| Self-erected................1 | |
| perfectionistic that you must fear falling off the self-erected pedestal. Many fears will dissolve when you are | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| Self-eroding................2 | |
| influences of hidden attitudes. Yet to assume self-destructive, self-eroding guilt about hidden destructiveness makes matters so much | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| realization is extremely liberating. It frees you from self-eroding guilt without removing the responsibility that is yours | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| Self-esteem.................29 | |
| for creative accomplishment, the need for ego-gratification and self-esteem, the need for the pleasure of accomplishment, the | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| consciously or unconsciously seeks depends directly on one's self-esteem, the ability to like oneself. The equation always | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| For then you will truly be God. 174. SELF-ESTEEM Greetings, my dearest friends. Blessings for every one | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| These reactions indicate struggle and confusion regarding their self-esteem, which is of fundamental importance. Self- esteem, self-liking | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| inferiority. To the degree these feelings are present, self-esteem is inevitably lacking, only this is not directly | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| This is indeed a vicious circle, for true self-esteem can, of course, come only by your sensing | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| going on right now in relation to my self-esteem. It feels like an atomic explosion. I realize | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| and pleasure, you must inevitably also deny your self-esteem. Your key must lie in seeing that your | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| direct result of it. You sacrifice joy, peace, self-esteem, inner security, expansion and growth, pleasure on all | 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY |
| they will be able to give themselves the self-esteem they could not feel when remaining demanding, resentful | 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS |
| that and you cannot know peace, joy, fulfillment, self-esteem, the deep sense of deserving the best that | 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS |
| do without what you want will enhance your self-esteem and your integrity. This will begin to enrich | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| entirely new way, without conflict between security and self-esteem in the false sense -- by being negative | 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION |
| different? If you attach your self-worth and your self-esteem to how you appear in the eyes of | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| the surface, you constantly eat away at your self-esteem. Deep inside, you know you are not in | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| that is not built on sound and deep self-esteem. However, the groping that is healthy, that is | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| It comes only as a result of true self-esteem that is built on sincere giving and commitment | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| What an illusion it is to hope for self-esteem and security on any basis other than the | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| you many advantages. It will give you the self-esteem and also the feeling of deserving and claiming | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| this is the way to attain self-love and self-esteem. The true, guilt-free awareness of other people's wrongdoing | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| you become further alienated from true self-love and self-esteem. Therefore, if you want to find the real | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| particular circumstances will immediately fill you with the self-esteem that can never develop when you pursue a | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| to talk yourself out of self-hate and into self-esteem on theoretical grounds, you will not succeed until | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| aspects of growth, of self-liberation, of purification, of self-esteem. The defense against admitting a possible wrong perpetuates | 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY |
| thereby you have gained new freedom and new self-esteem. What is still difficult for you to accept | 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS |
| facets may have to be revealed, create more self-esteem than secretiveness ever could. Eventually the esteem and | 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY |
| any way, are the direct doorway to the self-esteem you so desperately try to create and preserve | 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY |
| in a desperate attempt to enhance their deteriorated self-esteem. If you sense such motives, you should indeed | 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY |
| others that cannot be resolved. Great strength and self-esteem will grow from this, my friends. First, however | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| Self-estranged..............1 | |
| reality, of certain factors in your life. The self-estranged person experiences frustration as much more painful than | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| Self-estrangement...........6 | |
| inner problems tearing the person apart -- that self-estrangement increases steadily, and therefore reality becomes not only | 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS |
| entirely free of it, if there were no self-estrangement, there would be no need whatsoever to daydream | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| life. The immobilization of these faculties resulted from self-estrangement which, in turn, was connected with and resulted | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| Thus you are never able to solve anything. Self-estrangement exists also in the form of projecting your | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| truth institutes a process of self-alienation, of psychological self-estrangement. You can all begin to see how predominant | 101 THE DEFENSE |
| You may actually be a father, yet your self-estrangement makes it appear as though you merely play | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| Self-evaluation.............6 | |
| all entities are trained to become strong in self-evaluation, each soul is always given the chance to | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| to the same. Self-knowledge, a true and realistic self-evaluation, is the only thing that can bring forth | 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the life force. It indicates humility and proper self-evaluation. It means that you can stop struggling, because | 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE |
| from illusion and confusion, distorts perception and prevents self-evaluation. From these results, disturbed interaction and disharmony follow | 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF |
| think -- even if only in your secret self-evaluation -- that you must choose between giving up | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| way for a while, with the detached, objective self-evaluation that comes from deep self-acceptance and determination to | 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| Self-evasion................2 | |
| begin to truly unfold if you stopped the self-evasion. It prohibits, impairs, or dilutes your capacity to | 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT |
| traits are, the greater the guilt and the self-evasion, which make it impossible to get down to | 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS |
| Self-evasions...............1 | |
| with all sentimentality that encourages your weaknesses and self-evasions. But because of this, it keeps the promise | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| Self-evident................14 | |
| it for granted that this is a necessary, self-evident part of your life. Yet, when the question | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| a very grave one. Of course it is self-evident that it is neither desirable nor necessary to | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| important conflict in the human psyche. It is self-evident that the child feels ashamed of these negative | 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE |
| proof that your conclusion was wrong. It becomes self-evident that this conflict frustrates your inner will and | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| how and with what motive. This may seem self-evident. You may ask, What motive can I have | 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| first accepting yourself as you are. It is self-evident that in thus entering a benign circle, negative | 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS |
| to be said about it now. It is self-evident that to the degree that an entity is | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| lectures may appear either as merely interesting or self-evident material, or far-fetched theory. When you allow yourself | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| to the spiritually and emotionally immature person becomes self-evident truth for the spiritually and emotionally mature individual | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| cosmic universal powers and laws -- will be self-evident when you understand how and why negative fields | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| and the creative process itself. Second, it is self-evident that feelings cannot be controlled by the ego | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| questions is not as easy or simple or self-evident as it may appear. Not at all! To | 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE |
| turn, must affect all relationships. This is so self-evident, it hardly needs further elaboration. Since you blame | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| finite in its present limited state. It is self-evident that the ego can see only what is | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| Self-evidently..............1 | |
| state, the answer must evolve clearly, strongly, and self-evidently. It will evolve all the quicker and better | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| Self-evolution..............1 | |
| significant ventures, such as your spiritual path of self-evolution, which is the most important undertaking in life | 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT |
| Self-examination............11 | |
| lack clarity about certain things in myself? Such self-examination should go on at all times. Then you | 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS |
| but comprehended the will of God by honest self-examination. Another time the answer might be very different | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| if you continue to follow this upward path. Self-examination about your own happiness is a simple little | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| if you combine prayer with the work of self-examination and tearing down your masks, His answer will | 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL |
| and easily detected also by the searcher once self-examination has begun, although its existence is often hidden | 53 SELF-LOVE |
| at first. But as you proceed with your self-examination, the feeling will become clear. You will become | 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION |
| The right answer can come only from rigorous self-examination. More and more, you will see that truth | 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE |
| subtle and can only be found in truthful self-examination. Actual dangers are not only physical in nature | 101 THE DEFENSE |
| not question. Therefore you need considerable probing and self-examination to become specifically aware of these elements. The | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| the pleasure. This will require attention, concentration, and self-examination. When you make some headway in this respect | 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES |
| -- physical or otherwise -- every meditation, every self-examination and self- confrontation, should always aim to eliminate | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |