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why I cannot talk about this. QUESTION: In relation to your last lecture, when you spoke about 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
in relationship to Jesus Christ; is there any relation? ANSWER: There is no relation in a direct 21 THE FALL
is there any relation? ANSWER: There is no relation in a direct way. The word you use 21 THE FALL
advice is this: First, think about what, in relation to other people, seems most difficult for you 21 THE FALL
the point of view of your faults in relation to their deviation from the divine laws? Until 36 PRAYER
you ignore the different motives existing within in relation to the noble desire. The conscious noble motive 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
true from one incarnation to another and in relation to the duration of a lifetime and for 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the degree of inner willpower is small in relation to the outer will with all its conflicting 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
you perceive the other as a person in relation to you, or the situation as a whole 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
that the intensity of your emotions bears no relation to the issue. QUESTION: I was referring to 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
you become weaker and more helpless. Such a relation to authority can take the form of a 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
from reality. You no longer see yourself in relation to the world around you in the light 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
the many intricacies of the human personality in relation to life circumstances. But the fact that a 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
power of habit in a person, again in relation to role-playing? Could a person assume a habit 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
you can begin to evaluate the situation in relation to reason, justice, and fairness. A large step 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
under discussion: the function of the ego in relation to the real self. The real self knows 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
the point of view of an individual in relation to his or her life. I will not 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
perception of pleasure so unique and specific in relation to the unpleasure? ANSWER: This is a very 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
wherever you shy away from your truth in relation to universal truth. This opportunism based on fear 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
of the function of the ego and its relation to the real self. This relation is extremely 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
and its relation to the real self. This relation is extremely subtle and difficult to put into 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
equally true. This applies to the ego in relation to the real self. It is true when 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
analogy to your position in the universe and relation to the universal forces. Your ego must be 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
and the way you therefore experience yourself in relation to life, is what makes the path so 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
principles; only their arrangement, emphasis, degree, proportion and relation to each other are different. However, this does 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Can you comment further on the centers in relation to the movement of energies? Do they charge 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS
a terrific battle going on right now in relation to my self-esteem. It feels like an atomic 174 SELF-ESTEEM
view. So far we have dealt with this relation only vaguely. We have not yet examined it 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
proper perspective and perception of life and its relation to your inner self-creation. The perception of the 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
know that you brainwash yourself continually, particularly in relation to your experiences in life. As long as 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
of consciousness. You see the outer event in relation to your inner landscape. The inner landscape is 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
inorganic manifestation, even though it is organic in relation to the higher self. In these instances, the 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK
awakening to a slight degree -- slight in relation to its actual state. The limited part of 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
for you to see where you are in relation to the group; to probe yourself with questions 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
as an aspect or an attitude is in relation to your total personality. Just as you find 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
middle of a very complicated transactional situation in relation to acquiring the rest of the property in 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION
 
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of humanity's soul life than world conditions and relations among nations. This is not hard to figure 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the type of love -- whether in partnership relations or in personal friendships -- that needs and 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
to false guilt and the misunderstanding of human relations, if you are not certain. Neither declare there 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
secrecy plays in the interrelationship between countries. Such relations are more marked by secretiveness, pretense, and hiding 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY
 
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Only when you have established inner harmony, a relationship to God in which His laws are accomplished 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
path that seems comfortable, however, means that the relationship to God is not entirely harmonious. Therefore, if 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
formula which is repeated daily. And so your relationship to God will unfold toward harmony. Think about 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
or the happiness and security of a loving relationship; it is different with each one of you 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
will be easier for you to harmonize your relationship to God. And harmony with God brings about 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
mirror image for the real person. Imagine the relationship between the two realities somewhat like this. You 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
process is neutral in itself. When put into relationship it can act favorably or unfavorably. It can 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
to go about it. QUESTION: What is the relationship between the divine within and the master who 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
of the spirit world are in a different relationship to the spirit entities than an earthly thing 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
removed, because at this stage of their karmic relationship, it may be that love should be learned 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
faults that you have. QUESTION: Is there a relationship between dreams that you have when you sleep 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
circumstances. Since life in spirit is in direct relationship to the inner harmony, enlightenment, and general attitude 21 THE FALL
I hear a few words about bodhisattvas in relationship to Jesus Christ; is there any relation? ANSWER 21 THE FALL
very well be that there is no karmic relationship with some members of the family. It may 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of the family. It may be a new relationship that was given because it best fulfills the 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be any difference in your attitude whether the relationship is karmic or not. You do not even 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the trends in you which stand in direct relationship to your conscious will and are thus directly 25 THE PATH: INITIAL STEPS, PREPARATION, AND DECISIONS
the workings of all your inner currents in relationship to spiritual law and truth. However, if and 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
case, it may be a problem of human relationship; in other cases something else. But whatever the 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH
place of the security that only a harmonious relationship with God can provide. Financial success, satisfying emotional 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
even call a shortcut, to establish a personal relationship with or a personal experience of God. You 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
deed or attitude of yours, stands in direct relationship to one or more of the spiritual laws 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
he holds a very particular position in his relationship to the Father; he is something quite unique 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
your intellect that such feelings exist in your relationship with God, it is your task to test 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
begin to work very conscientiously concentrating on your relationship with your fellow-creatures. You will often find a 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
his last incarnation was to straighten out a relationship with another human being--perhaps to learn to love 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
considerations of your purification, your development, and your relationship to God are made secondary? You cannot compromise 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
time ago. When eros is missing, the sexual relationship must eventually suffer. Now this is the problem 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
to do to maintain the spark in the relationship which seems to evaporate the more habit and 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
is not so. I am focusing on a relationship where the choice is a mature one and 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
may then seek eros else-where. For the sexual relationship must eventually suffer unless eros is maintained. How 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
a gnawing, unfulfilled longing. At this point the relationship turns static. It is no longer alive even 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
more. Two people may arrange an apparently satisfactory relationship, and as the years go by they face 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
find refuge in the steady comfort of their relationship. They may even believe that they are happy 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
one another. Yet an important element of their relationship is missing: the revealing of soul to soul 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
Then the life-spark is maintained so that the relationship can never stagnate and degenerate into a dead 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
overcome the pitfalls and dangers of the marital relationship and to repair damage that has occurred unwittingly 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
and revealing yourself as you really are. Your relationship will always be new, regardless of how well 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
as you really are. In this way, your relationship will always be new, regardless of how well 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
one will also lead and help. In a relationship that is alive, healthy, and flexible, it must 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
Although your purification work through a deeply committed relationship manifests differently than it does in the work 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
but sexual satisfaction begins to suffer if the relationship is not kept on the level I show 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
way. And to form a durable and solid relationship in a marriage is the greatest victory a 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
the loss in the same way. A similar relationship exists between your unpurified personality and your divine 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
and whatever the child's, and later the adult's, relationship to authority is, his or her attitude toward 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
to fulfill something that stands in no direct relationship to the goal itself. By so doing, you 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
laws of the soul, the laws of human relationship, and the laws of the universe. Then you 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
find freedom, independence, and the real and healthy relationship to the eternal Creator of love and justice 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a deeper meaning than merely procreation. In the relationship between the sexes so much can be overcome 62 MAN AND WOMAN
love is always the ultimate aim! But the relationship between the sexes also offers more hurdles and 62 MAN AND WOMAN
offers more hurdles and friction than any other relationship because personal emotions are more involved. Therefore objectivity 62 MAN AND WOMAN
certain misconceptions and mass images about the man-woman relationship came into existence as well. Superficially, there seems 62 MAN AND WOMAN
alone will enable you to have a successful relationship with the other sex and to make the 62 MAN AND WOMAN
affect marriage more adversely than any other human relationship. Some of the things I have said are 62 MAN AND WOMAN
love. On the other hand, a more casual relationship has less of a chance to bring out 62 MAN AND WOMAN
determine the intensity of this conflict. Observe your relationship to the other parent, the one who seems 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
strong, but inwardly such an imbalance in the relationship exists very definitely. You must not forget that 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
It is most easily found in the love relationship between the sexes. You can see where this 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
as a general truth of life. The same relationship exists between the conclusions and deductions the intellect 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
to the change you wish. To determine the relationship of effort to desired change, you need maximum 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
without any unreal, preconceived ideas of how a relationship should be and how the other person should 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
the approach to reality can bring. When a relationship is ambivalent between people, they tend to create 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
I do not merely refer to the love relationship between man and woman -- but this apparent 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
the interplay of cause and effect in human relationship as this happens in the inner world of 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
incapacity, you may nevertheless build a more mature relationship, free of the childish compulsion to recreate and 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
in unawareness about themselves and also about their relationship to the entire universe. Those of you who 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
create tension and conflict in a particular personal relationship. Check your real motivations behind the conscious ones 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
is this unhealthy or wrong? ANSWER: Such a relationship can exist for quite a while, and it 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
a limited time. But it is not a relationship based on true interdependence, because the individual's own 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
the core of right communication. Such an unhealthy relationship is based on bargaining and the interplay of 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
