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spiritual laws can, and should, be made a living reality on three different levels -- and the 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
of it -- break the cycle of the living flow of energy which is the basis of 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
love penetrates the entire creation. It is a living force, a beam that meets itself in an 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
one meets the tests, more so than just living an average life. Those who are marked especially 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
working is much reduced there. For instance, a living person can influence another especially effectively by overcoming 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
the right decision, so that their lives become living religion and not just a theory. Do you 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
remove all the obstacles that prevent you from living in harmony with God, you can satisfy your 4 WORLD WEARINESS
receiving has been violated. If you are a living link in the chain, every one of your 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
you know that you are referring to the living spirit. Therefore whatever is good and noble in 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
through their bondage to matter they suffocate the living spirit. I would like to mention here that 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
with material progress, will history move in a living and positive cycle instead of the negative, which 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
of faith. The conditions for the grace of living faith were not fulfilled; therefore such people will 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
For only thus can you find the eternal, living God. HALLOWED BE THY NAME. You hallow the 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
very personally in your life. This then is living prayer, when the meaning of each word expands 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
all right for a medium to make a living through her task? There are different views about 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
clear that a medium has to earn a living just as any other person -- and, if 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
knew that he or she could make a living also through this task, that is, if such 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
to five years before beginning to make a living through this task. During the years of training 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
course, some people don't need to earn their living through mediumship because they have enough without it 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
medium should not be rewarded by earning a living with his or her channeling is of course 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
expertise that enables him to earn a decent living as a physician. Then, when he has earned 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
a sideline, not being supposed to earn a living that way, and therefore would have to take 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
wish to enable the medium to earn her living -- everyone according to their means. This would 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
us assume you do not know that the living being reflected in the mirror is warm and 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
person; therefore, God is within each person. Each living creature has a part of God within. The 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
become also a carrier of peace. Indirectly, by living spiritually, people can do more for or against 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
in the high and highest spheres. The beings living there have to fulfill their tasks in the 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
The experience of absolute truth is like a living organism; it has to be nursed, cared for 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
again to determine whether you are worthy of living in truth constantly. In short, you have to 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
accustomed to accepting objectively, almost coldly, the imperfection living in your lower nature without feeling too disturbed 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
the aura of the respective subtle body. Each living being has a higher self or divine spark 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
untrue to their nature, violating their reality and living a lie. I am by no means suggesting 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
been created. They do not realize they are living a lie. They have built a layer of 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
may be the most important task for the living conditions and surroundings of that particular person; and 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
it is possible that you get accustomed to living without it for a long time, just like 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
guardian spirits than a person who is just living into the day without desiring any spiritual progress 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
spiritual development. Granted, there are many, many people living on earth who have not experienced such a 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
you will unfold the love in you. Each living individual has the understandable tendency to want to 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
grow organically by self-development. It will grow by living these laws, even though it may be difficult 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
the thought is true and that truth is living within the soul at this moment. Faith can 18 FREE WILL
there; and at this period when the beings living in the world of darkness encounter the light 19 JESUS CHRIST
wisdom of not abusing their power and thus living within the perfection of divine law in a 20 GOD: THE CREATION
it is simply the divine substance that every living creature possesses to some degree whether freed to 20 GOD: THE CREATION
reflect the state of mind of the creatures living there; these spheres came into existence as a 20 GOD: THE CREATION
higher. The world in which you are now living is the product of the desire to strive 21 THE FALL
This meant fewer beings of the divine world living on earth, because their strength always outweighs and 21 THE FALL
general and individual development then proceeded. Merely by living on the earth sphere, they came, for the 22 SALVATION
just. You must know, my friends, that every living being has at all times guardian spirits from 22 SALVATION
the teachings was not His full reason for living as a man. Beautiful as the teachings are 22 SALVATION
distributed them in such a way that all living spirits can use this power in free choice 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
incarnation. If he would be the only man living on earth, there would be no point to 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and meeting them can only be done by living completely in this moment. It also says: you 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
with the truth, and rather believe you are living and feeling and thinking in this or that 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
you blessings, my dear friends, as usual. Every living creature is seeking God; every human being is 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
along with the basic evolutionary drive in all living creatures to strive upward to God. Though your 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
the enlightening realization that He who is the living God and the greatest reality of all, truly 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
will be something vaguely abstract and not a living reality in your everyday life. Therefore, I say 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
so often overlooked by human beings is not living in truth. You all imagine that I mean 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
power upon themselves to prevent other people from living as God wants them to live, and if 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
often the last resort. And even the people living in the aggressor nation are often convinced that 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
too, for love and respect are due every living creature. In the distorted view you suffer loneliness 31 SHAME
you do not know this. You are still living under the delusion that this is a world 32 DECISION-MAKING
life in general? As long as you are living in this sphere of matter, every decision offers 32 DECISION-MAKING
and again so that they may become a living reality and do not remain mere words. My 35 TURNING TO GOD
people. In this way, you will not be living a lie. Try it and ask God to 36 PRAYER
course, emotionally you are not yet capable of living according to the right reactions. But if you 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
you will not be surprised to find, still living within you, the child that has not assimilated 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
unconscious. It is the reasoning of the child living in you. This is the way you reasoned 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
to as animalistic. Pure sex exists in all living creatures: animals, plants, and minerals. Eros begins with 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
of your mixed motives requires humility. It means living in a healthy state of truth, even though 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
course, you can say that improved medicine and living conditions are responsible for the longer life span 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
the law of affinity. The emanation of each living creature, which is often referred to as the 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
they become rigid and no longer carry the living life-force. Any truth must do just that. If 47 THE WALL WITHIN
or world, all inanimate objects, abstract ideas and living human beings. Nothing can exist without it. I 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
around you and within you. A human being living in complete and utter harmony with the life 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
is tackled. These rare moments should be a living proof to you that what I say is 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
work has to be done. That of the living flow which you at one time or another 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
means being unafraid to pay the price of living. And the price of living includes an occasional 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
the price of living. And the price of living includes an occasional hurt or disappointment. The mature 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
to love and honor. It is this guilt, living on and on in the subconscious, which in 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
or antisocial people display. It does not mean living in a fortress of separation, sometimes by one's 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
personality. Your own higher self, the divine being living within yourself, registers, feels, and sees, but as 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
analyzed, a monster out of God. This god, living in your unconscious mind, is really more of 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
of God exists in you and you are living in distortion and illusion since all images are 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
you, maybe deeply hidden, which wishes to escape living. It hopes to get a return from life 53 SELF-LOVE
her way of life, with her manner of living. This is subtle, and is easily confused with 53 SELF-LOVE
with the feeling of gratefulness and joy of living, which are purely positive. The borderline between the 53 SELF-LOVE
you would only stifle the rightful joy in living. Find rather where you lack self-love in the 53 SELF-LOVE
Yet making decisions is a prerequisite to healthy living. The distortion in the mind and soul contributes 53 SELF-LOVE
distance you should have toward the childishness still living in your soul. All human beings carry the 53 SELF-LOVE
seems to entail a risk: the risk of living and loving. To the measure that this risk 53 SELF-LOVE
is interpreted as the divine spark in every living being -- and all three interpretations are right 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to live by misunderstood dogma -- they are living in error. Something is wrong. For the only 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to get out of paying the price for living. This is healthy. It is unhealthy if you 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is to recognize the sex force as a living reality that cannot be torn out without grave 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
two. To speak practically, you cannot develop by living alone, without the world bringing out in you 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES
desire. The wish for happiness exists in every living being. However, the concept of happiness varies according 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
truth, perfection, and without error, since you are living on this imperfect earth plane and dealing at 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a facsimile or imprint of their other halves living somewhere in the universe. However, this imprint is 62 MAN AND WOMAN
not merely a picture reproduction; it is a living and real part of the nature of each 62 MAN AND WOMAN
this question is not easily understood for anyone living in such fear. Whatever can be said will 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
it and turn against the person in question. Living in the illusion that the other rejects you 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
are reluctant to love because they are still living in this illusory world you will quietly withdraw 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
very selfish and undeveloped persons being loved and living in pleasant surroundings, would that mean that in 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
value. You must understand, at least theoretically, how living in reality depends on maturity, and how maturity 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
a facet of time. The wrong way of living in the now comes from the child in 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
not see the truth. I said earlier that living in the now can be done in the 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
of life such as you cannot possibly imagine. Living in the now, in the right way, means 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
quite clearly that this is another approach to living in the now. I told you various methods 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
This is part of the growing pains every living organism goes through. As this general growth and 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
experience all the emotions we mention here as living within your soul. When you do so, then 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
have a clear-cut aim. Check your reason for living. What is your purpose in life? What do 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
Become clear about yours. Do not go on living with all these emotions without clarifying them. Once 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
is that you prohibit the growth of a living organism, for feelings are that. Any living organism 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
a living organism, for feelings are that. Any living organism not left alone, but constantly manipulated, will 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
a fate outside their control. People understanding and living according to this truth will take any event 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
that spark, that burning spark contained in all living organisms. If you let this spark free to 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cooperation, and, at a higher level, communication. No living creature can exist without cooperation and communication. Even 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
question of mind reading, this eliminates the spirit-being's living and existing. The spirit's aliveness and its bond 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
the other aspects of death that comprise daily living. If you do not know how to die 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
of the inner duality, necessitate a struggle for living. This encourages ambitiousness, drives, and compulsions. In addition 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
will be smoothed toward that real strength of living which lies in the strength of dying. Are 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
with all its meanings, deadens its faculties for living. It is much better for the development and 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
externalization of your anger at yourself for not living up to the standards of your false self 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
then only will you know the beauty of living. You cannot approach this most important part of 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
Second, they exist because one is incapable of living up to the dictates of one's particular idealized 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
the pain of such self-castigation. The inability of living up to the idealized self-image always has this 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS

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