| Obscured....................3 | |
| that this basic spiritual truth has been so obscured throughout the ages. But there is a good | 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY |
| state that this basic spiritual truth has been obscured, and for good reason. You go on to | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| law. Religion need not be distorted and truth obscured by encouraging humanity's weakest, sickest, and most immature | 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE |
| Observable..................10 | |
| conflict, not as a theory, but as an observable battle within yourself. You will consequently gain an | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| consciousness and aliveness, that is movement, is easily observable in the manifestations of nature. A mineral has | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| important transition. The direct cause and effect is observable without mystical faith in occult matters. You often | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| This is a very subtle process that becomes observable only when you focus your attention on it | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| pulsation obviously demonstrate this truth. All this is observable on the physical level. The identical laws apply | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| When the rhythmic manifestation of pulsation is not observable to the three-dimensional perception, the pulsation of various | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| becomes a joyful, growing experience. It is easily observable that the healthier a human being is, the | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| illusion. Others claim that evil is a fact observable by anyone who faces reality. Some religious philosophies | 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL |
| on an inner plane, it may not be observable from the outside, but it can still be | 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE |
| spirit, these levels of consciousness are open, visible, observable and accessible. They cannot possibly create the controversy | 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS |
| Observant...................7 | |
| person and life -- and more aware and observant of others around you; of life, of nature | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| naturally more alert to the present and more observant. You will take an interest in what is | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| than your intellectual ear. Furthermore, you must become observant of yourself until the intensity of your emotions | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| unconscious state, the mind has to be calm, observant, and accepting of what happens in the now | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| Only when you let yourself be calm and observant and receptive to what is within you, and | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| become even more aware of it, more detachedly observant of it. This comprises the first step. The | 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY |
| and with the suggestion that you become more observant of your thought processes -- the daily little | 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF |
| Observation.................59 | |
| granted; you must train these inner senses by observation and awareness. Thus you work upward, using everything | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| But this will come later. First, the clinical observation of the self, the lower self from the | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| the lower self. You do this by daily observation and self-testing, observing again and again how far | 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK |
| often in the news now and in whose observation there seems to be some validity? ANSWER: I | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| a little distance between your powers of self- observation and the reaction of your lower self, your | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| often. But you can change them by constant observation, by comparing the wrong reactions with the right | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| work. For instance: insight, intuition, power of deduction, observation, a very warm interest in other people, positive | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| to grow. This is best accomplished by constant observation and comparison of the wrong and the right | 52 THE GOD-IMAGE |
| your recognitions and use them in your daily observation of your reactions. Be aware that they cannot | 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE |
| else -- create your own happiness and unhappiness. Observation of the manifold connections and chain reactions would | 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY |
| you can intelligently deal with it. In my observation of human souls, the strong desire to communicate | 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| that this exists in you and the constant observation of how it manifests in your daily emotional | 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF |
| have many subdivisions and many layers. By proper observation and concentration, you will gradually learn to become | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| and concentration is necessary to learn first the observation and, later, the control of your thought process | 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES |
| yet changed, you see clearly, and with each observation you gain a deeper understanding of why you | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| answer. QUESTION: I would like to make an observation about this condition. Medical literature cites cases of | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| This attitude promotes openness, a readiness for further observation and perception in you that is very fruitful | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| whether gained from a dream, or from the observation of their conscious daily reactions. May you all | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| will thus continue to remain dependent on the observation of outer rules. No matter how true and | 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS |
| change. The next step will be the strict observation of avoiding unnecessary cruelty. This step cannot be | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| or not letting up on efforts of self- observation and taking account of one's actions and reactions | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| will provide you with more happiness. Only calm observation of what is true, what is really more | 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS |
| change, too, will come as if by itself. Observation of this process, understanding of why the psyche | 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS |
| way. It takes a bit of self-accounting and observation in this respect to become aware of what | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| such awareness can be reached only by quiet observation when you are alone. Of course, the whole | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| in candor and without self-deception, and from this observation your capacity for loving and living grows automatically | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| self takes a great deal of understanding, of observation. Yet this understanding and observation are constantly interrupted | 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION |
| of understanding, of observation. Yet this understanding and observation are constantly interrupted by your ingrained habit of | 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION |
| of meditation and thought process, and the proper observation of your reaction whenever you come close to | 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT |
| only vaguely sensed, will yield to a calm observation of yourself. This very attitude is the prerequisite | 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT |
| away from facing yourself in this touchy area. Observation will enable you to remove your blindfolds, which | 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT |
| inviting belittlement and humiliation. Find how this general observation applies specifically to you. Then challenge yourself to | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| and has to be applied in this direction. Observation and questioning of your emotional reactions must extend | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| yourself from the unhealthy, confused, involved part. Detached observation of something obscure and strange is the most | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| For this, more help is needed than the observation of half-conscious material and its translation into your | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| the truthful answer to these questions, through steady observation, formulation of vague feelings, and meditation exercises, cannot | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| then will the no- current slowly weaken. Each observation may bring deeper and wider understanding. To be | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| you are frightened, you lack the necessary calm observation to perceive truthfully, whether this concerns fright of | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| to approach yourself in a spirit of detached observation. When you find it difficult to do so | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| connected with one's inner self a most truthful observation will be but a half-truth, whereas any observation | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| observation will be but a half-truth, whereas any observation will have the ring of truth if one | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| this no-current can be inactivated by awareness and observation, and the measure of subsequent appropriate activity and | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| by that admission, by that acceptance, by that observation or awareness, slowly but surely come nearer to | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| give. This will enable you to use intelligence, observation, and intuition. It will also help you to | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| the way I am. Is this a valid observation and what should I do about it? ANSWER | 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT |
| these energies. Little by little, through understanding and observation, you can reestablish the correct assumptions. They will | 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| dissolved to an extent -- when self-acceptance and observation bring new understanding and harmony into your inner | 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| manifestation -- three-dimensional time. From the three-dimensionally oriented observation, the rhythmic movement is regular in intervals and | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| true self, for your misconceptions, and in the observation of your mental and emotional processes. In time | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Even after you come to this point of observation, you will not be able to take the | 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING |
| or her own best forces, intelligence, intuition, talents, observation, and flexibility to get along with others in | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| next step in this connection is the detached observation of the movements of the soul -- the | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| control them. In that fashion, in unpushing, unresisting observation, you will eventually succeed, for perhaps a fraction | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| to the topic of this lecture -- the observation of outer and inner body blocks. Sit down | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| the unfolding destructive part is one of detached observation, of unjudging, unharried acceptance. The more it unfolds | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| contraction, notwithstanding your conscious desires and aims? This observation will allow you once again to become attuned | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| commitment to everything you can possibly feel; your observation of feelings you fear and the events that | 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE |
| day of your life now with this new observation of your thoughts. With this I give you | 226 APPROACH TO SELF -- SELF-FORGIVENESS WITHOUT CONDONING THE LOWER SELF |
| also to call your attention to a specific observation: watch the parallels between the outer and inner | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |