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moment how this could happen and how to ward off the danger. Let me emphasize again how 47 THE WALL WITHIN
sickness as a way out, thinking thus to ward off greater punishment, to be inflicted upon you 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of self-preservation starts to work. In order to ward off danger, the personality assumes certain inner and 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
because your entire mental system is geared to ward off an imaginary danger and to defend yourself 101 THE DEFENSE
The supposed mortal danger you are compelled to ward off is often truth itself, my friends. And 101 THE DEFENSE
you. And this you cannot bear. So, to ward off the imaginary danger, you use all your 101 THE DEFENSE
up, your concern at that moment is to ward off an accusation which you believe might bring 101 THE DEFENSE
at it quietly with the intention not to ward it off, but to see the truth. This 101 THE DEFENSE
doing whatever is necessary, constructive, and productive to ward it off. There are many instances when it 101 THE DEFENSE
superstition, as though you believed that you can ward off real unhappiness by indulging in a false 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
in order to conform, to get approval or ward off disapproval, or just to survive, creates resentment 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
true, stems from the concern to gain approval, ward off disapproval, and not from a sincere concern 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
in each instance the fault is supposed to ward off something that you assume will happen to 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
a false feeling of excitement is supposed to ward off numbness, dullness, boredom. The real feeling of 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
sell out and betray oneself in order to ward off disapproval, censure, and rejection. The need to 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY
way. Let it come to you; do not ward it off. May you all gain more truthful 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
when you grasp on the one side and ward off on the other. The courageous attitude of 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
experience, with its contracting movement, is supposed to ward off negative life experience. People make themselves more 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
communicate itself to you and which you blindly ward off as long as you fearfully deny your 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
one reason these defenses are built is to ward off the pain of other people's cruelty and 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
to explore and find out that these defenses ward off everything and anything that life has to 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
a blissful state in which you do not ward off life from within and without, but instead 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
you to create a tight will current to ward off what you believe to be annihilation. Hence 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
little, ineffective ego is strengthened in order to ward off the imagined unjust life experience. What a 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
you or from outside. If you fear and ward off pain, for example, or if you do 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
guilt grows the resistance whose purpose is to ward off accumulated guilt. Negative karma is an accumulation 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
 
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always be: There is no iron-clad insurance for warding off pain. You cannot go through life without 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
constantly, or often, in a psychological state of warding off danger and attack at a time when 101 THE DEFENSE
by its very nature, is a process of warding off danger. When the process is used for 101 THE DEFENSE
to condemn himself -- and therefore start justifying, warding off the brunt of the self-condemnation. Finding excuses 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
lies a certain hypocrisy, as well as a warding off against further insight. If this advice is 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
of contraction, of hardening and numbing yourself, of warding off experience from within and without. Observe all 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
you may get away with this solution for warding off the disaster you secretly expect. If you 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
 
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courage, optimism, humility, and in a spirit of warfare, so to speak. Once you discover your lower 14 THE HIGHER SELF, THE LOWER SELF, AND THE MASK
outpouring of energy forms in the form of warfare will cease to exist. There is hardly a 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a greater folly and a greater act of warfare against your own self than to flee from 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
and you will create more inner dissent and warfare. One side, the spirit side, makes an attempt 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
not only the real cause of injustice, conflict, warfare, and all the malconditions you can possibly think 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
of life is used by either or both. Warfare and mutual destruction is the final result of 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
the lower development -- hostility toward the other, warfare -- can be used to promote the evolution 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
to animals, to peoples whom he subjugated through warfare, and also to women. Women later assumed a 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
can recognize your stake in maintaining an inner warfare, will give you an entirely different stand toward 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
separation create evil, dissension, hostility, outer and inner warfare, mutually exclusive dualities. If I am a Jew 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
the opponent against whom all his efforts and warfare are directed. Satan, the ultimate personification of all 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL
 
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the living being reflected in the mirror is warm and blood flows in its veins and thus 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
my world and will leave you with God's warm blessings for each one of you. Next week 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
a very short while it will even seem warm and soothing. It will give you healing power 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
insight, intuition, power of deduction, observation, a very warm interest in other people, positive feelings, also a 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
the rest of your personality and integrate with warm, loving, giving, unselfish feelings. Instead, it has remained 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
After thus having gained insight and understanding, new warm, good emotions will come out of you that 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
over you go back to feeling all the warm, good, outgoing, and outreaching feelings. The same is 101 THE DEFENSE
if you just look at yourself, how genuine, warm, constructive feelings can never be forced on you 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
senses when to let go, when to have warm human feelings of sympathy and understanding, with no 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
bring out of that well of wise guidance warm feelings of love and affection and understanding, without 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
all the people who take advantage of such warm, loving feelings? If I do not guard myself 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
strengthening, and liberating results. If there are no warm, loving feelings to begin with, just see what 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
or suppressed. When you understand them sufficiently, the warm, natural feelings of affection are bound to come 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
fear is especially strong when you have natural, warm feelings for someone you are convinced you should 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
by the simple act of discouraging your natural, warm feelings and artificially producing toughness. Again, all this 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
to which this barrier is understood. Again a warm stream and current of love is reaching toward 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
lid on again. Beware of this temptation. The warm, positive, generous, loving, unselfish feelings must follow eventually 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
possible, and so you cannot feel the productive warm feelings of love that create a benign circle 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
means not being in, or not seeing, reality. Warm, outgoing feelings of affection, concern, understanding are an 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
this material. Let me leave you with loving, warm blessings for each of you in your own 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
cosmic development -- the clouds disperse and the warm sun of your higher consciousness regenerates you with 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
This sun within yourself is constantly ready to warm and enliven you, but you, my dearest ones 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
harsh, rigid soul movements. Truthful concepts create relaxed, warm, positive feelings and flexible, harmonious, rhythmic, organic soul 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
not frighten you. Quite the contrary. You felt warm and comfortable in it. Perhaps, at the time 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
task of self- finding. Be blessed. Receive the warm strength flowing toward you, enveloping and enfolding you 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
in order to deflect this strong influx of warm feelings, I have to behave in the exact 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
protection. The psyche says, I stop myself from warm, loving feelings to protect myself. In spite of 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
Greetings, my dearest friends. There is a great, warm current of strength and love gathered here. This 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL
Be blessed, every one of you. Receive this warm stream of love that is all around you 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
from others, born with less capacity for rich, warm feelings. But this is never so, and there 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
feeling may be to begin with. True feelings warm the whole system, the whole person: body, mind 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
always wished to avoid. Your own treasure of warm, eternal, moving life is revealed to you only 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
you wonder about your capacity to experience deep, warm feelings of love, find how you defend yourself 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
if genuine, is a spontaneous expression of a warm, loving personality who wants to connect with others 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
ability to have a strong flow of good, warm feelings, and nourishes the desire to share them 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
if only you gave up your stubbornness. How warm and rich could be your ties with others 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
yourself how fulfilled you feel in it. How warm and unthreatened you feel with others. How comfortable 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
and to that extent you find yourselves in warm communion with others, no longer lonely. So you 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF
is no norm applicable to all. What is warm or cold may vary greatly in different cultures 228 BALANCE

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