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 Capitalistic................4
by now popular form of government, which is capitalistic democracy, as you know it in this land 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
categories, of course, have sub-categories. The distortion of capitalistic democracy is again very obvious in that the 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
point of fusion is approached. Democratic capitalism or capitalistic democracy is such an expression, but if the 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
combine monarchy and feudalism, communism and socialism, and capitalistic democracy. You combine them all. When you rebel 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
 
 Capitulation................4
narrow confines of neurotic self-beating, hopelessness, and morbid capitulation, which always cover unexpressed hatred. The conscious ego 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
resources. Observe this habit of self-beating, hopelessness, and capitulation in yourself and counteract it -- not by 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
the child equates giving up the resistance with capitulation, with giving up his individuality. Many of you 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY
important aspect of living? How can you avoid capitulation and resignation under the guise of surrender? How 254 SURRENDER
 
 Captain.....................4
life. One person is a trained, experienced, skillful captain and as such is not afraid of danger 1 THE SEA OF LIFE
Only in this way can you become the captain of your ship. You can recognize the pure 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
your life in consciousness, and thus be the captain of your ship. In this way you will 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
It is the carrier in this life, the captain who determines which way to go. Only then 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
 
 Cardinal....................10
in peace. Be in God. 102. THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS Greetings. God bless you, my dearest friends 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
psychological explanation of the meaning of the seven cardinal sins. What is called sin is the outer 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
leading to separateness, neurosis, or sin. The first cardinal sin is PRIDE. I have discussed this in 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
must lead to separateness is self-explanatory. The second cardinal sin is COVETOUSNESS -- greed. Again, you know 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
to outer selfishness and to separateness. The third cardinal sin is LUST. Lust is so often misunderstood 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
being right, or for anything else. The fourth cardinal sin is ANGER. What is anger, my friends 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
enable you to distinguish between them. The fifth cardinal sin is GLUTTONY. The deeper meaning of gluttony 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
and responsibility of a personal relationship. The sixth cardinal sin is ENVY. Again, I do not have 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
feeling itself positive, healthy, or productive. The seventh cardinal sin is SLOTH. Sloth is the indifference and 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
QUESTION: It seems to me that the seven cardinal sins are a subtler explanation of the Ten 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
 
 Care........................81
a different direction. This part does not really care for the other person -- not emotionally -- 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
people you do not like, or do not care for, toward whom you feel resistance, or with 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER
spark or higher self -- whatever name you care to give it -- or is it another 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
my dear ones, where ailing souls are taken care of and healed. There are places of rest 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
sphere. Other specialists among the mission spirits take care of those who have left their bodies in 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
do not love any more or do not care, that you become resigned and indifferent. But this 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
path, the more alive you become. You do care and you do love, but differently, without the 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
will all your other needs automatically be taken care of, including your material daily bread. Your spirit's 16 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT -- WILLPOWER
you some idea of how much work and care is involved concerning even the smallest detail. The 20 GOD: THE CREATION
you completely ignore; it is working with love, care, and wisdom to guide everything to the best 20 GOD: THE CREATION
that may come up -- have been taken care of. This series will represent a development course 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In explaining part of this, I will take care of another question on the agenda. Some of 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the stream. They think they have to take care of the future. By this I do not 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
be presented to God, because God does not care about their lives. This is so untrue, for 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
entities... ANSWER: Exactly. So I think that takes care of that question. QUESTION: Is it correct that 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
a little different, but all animals are taken care of. There are spirits whose task it is 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
child is helpless; it needs to be taken care of; it cannot stand on its own two 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
receive the child's utopia of perfect love and care. This may happen to various degrees. Sometimes it 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
am unhappy, you see. You have to take care of me. You have to love me. That 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
little thinking through. The resisting emotions do not care whether the proper concept is obvious or not 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
with the right kind of self-love, would you care to elaborate on self-pity and egocentricity? ANSWER: It 53 SELF-LOVE
to make decisions wait for God to take care of their decisions for them, what will happen 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
manifestation with a healthy reaction. I do not care what people say, is rebellion. And where there 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
the opposite extreme with a defiant I don't care attitude, then you prove something to yourself. Both 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
given stage of your path. Everything else takes care of itself. Help may be given by strengthening 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
that all generalizations should be taken with great care. You should abstain from applying my answer to 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to find and develop oneself, and one does care who is sent, whether it is the personal 65 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cuddled and pampered, who wants to be taken care of instead of taking care of its own 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
to be taken care of instead of taking care of its own life. By insisting that the 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
to others. Sometimes I am allowed to take care of these messages myself and sometimes I have 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
sense, in the sense that a mother will care for her children or a father will provide 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
He is healthy, his daily bread is taken care of. He can devote his time and energy 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
cringe most! Truth has to be handled with care and responsibility. If people are inwardly ignorant, it 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
that the laws of the divine world take care of everything. But this certainly does not mean 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
reality, this type of person does not really care whether others are good or bad as long 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
and nature and a person who does not care for either? ANSWER: Generalizations, my friends, are very 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
deep distrust for a person who does not care for animals and nature, so I must be 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
human authority -- see the necessity of taking care of the child. And the child only deserves 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
child. And the child only deserves such benign care if it maintains its goodness. By the same 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
the inner subjective disappointment of not being taken care of. When you find manifest rebellion and aggressiveness 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
area in which you resent not being taken care of, not being given all you want. Once 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
accounting, and a thinking through. QUESTION: Would you care to elaborate on the distinction between pseudo-euphoric states 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
relief and helps them face themselves. Would you care to comment on this? ANSWER: Yes, this is 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of life, and therefore pretend that you don't care, while you do not pretend in others. This 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
to have been your parents. QUESTION: Would you care to elaborate on the psychological aspect of the 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
simply wanting to understand. The rest will take care of itself. Such understanding may often come much 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
and dependency as a means of having someone care for you -- not necessarily materially, but emotionally 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
by providing yourself with a strong person to care for you. In reality you inflict upon yourself 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
work toward your aims. The ability to take care of all this will come as a natural 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
certain spiritually undeveloped people who simply do not care for others. I refer to those who have 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
Simply by insisting that your parents continue to care for you, you believe that the childish state 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
wishful escapism than the hope of being taken care of by another intelligence than one's own. In 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
The ego's task is to choose to take care of the body so as to maintain health 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
lawfulness of their self-regulating nature that just takes care of itself. You will be able to flow 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
him or her responsible, wanting to be taken care of and refusing the consequences of your own 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is the result of insisting to be taken care of. You are beginning to glean some of 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
divine within. It is not equipped to take care of itself and, consequently, life must be fraught 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
and every living instant -- I do not care whether it is beautiful or ugly, easy and 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER
concerned only with proving that it does not care about others' views and thus blindly rebels, there 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
will say now must be taken with great care, otherwise the subtleties involved will not be communicated 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
beginning to unfold. You have to take great care and deliberately aim to avoid this, without, however 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
specific example. A child needs to be taken care of, needs solely to receive care, nursing, good 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
be taken care of, needs solely to receive care, nursing, good feelings, attention, and appreciation of its 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS
do not want to be able to take care of myself, because if I do, I let 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
makes a decision to devote time, effort and care to the smooth running of one's life. The 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
line of least resistance, he or she takes care of chores as they come up even when 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
more you look for parental authority to take care of your life, the more you rebel and 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
you, at least most of the time, take care of tasks as they come. Organize the details 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
brown. Labels are so often supposed to take care of the matter. Often the spiritual message of 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
not so utilitarian after all. You give it care. Your appreciation makes the machine respond, even with 217 THE PHENOMENON OF CONSCIOUSNESS
I want it for me. I do not care about others. That part of you believes in 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
cope with the elements. People learned to take care of themselves more efficiently. The need then arose 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
assume self-responsibility, where you want to be taken care of by a stronger authority figure. Again, similar 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
of least resistance so she could be taken care of. She wanted an authority figure to make 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
superior position but resents the price of taking care of a parasite. Woman wants the advantage of 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
parasite. Woman wants the advantage of being taken care of, of not standing on her own two 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
or articulate or vocal. So my friends, take care with your words. Make room for clarity in 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD
in political life -- and who do not care if their actions and attitudes affect others adversely 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
the lazy, demanding personality wants to be taken care of, be given to without the slightest effort 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
use power and have abundance, and does not care about others? All these expressions exist in the 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
consists of such tenderness, such love, such personal care of the living God, of the eternal presence 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT

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