alternate in both at various phases of the relationship. Free interaction on the part of both partners 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
both partners is the mark of a healthy relationship. QUESTION: There seems to be a very fine 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
about the mutual need that may hold a relationship together, and that this need is unhealthy. But 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
this attitude will give you an entirely different relationship to God, as well as an entirely different 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
will lessen. There will be a more proportionate relationship between your words and your feelings. Again, the 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
actions affect others. Taking account of oneself in relationship to others is bound to bring the knowledge 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
and to love; to have a real, meaningful relationship. He is unaware of this need. The childhood 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
They will also experience themselves in a realistic relationship to the world at large and to other 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
you will need to inflate it. And your relationship to others depends on how you perceive them 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
perceive them and how you regard yourself in relationship to them. In the fluctuation of being either 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
a question of feeling and experiencing yourself in relationship to others, to the world, to life, and 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
Only in accepting, let us say, an imperfect relationship -- and this by no means implies the 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
will you derive and give joy in the relationship. Only through accepting your own imperfection can you 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
joy from an imperfect situation, be it a relationship, or your own inner state which you otherwise 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
must clear up your emotional entanglement in the relationship, and then you will deal with it realistically 101 THE DEFENSE
real need is a yearning for a rewarding relationship on a mature basis. With gluttony, the displacement 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
risking the involvement and responsibility of a personal relationship. The sixth cardinal sin is ENVY. Again, I 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
when it is not reciprocated. A mature, rewarding relationship is mutual. It cannot be one-sided. It would 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
person hates. However, they will not seek a relationship in such a case, not even one of 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
love, mutuality is a prerequisite for a mature relationship. This does not mean that both always feel 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
kinds of love together here -- general human relationship and erotic love -- and this is why 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
greatest and best adjusting factor in a marital relationship the ability to slowly grow into seeing God 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
ANSWER: This applies to any kind of human relationship. QUESTION: I'm becoming aware of a new kind 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
It is just an acceptance. In a personal relationship, this becomes a process of growing between two 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
will and effort that is put into the relationship. But, generally, I may say that if the 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
discuss another facet of love, will, and human relationship. You know from life and from your own 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
only what can be received, another kind of relationship could come into being that may be very 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
sick. This attitude would then establish a human relationship, whereas your greedy egocentric giving destroys it. Let 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
consideration is not given, then you nullify the relationship. Whether this consideration applies to outer and obvious 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
by wishing this particular success or that specific relationship. Such an attitude will enslave you whether or 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
self-awareness, realizing a potential, or establishing a meaningful relationship -- must be intended for the whole. For 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
and my will are directed toward a human relationship where there is an incompatibility, then the whole 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
both partners -- is forcibly injected into a relationship that is not feasible for these particular people 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
feasible for these particular people. Another type of relationship could exist between these people, but the strong 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
Be in peace. Be in God! 105. HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT Greetings 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
to tonight's subject. I wish to discuss man's relationship to God in the cycle of development, in 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
perception, he often has a genuine God-experience and relationship. But then, as he grows more conflicted and 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
hidden away from awareness, the more does his relationship to God become false. False, because it is 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
a more realistic and genuine experience of and relationship to God. During this stage, faculties are cultivated 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
state of being in awareness. Simultaneously, a new relationship to God comes into existence. God is experienced 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
this will give you a new approach and relationship to God. It will not only transform your 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
in life. Needless to say that in man's relationship to God, his prayer -- meaning his speaking 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
I would say now, for instance, about the relationship to God, would make absolutely no sense. A 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
be in God! 106. SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP Greetings, my dearest friends. I welcome you and 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
discussing, working on, and understanding the importance of relationship. You have learned that fruitful relationships can exist 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
But we have to understand more profoundly what relationship and relating are. Life is relationship, my friends 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
profoundly what relationship and relating are. Life is relationship, my friends. What is life? is a question 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
be truthful. But above all else, life is relationship! If you do not relate at all, you 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
at all, you do not live. Life, or relationship, is relative -- relative to your attitude. You 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
scale. You are used to associating the word relationship with human beings around you. But in truth 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
of fulfillment. The scale of the possibilities of relationship is enormous. Let us begin with the lowest 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
has some capacity and willingness for involvement and relationship, but not enough. The drama of mutual exchange 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
or later cause a disturbance if the shallow relationship is a close one. If the shallow relationship 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
