We are | 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY |
| conception took place like any other conception. God's laws are perfect, regardless of whether humanity perverts some | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| be no need for God to override His laws. You see, my friends, as usual, the truth | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| crude and outer sense, referring to your social laws. Think about them also in the psychological sense | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| according to your personal plan. When the divine laws -- general as well as personal -- are | 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE |
| life; that you are free; and that the laws of God are infinitely good, wise, loving and | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| are infinitely good, wise, loving and safe! God's laws do not make a puppet out of you | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| this idea is false. For God is. His laws are made once and for all and work | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| only personal in God-manifest, but also in His laws, in the being of the laws. The apparently | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| in His laws, in the being of the laws. The apparently impersonal love of the laws that | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| the laws. The apparently impersonal love of the laws that are -- understand what is implied in | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |