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about the emphasis the church places on the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. What is your comment 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
does not, cannot, and will not sacrifice the bodily pleasures for the sake of a spiritual life 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
pleasure principle than is the spiritualized rejection of bodily pleasure. In a mature and healthy soul, the 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
the most negative way, to food, to certain bodily functions, perhaps even to some ideas, or art 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
You have direct control over certain of your bodily functions. You can move your skeletal muscles at 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
apparent determination of your outer will. The inner bodily functions are not governed by outer control. This 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
manifest because the body blocks are removed. When bodily existence is transcended, the identical feelings will manifest 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
penetrate you. It will not directly affect your bodily ailments. Something more fundamental will take place, which 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
which can, if you wish, also affect your bodily symptoms. But this will happen from within yourself 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL
within you, inevitably creates a physical manifestation, or bodily condition. It therefore hampers not only your spiritual 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
when you begin to sense that a specific bodily tension comes from a feeling of hate and 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
not exist without this connection. Neither could your bodily manifestation exist without the life you have on 228 BALANCE
world of matter that you experience through your bodily senses. On this level of consciousness, divine manifestations 228 BALANCE
Thus the thinking is the feeling, is the bodily sensation, is the prayer. This wholeness represents the 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
 
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entity has a wider view than in the body and understands that the purpose of life is 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE
spiritual obstacles, but also physical manifestations in the body: tiredness, weakness, and even sickness can come from 4 WORLD WEARINESS
recognized and dealt with. When humans shed their body and enter the realm of spirit, most of 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
of your unconscious currents when you shed your body. Then the conflict must be entered. This will 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
does not have to incarnate in a human body anymore, has merged so completely with the Thou 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
the capacity to free their spirit from their body without losing their consciousness. Thus they had certain 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
believe that they exist only temporarily because the body or external shell will decay, or perhaps because 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
spirit is alive. When you see a dead body you often say, Life has gone out of 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
definite form and see it as a foreign body within the self, you can begin to build 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
your personal spiritual friends -- whether in the body or not -- and by opening yourself, you 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
a mirror, a projection of the real. The body, which houses the spirit, brings about a separation 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
the separating wall falls because you leave your body behind, the universe that exists in every single 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
human being. Then you really feel that your body limits you, and you wish to break the 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
a being is not dependent on whether the body is male or female. The basic principle of 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
easier to accomplish that the medium's own spirit body leave for a time and give room to 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
on earth, where you are still in your body. As long as the body encloses the spirit 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
still in your body. As long as the body encloses the spirit and imprisons it, the suffering 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
often quite soon after you have left the body, and this is important to understand, but you 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
know that you have not only a physical body, but also various subtle bodies, each representing something 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
create very definite and substantial forms. Each subtle body, as well as the physical body, has an 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
Each subtle body, as well as the physical body, has an aura: the vibration and emanation of 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
an aura: the vibration and emanation of that body. Thought-forms or feeling-forms reflect their image in the 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
in perpetual motion. The aura of the physical body shows physical sickness or health, and all other 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
show in the aura of the respective subtle body. Each living being has a higher self or 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
matter, not quite as dense as the physical body, but infinitely denser than the higher self. Thus 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
mere fact that a spirit leaves its physical body behind does not indicate that it can necessarily 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
Taking a drug once will not harm your body or spirit. But once you start, there is 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
writing too, as we can see the human body. But again, only if there is a particular 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
that does not supply the essential factors the body needs in order to remain strong and vigorous 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
many spiritual laws governing mastery over the physical body, and this person is not the only one 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
fixations, all this is not part of your body; it is part, however, of your subtle bodies 18 FREE WILL
and self-will: all this was symbolized by the body of Jesus. The resurrection of his spirit signifies 19 JESUS CHRIST
the spirit world after the death of the body and also during sleep when the body rested 21 THE FALL
the body and also during sleep when the body rested. From the spirit world they would receive 21 THE FALL
evil in them, the material shell of a body took so much energy away that the teachings 21 THE FALL
show that intelligence is not in the physical body. The ability to think, to create, has nothing 21 THE FALL
is damaged, which would affect the corresponding subtle body. I think most of you know that all 21 THE FALL
just as all feeling is in another subtle body. The subtle bodies, as development proceeds, will integrate 21 THE FALL
integrate and eventually become just one: the spiritual body, where all purified and perfect thinking and feeling 21 THE FALL
integrated into the last, ultimate and eternal subtle body. Until this is accomplished, there is division, each 21 THE FALL
function belonging to a special layer or subtle body. The physical layer has as its sole function 21 THE FALL
therefore take place in a different layer or body. QUESTION: Could I hear a few words about 21 THE FALL
liberate latent powers and healing forces for your body and soul. If you experience this regularly, then 21 THE FALL
in your way while you are in the body. But when I am out of the body 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
body. But when I am out of the body, then I can see thoughts. But mostly I 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
have understood its healing nature for your mind, body, soul and spirit, then you have accomplished a 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
spiritual development. You spend time on your physical body, feed it, rest it, and cleanse it; you 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
time is necessary for that than for your body -- then fears, doubts, and questions bar your 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
high degree. Something in the chemistry of your body and soul begins to change with such clear 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
and advice in the spirit world when your body is asleep and your spirit is free; this 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
with other spirits, who are out of the body, or with other human beings who are also 30 SELF-WILL, PRIDE AND FEAR
see how badly you need spiritual nourishment. Your body is nourished, as is your intellect and even 31 SHAME
can befall you, even while still in the body, in the world of matter. To reach such 32 DECISION-MAKING
entity to be born is growing in the body of the mother in such a way that 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
reason. The physical shell grows in the mother's body, although there is no spirit in it, but 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
been treated in the manner described enter the body of the baby. Then the incarnation has been 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
lies between the divine spark and the physical body translates the longing to love into a longing 35 TURNING TO GOD
It is up to the individual, in the body or as a spirit, to breach the wall 36 PRAYER
bodies, as well as eventually in your physical body. Most people are not capable of cultivating compassionate 36 PRAYER
The basic test of any entity in the body or out of the body comes at the 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
entity in the body or out of the body comes at the stage of its development when 37 ACCEPTANCE, RIGHT AND WRONG WAY -- DIGNITY IN HUMILITY
able to perceive it while still in the body. I promised you that tonight I would continue 39 IMAGE-FINDING
that when you die, not only your physical body disintegrates but the outer subtle body as well 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
your physical body disintegrates but the outer subtle body as well at some later time. None of 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
knowledge will be gone after the outer subtle body disintegrates. But if you use it to integrate 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
You all know that shock causes numbness. Your body, as well as your nerves and your mind 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
left closer to the surface in the fluidal body. And according to these problems, parents, country, and 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
this force that is a blessing for your body, your soul, and your spirit. It is often 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
moment the animal slips out of its physical body, it is awake and free. It is happy 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
to you, our brothers and sisters in the body, who are courageous enough to do the one 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
entirely independent of its physical manifestation. The physical body is an outpicturing of the soul currents, and 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
in peace, my dear ones, be blessed in body, soul and spirit. Be in God! 47. THE 47 THE WALL WITHIN
from the subtle bodies and penetrates the physical body. It reflects, in fluctuating colors, various moods, diseases 47 THE WALL WITHIN
reflects, in fluctuating colors, various moods, diseases of body and soul, the basic character type that you 47 THE WALL WITHIN
healing force works in the elements, in the body, as well as in the soul. Whenever something 47 THE WALL WITHIN
die, yet would not remain in the physical body either. For your matter is petrified life force 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
is always a healing force -- for your body, your mind, your soul, and for your spirit 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
can you truly become whole and healthy in body, soul, and spirit, in your feelings and in 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
spirit? ANSWER: You have not only a physical body, but several subtle bodies. Each subtle body represents 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
physical body, but several subtle bodies. Each subtle body represents a certain aspect of the human personality 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
bodies dissolve, until finally the only original spirit body remains. The various subtle bodies differ in degree 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
The densest is the human form, the physical body, at least from your sphere upwards. There are 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
shed, soon after the so-called physical death, another body of matter subtler than the physical one. Then 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
the soul-body or the feeling-body remains. In this body are all your emotions, impressions, attitudes and trends 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
is sleeping, does the soul stay with the body or does it leave temporarily for revitalization? ANSWER 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
are various subtle bodies that leave the physical body in different states of unconsciousness. Usually in sleep 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
sleep the feeling-body is removed from the physical body, sometimes more, sometimes less. It produces the pictures 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
the feeling-body remained during sleep in the physical body, sleep would not be profound; it would be 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
feeling-body or soul is out of the physical body. That is the physical rest. The feeling-body can 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
more removed is the feeling-body from your physical body. QUESTIONER: I have known some people who can 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
are still hidden. QUESTION: After death, the physical body disintegrates. And after that one of the subtle 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
does. Is that the etheric or the astral body? ANSWER: Well, my dear, it is unnecessary to 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
question I had in mind. If the spiritual body is just one body, does that have any 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
mind. If the spiritual body is just one body, does that have any feeling and emotional personality 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
Trinity; whether it is represented as a whole body of the divine world comprising all the holy 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
human child wishes to remain a child in body, it cannot succeed. Natural growth takes place. It 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the male. Understanding the anatomy of the human body should translate into a deeper understanding of the 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
deeper understanding of the emotional level. For the body is always a symbol for the spirit and 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
not to become one-sided. This is healthy for body and soul. Today, this law cannot have the 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
long and strong enough, eventually also in your body. Inner errors cause you to fear life, therefore 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
fear, indirectly creates a weakening of the physical body, and directly an unconscious desire for sickness and 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
may do, when you are completely relaxed in body and mind, is to close your eyes and 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
occasional rest during which the spirit leaves the body. This happens regularly during sleep. But if the 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
is not properly managed between the spirit, the body, and the mind. It has many damaging effects 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
to all of you envelop and penetrate your body, soul, and spirit, so that you open up 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
often unconscious means. Imbibing matter, symbolized by Jesus' body which came from man, means to say yes 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
explained. Pain is always felt in the emotional body. QUESTION: Will you explain the saying of Jesus 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
at least so far as the outer subtle body is concerned. All these influences that later form 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
your sojourn in the Spirit World while your body was asleep. You know that often you experience 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
bodies leave that particular area of the physical body? ANSWER: Sleep, as well as anesthesia, or any 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
several of the subtle bodies leave the physical body. The etheric double, as it is often called 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
as it is often called, is the subtle body most similar to the physical one. It is 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
sleep, the etheric double remains in the physical body, while the astral body leaves. If sleep is 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
remains in the physical body, while the astral body leaves. If sleep is very deep, other layers 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
course, they are still connected with the physical body by a cord, or elastic spiral-like band, also 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
local anesthesia, the respective organ of the subtle body will remove itself from the physical body. 77 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
subtle body will remove itself from the physical body. 77. SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
to prepare the physical food so that your body can assimilate it. The intrinsic meaning of a 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
standstill, or stagnation. The feet involve the entire body -- or person. In psychological terms, applied to 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of your real organs manifest in the physical body. QUESTION: I am very confused about all the 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is, even while you are still in the body. Many aspects of civilized life stand in the 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
you know that one day life in the body will cease. All little issues ultimately lead to 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
experience life and joy while still in the body to the same degree. This is the message 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
until the time when you leave your earthly body. You have daily opportunities. Whether you can now 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
deepest sense, while you are still in the body. Pure, unadulterated life can be had only if 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
by purity: an insipid state that rejects the body. The body is part of the spirit, and 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
an insipid state that rejects the body. The body is part of the spirit, and the spirit 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
the spirit, and the spirit part of the body. Both form one whole. That is why Jesus 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
is why Jesus Christ appeared as a human body, to show that the body is not to 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
as a human body, to show that the body is not to be rejected or denied. If 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
will be resurrected in life -- in the body -- by the flowing life force which will 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
in this present physical life -- meaning the body and the pleasures and sensations of the body 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
body and the pleasures and sensations of the body. I would like to ask a question concerning 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
the freed-up life force must flow through the body, it makes the whole person more receptive and 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
right now while you are still in the body. When you muster the courage of becoming your 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
that destroys or endangers life. Just as the body needs health to live, so the soul needs 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
entry of the spirit's soul-body into the physical body. We have learned that it is at the 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a very substantial and decisive way, enters the body at the time of physical birth. If this 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
science that there is not just one subtle body, but several. Actually, the division goes further than 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
important major step of full incarnation into the body, enabling the entity to live on earth, occurs 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
in principle, similar to the unification of the body of matter and the substantial part of the 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
destructive. As a child you possessed an immature body and mind and therefore, quite naturally, an immature 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
immature emotional structure. Most of you gave your body and mind a chance to grow out of 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
have a false need for food. If your body has received all the food it needs to 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
time. Be blessed, each one of you, in body, soul, and spirit. May the renewed strength you 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
it, almost as though it were a foreign body, before you can convince yourself of its destructive 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
changes constantly, is constantly in flux. Even your body is not the same as it was several 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
you, be blessed in spirit, in soul, in body. May these words help you to continue your 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
human being still held down by the physical body. I have hardly made any progress beyond recognizing 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
achieves this feeling, there is still the human body one is in and the human fear on 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
noticeably, in this or that part of the body. This is the physical side. As to the 101 THE DEFENSE
you are releasing poisonous substances into your physical body. You are limiting your range of thought and 101 THE DEFENSE
the result. Defensiveness not only damages your physical body, but limits your thoughts, your range of emotions 101 THE DEFENSE
life, than defensiveness. QUESTION: You say that the body releases poisons which damage the physical system. On 101 THE DEFENSE
the past cannot be entirely eliminated from the body. Whether this is or is not the case 101 THE DEFENSE
symbol of the inner. A combined purification of body and soul is often healthy, provided it is 101 THE DEFENSE
You feel as though you have lost your body. ANSWER: Yes, it is as though someone else 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
spiritual spheres where you live without your physical body, you are in a life where you do 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
not manifest suddenly, after you shed your physical body, but it can be experienced occasionally, and increasingly 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
increasingly so, while you are still in the body. Such experiences depend on how you use the 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
Do you channel any living organism, a growing body? If you did you would cripple it. And 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
is that some great spirits, either in the body or without body through human mediums, have passed 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
great spirits, either in the body or without body through human mediums, have passed on great wisdom 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
how young a person is who leaves his body. If you truly think and meditate about these 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
difficulty of communication. Even with people in the body, you will no longer find it difficult to 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
physical pain in a certain area of your body, you are bound to focus all your attention 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
it localized like any other organ in the body? ANSWER: No, it is not localized in that 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
not localized in that sense. It is a body, consisting of matter very similar to your earth 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
and have often heard, it is a subtle body. When I spoke of roundness, it does not 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
like a ball. The surface of the subtle body can have all the attributes I discussed. You 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
and flesh, but the surface of the subtle body of the soul has much greater variety than 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
possibility of contributing toward the growth of this body of truth, but it is the facing of 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
brain is rarely aware of it. The physical body is incapable of the experience because it is 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
need to shed the burden of the physical body, of gross physical matter. You could not sustain 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
subtle bodies are always the cause; the physical body is the effect. With great love I now 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
same applies to the anatomy of the physical body. It, too, is an organization. The well- functioning 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
It, too, is an organization. The well- functioning body requires many working parts. If one is out 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
out of commission, the efficacy of the physical body will be impaired, or physical life will cease 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
the spirit by far exceeds that of the body. Once this thought is truly understood in its 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
nature. It is in the breathing of the body, in the movements of the planets, in the 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
not moved, they atrophy. Part of the physical body is losing its life. On the mental or 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
It atrophies, just as the muscles of a body do when the body does not move. Thinking 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
the muscles of a body do when the body does not move. Thinking is a movement. On 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
of all personality levels cannot take place. The body and the mind may develop, but the spirit 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
individual who is a part of the bigger body -- humankind. There are aspects within the individual 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
who grow into adults are not mature. Their body has grown up, but their psyche limps behind 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
is an actual fact that the individual human body, soul, and spirit is identical with the body 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
body, soul, and spirit is identical with the body, soul and spirit of humanity as a whole 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
the individual forms a part of the larger body, humankind. True individuation occurs when you gain access 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
grows, the individual creates a new kind of body matter -- soul matter -- thus being drawn 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
interpret it. Be blessed, all of you, in body, in soul, and spirit. Be in peace, my 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
principle prevails in the healing process of the body. When you cut your skin, you have to 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES
through the liberating event of shedding the material body, this mass image produces such fear that the 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
do not at this moment reside in a body, but belong to this sphere by their overall 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
their real self is not just in the body, their perceptions will widen and the matter of 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
the realm in which your personality and your body now live can you then deeply comprehend your 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
distant future when you no longer possess a body. I do not speak of this state in 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
principles would be to realize that the human body is a direct result of the personality which 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
attitudes, emotions, actions, all have their effects. The body with its environment, the life and life situation 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
mentality and personality and character. Not only your body, but your life conditions are a result of 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
the process of birth is as if a body were built by forces outside the personality. This 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
are an immediate result of yourself, including your body, your country, as well as every other factor 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
perceptions form a nucleus, almost like a foreign body, in the soul. The spiritual being as originally 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
is the nucleus of distorted perceptions, this foreign body, that prohibits the soul from being in its 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
Human beings struggle and fight against this foreign body in wrong ways. They sense its existence and 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
see that they struggle against acknowledging this foreign body. They often find themselves in an interim state 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
up the armoring that has covered this foreign body so far, and not yet being quite able 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
its existence entails. The fact that this foreign body is denied causes more misery than the admission 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
love. Instead of ridding themselves of the foreign body, which can only be done after close examination 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
existence, people still act as though this foreign body did not exist. They continue to superimpose more 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
so difficult for you to acknowledge this foreign body? Not only because of your fear that others 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
of the underlying basic fear that the foreign body may be your ultimate self. At this stage 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
only the superimposed veneer that covers the foreign body gives you the feeling that you have love 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
real nature, because you anticipate that this foreign body is the final answer to who you are 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
the point where you clearly feel the foreign body of misconceptions to be just that. Many of 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
the beginning of such a path, this foreign body seems to be all there is, your natural 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
you can feel the boundaries of this foreign body, even while occasionally still being immersed in it 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
through in the course of transcending the foreign body and beginning to sense another reaction coming from 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
exist. Only in isolated spots does the foreign body blur the inner, real being. There are also 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
you run from yourself, the more this foreign body grows. QUESTION: As I see it, this love 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
vastly overlooked. People feel helpless toward their own body. There is a considerable area where you have 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
feel helpless, weak, afraid. The relationship between your body, your feelings, and your personal life circumstances is 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
outer will is exerted. To summarize, all voluntary body functions are under the direct control of your 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
But there is a vast area of your body the outer will cannot directly reach. These functions 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
no power over a vast area of your body, and are at its mercy. The same applies 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
I do not even have jurisdiction over my body or my own reactions and feelings; and if 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
more control over the faculties of your inner body and psychic processes than you have over your 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
life. Unfathomable fate seems to control your inner body, your spontaneous reactions, and a number of outer 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
be established between your consciousness and your inner body, your spontaneous feelings and your life? The same 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
The same relationship exists in life as between body and feelings. You have direct control over certain 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
have that effect. But then, as with the body and the world of your feelings, there is 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
direct control ceases. Hence the relationships with your body, your inner world of feelings, and your outer 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
to your outer will -- for example, inner body processes -- you overexert yourself, weakening your energies 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
understand, however, that all inner processes -- inner body, inner feelings, and inner life, manifesting in fate 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
which then controls all inner faculties -- including body, feelings, and apparent fate. The outer consciousness must 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL

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