| Overemphasizing.............3 | |
| concentrate, perhaps to excess, on a minor detail, overemphasizing the effect instead of going to the cause | 36 PRAYER |
| the volitional, artificial thought processes people use when overemphasizing the intellect. You are used to this imbalance | 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| socially sanctioned position. He compensates for this by overemphasizing the power game. The woman hides the part | 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE |
| Overestimating..............3 | |
| yourself, your judgment, and other people. In not overestimating them, due to your forcing current, you will | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| can relate to others. All this happens without overestimating themselves. They do not have to be in | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| believing yourself very limited in scope, while perhaps overestimating your possibilities in other respects, such an impaired | 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Overestimation..............4 | |
| The immature psyche always fluctuates between underestimation and overestimation. Neither is in reality. Only by continuing on | 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP |
| may lead you to wishful thinking and an overestimation of yourself. Someone who has experienced some previously | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| exclusive. Self-responsibility and self-government do not mean arrogant overestimation of the little self. In fact, gradually the | 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE |
| mere consideration of such a possibility would infer overestimation of yourself, giving yourself airs that you do | 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION |
| Overexertion................4 | |
| the excuse that there is a danger in overexertion and overeating would be foolish and damaging. I | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| wrong way, the psyche is thrown into disorder. Overexertion of the will and attempts to direct it | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| loosened, true happiness cannot come into being. Any overexertion of the ego prevents real experience. All really | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| here for the first time -- that the overexertion of ego control and denial of involuntary processes | 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| Overflow....................4 | |
| realize it, and this realization makes the fear overflow -- you discussed today how whenever there is | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| you discussed today how whenever there is an overflow, there is a struggle -- how can he | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| become aware of the fear will cause an overflow you cannot cope with. It is not the | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| know it, whether or not you hold the overflow back in fear. Therefore many of you are | 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING |
| Overgrown...................7 | |
| proper self-love on the one hand and an overgrown, sick self- love on the other causes fluctuation | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| to see the terror as total illusion, as overgrown imagination. Because of this, you are unwilling to | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| these are legitimate needs, provided they are not overgrown and one is not disproportionate to another. For | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| with life. And the person whose ego is overgrown and overemphasized cannot come to the real self | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| a strong and healthy ego that is not overgrown and overemphasized, can you use this ego to | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| today's human, whose reason and will generally are overgrown and whose emotional life is thwarted, union with | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| be what they could be. Of course, an overgrown ego makes its claims constantly, overtly or covertly | 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS |
| Overindulge.................4 | |
| who give great demonstrations of love. They may overindulge their children. Such spoiling and pampering may be | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| failings, such as impatience or irritation, parents may overindulge and pamper their child. The child may experience | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| In other words, just as the parent may overindulge the child to substitute for feeling irritated, and | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| not to get lost on that step and overindulge in it, forgetting the subsequent steps, which are | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| Overindulgence..............4 | |
| the parents. The identical act may derive from overindulgence, or from a clear, unconfused psyche. The effect | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| only to inflicted hurt, but equally to pleasurable overindulgence. It too will have no adverse effect on | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| may the child use the compulsive need for overindulgence to compensate for the negative currents in the | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| that forces me from the one extreme of overindulgence to the other extreme of deprivation. This applies | 228 BALANCE |
| Overlayers..................3 | |
| being you have nothing to fear from the overlayers of error, illusion and compulsion you have. They | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| nourished by the error that brought about the overlayers in the first place. This is why you | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| perfection, so that you can trustingly allow the overlayers of the lower self to emerge, in order | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| Overlook....................67 | |
| a key to all your problems. Do not overlook it. Do not minimize it. And have the | 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER |
| because of this wrong basic attitude. So you overlook the simple fact that first your ideas have | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| course, you do not think that way. You overlook the fact that there is every so often | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| you. So far, you have only chosen to overlook them. Returning to your question: Meditate upon this | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| you a false reassurance and might make you overlook where exactly this concentration and work is most | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| you feel in a disharmonious way. You often overlook this simple logic, and persistently take the frictions | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| on the path all right and still deliberately overlook certain sick points in your soul, seeking the | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| that it simply does not make sense. You overlook the fact that both can be true. It | 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME? |
| because you can agree, you are likely to overlook the urgency of your contradictory emotions as they | 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES |
| explore their own unconscious mind and emotions, habitually overlook the strong link between the child's longing and | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| they happen to be most sensitive, and they overlook the fact that prejudices also exist in their | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| may be content with the result, but you overlook the inevitable byproducts that make you far from | 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES |
| really destructive and what is not. You completely overlook this angle because you are conditioned to accept | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| that function smoothly may lead the person to overlook what is not in order yet and what | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| if two people are in love, they necessarily overlook the real values. They may have fallen in | 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS |
| the same tendencies operate in both. Do not overlook cowardice. One may omit a constructive deed out | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| this again because I see a tendency to overlook the importance of such vague glimpses. Please ponder | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| many joys from each moment that you now overlook. If each moment were truly lived to its | 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME |
| which weakens rather than strengthens you. Do not overlook your rebellion against the need of being accepted | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| gradually be outgrown. In denying its existence, you overlook its manifestations; how it is indirectly expressed in | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| you actually fear this very goal and thus overlook what stands in your way. The yes-current must | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| When you miss questioning the real issues, you overlook the greater scope, which would carry you way | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| in motivation. This is an all-important key. Don't overlook either that the presence of a fear of | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| selfhood and self-responsibility. Therefore it is easy to overlook the subtle bondage of squeezing your soul movements | 131 INTERACTION BETWEEN EXPRESSION AND IMPRESSION |
| extremely important to understand, my friends. Humans often overlook it and, even more often, totally ignore it | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| cause of your life. All my friends still overlook very immediate links of cause and effect: how | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| you forfeit the results you wish for and overlook patterns and attitudes that create certain undesirable conditions | 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF |
| powers outside one's control, one is likely to overlook the most obvious and direct resources. The knowledge | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| prevailing feeling makes any way out impossible! You overlook the simple fact that you determine your thought | 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF |
| with inclement issues even within yourself. When you overlook tell-tale reactions and opportunities for clarification and liberation | 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF |
| have talked about it, you still forget it, overlook it, neglect it, fail to act upon it | 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL |
| as it manifests in life situations makes you overlook the fact that you often take for granted | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| must be limited. It is so easy to overlook what is really there: in the first case | 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS |
| in the pathwork for a considerable time, still overlook what is most significant and fail to see | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| includes, of course, the favorable circumstances. When you overlook and neglect the enjoyment of all the good | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| and thereby create the present situation. You often overlook that the present situation is a result of | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| the unfulfillment itself. This also causes you to overlook the good that is in your life and | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| because this seems the only safe way. You overlook and ignore the fact that the vulnerability is | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| may have accomplished this to some degree, but overlook the rare instances when their true vulnerable spot | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| so much in reality, it is easy to overlook where they are not and to what extent | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| and full of goodwill in this work often overlook, or forget, or still do not sufficiently comprehend | 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION |
| an expression of something in themselves that they overlook. As long as one prefers to overlook the | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| they overlook. As long as one prefers to overlook the condition, it must recur with reliable regularity | 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| on this path. Almost all of you still overlook how many times you feel unhappy and only | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| blind fear of imperfection and concomitant pride they overlook this fact. Thus the struggle to pin the | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| the needs of their destructive demands. Usually people overlook, or even ignore, that neurosis is, in itself | 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS |
| people ignore their birthright to be happy, and overlook the messages of their spirit that want to | 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS |
| of the longing, the easier it is to overlook one's fear of it. But when it comes | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| you do not know them sufficiently. You still overlook the tremendous significance of your conscious creations, and | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| relatively free from fear of pleasure not to overlook those areas within where you shrink away from | 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE |
| there must be something in you that you overlook. When I say disturbed, I mean this in | 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP |
| in your work of self-confrontation, every so often overlook how and where your destructiveness manifests. You do | 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE |
| divine powers and becomes even more prone to overlook the neglected side. This makes for lopsided development | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| a number of other emotional reactions that you overlook and thereby you lose out. So, my friends | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| positive aspects should be concentrated on. Do not overlook the fact that it is possible to genuinely | 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS |
| ways of acting, reacting, and being and they overlook such acting out even though it is often | 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS |
| that encourage the helpless state of sickness and overlook the potent factor of their own will which | 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS |
| on the right track, provided you do not overlook your emotional reaction to the thought you issue | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| an answer, you may at first tend to overlook it and fail to comprehend that certain occurrences | 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION) |
| largely purified personality. Your purified spirit can easily overlook small but significant distortions that nevertheless act as | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| which know of this creative thought power, but overlook the danger of skipping steps within the psyche | 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE |
| and open. When along with this intent you overlook the negative side where the storm of destructiveness | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| but do not make this an occasion to overlook your own potentiality that is always waiting for | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| and you can even choose it. You constantly overlook the tremendous freedom you possess in how to | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| rebel against what does not require rebellion and overlook what within you creates your self-infringement, the less | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| and of your life itself. You need not overlook that direct contact with Jesus Christ is what | 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL |
| the same people who make this statement often overlook that states of consciousness create even the physical | 254 SURRENDER |