relationship is a close one. If the shallow relationship never becomes close, nothing will happen, but neither 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
and understands them. This will not harm the relationship, because through the mutual exchange the communication automatically 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
to you what constitutes a profound and meaningful relationship. At times you think that mutual exchange of 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
ones and lead a meaningful life. Even your relationship to other aspects of life, such as the 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
now to your questions. QUESTION: What about a relationship that changes? Also, what about seeking variety and 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
it a manifestation of healthy relating if a relationship changes and if a person wishes many relationships 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
with a yes or no. Both a changing relationship and the desire for variety may indicate healthy 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
must beware of oversimplification. The fact that a relationship changes for the worse does not necessarily indicate 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
any other one-sided neurotic bondage. Before a healthy relationship can come into being between two people who 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
earthquake fulfills in nature. Whether or not a relationship can become predominantly free and healthy depends on 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
involved. By the same token, a smooth outer relationship, apparently devoid of friction, is not necessarily an 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
two people grow together in any kind of relationship -- be it partnership, love, friendship, whatever -- 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
themselves, and not only about the other, such relationship will become more securely rooted and ever more 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
deserted by those few with whom a deeper relationship exists, then, needless to say, it indicates unhealthy 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
richness of different human beings and of one's relationship to them in a free spirit, and not 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
spirit, and not in order to use one relationship against the other, then it is healthy. Often 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
happens in a hidden way -- does their relationship fluctuate between domination, rebellion, submission, appeasement and resentments 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
evolves that overshadows the potential for a real relationship which is always free. QUESTION: Between two human 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
of love will be greater, and thus the relationship will be less problematic. Dissolution of problematic areas 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
but understand them. To the degree that a relationship has problems, unconscious distortions exist in both parties 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
are responsible for all the problems of a relationship. Such insight always has a very liberating effect 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
the proof that it is not a real relationship, but a superficial one. A real relationship means 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
real relationship, but a superficial one. A real relationship means involvement. That does not merely mean looking 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
means the staking of one's whole being. A relationship of deep involvement is bound to suffer friction 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
and will therefore enter into a more realistic relationship with themselves. All growing and learning is determined 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
was on yourself and not on you in relationship to others. Yet, as you know very well 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
on this path and apply it to your relationship with others. When you calmly observe your reactions 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
repercussions in your psychic life and in your relationship with others. I name but two such repercussions 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
reactions towards future events? You thus distort the relationship between the event and your reaction to it 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
on a different level. You put the entire relationship out of balance. Since the other people receive 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
look like. QUESTION: May I ask about the relationship between the subconscious and the soul? ANSWER: The 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
dearest friends, be in God. 112. HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME Greetings, my dearest, dearest friends. Blessings 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
should like to discuss a new topic, humanity's relationship to time. This is, indeed, an important subject 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
ask what bearing these reflections have on your relationship to time. If you analyze each negative emotion 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
with others. Last time I talked about humanity's relationship to time. I said, in essence, that very 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
of the disharmony people have created in their relationship to time. When these times yield victory and 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
-- of others, of a situation, of a relationship -- you have a direct clue to your 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
most important influence in a child's life. The relationship to them is of primary significance. Others, such 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
substance. But these others are only important in relationship to, and as determined by, the original relationship 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
relationship to, and as determined by, the original relationship to the parents. Most of you need to 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
a strong degree you still carry the original relationship to both your parents into all your current 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
not to the degree required in a close relationship with another human being, where one's senses have 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
is the love for individuals in close, intimate relationship. I do not have to repeat why, for 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
as such, of lesser value than the intimate relationship of human love that requires practical involvement, the 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
that a perception of the divine. An intense relationship that is often turbulent because of blind egocentricity 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
you now really and profoundly perceive yourself in relationship to your life. By such understanding, you bring 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
you live unto the day without understanding the relationship between you and your life, you must be 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
its full significance unless you view it in relationship to the attitude that you have had toward 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
It is essential that you see it in relationship to your personal problems. The fight between your 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
factor often manifests in a disturbance of the relationship between the sexes. Such a disturbance may be 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
relationships; of never being able to maintain a relationship; or of never even fully establishing relationship in 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE

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