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the plan? ANSWER: Heredity can only work in coordination with the plan, with karma, with the qualities 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
and poise of your movements, the balance and coordination you express, in the tone of your voice 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
set in motion the energy systems, the muscular coordination and control and the innumerable components necessary to 215 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS CONTINUED -- PROCESS IN THE NOW
 
 Cope........................147
so that he or she can no longer cope with life. And from a certain point of 4 WORLD WEARINESS
experience he or she will be unable to cope with. Emotional life necessarily carries uncertainty and risk 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
learn them here, it is very difficult to cope with the inner situation. The outer conditions are 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is afraid he may not be able to cope with the woman and thereby fears he will 62 MAN AND WOMAN
fact must be accepted if you wish to cope with life and make the best of it 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
comes from insecurity: Will I be able to cope? Will my judgment be adequate? Will my reactions 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
opposite directions. Still another way of trying to cope is by crippling your real feelings. This also 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT
break the vicious circle. Humanity has tried to cope with the problem of death for as long 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
up to now in your particular way to cope with them. My speaking of the longing for 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
major ways in which the unconscious attempts to cope with death. Both are based on negation: one 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
of the two ways you have chosen to cope with death -- evading it, or rushing into 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
as long as you do not learn to cope with death in a healthy way. You sense 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
certainty will come after you have learned to cope with death in the fullest sense. As long 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
these problem within yourself, you become able to cope with the unnecessary duality in a much healthier 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
of the divine purpose. How is one to cope with this duality? You may remember a recent 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
course, the result of not knowing how to cope with death. Now we come to the matter 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
What one personality type may be able to cope with quite well and does not experience as 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
if you own up to it, you can cope with it. You can learn to understand it 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
self, you need other people to help you cope with these demands. Unconsciously, you put pressure on 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
here is that life becomes so difficult to cope with -- not because life is in fact 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
can become aware of them and learn to cope with them by solving the underlying problems. As 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
you are great to the degree that you cope with defeat honestly, humbly, with dignity and poise 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
self-image we have discussed are unconscious attempts to cope with life. Because they are erroneous solutions, they 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
first two solutions are adopted in order to cope with life. The last is adopted in order 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
life. The last is adopted in order to cope with the conflict resulting from the other two 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
at straws because the child, seeking solutions to cope with a seemingly hostile and frightening world is 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
a difficulty that the child finds impossible to cope with unless special defenses are established. The God-image 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
pseudo-solutions. The pseudo-solutions are adopted in order to cope with the God-image, and that, in turn, creates 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
acceptance of life and a healthy ability to cope with life, or at least a confidence and 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a confidence and intention that the ability to cope with life will be gained, in all its 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
clear knowledge of it will enable you to cope with it in the manner most appropriate under 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
finally manifest in an outer situation you cannot cope with. You cannot determine what you are really 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
you dare not face an unwelcome reality and cope with it, you cannot be spontaneous. You dare 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
own freedom, from the ability to face and cope with a situation, even if it is against 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
with reality. If you are free enough to cope with not being liked, you will react spontaneously 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
that it is impossible to face reality, to cope with frustration, to relinquish an illusion connected to 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
because you fear others, but because you cannot cope, caught between the two artificially constructed attitudes that 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
to come to the surface and learn to cope with them. Understand their deeper meaning and their 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
anyone. You feel helpless, and because you cannot cope with the issue, you hope for life to 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
are not dependent on outer circumstance. You can cope with the situation, and even though a certain 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
facing them fully, then by my willingness to cope with them truthfully, not superficially, nor for the 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
The mature person will accept life's uncertainty and cope with it. The immature person will not. As 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
life for what they are. Therefore, you cannot cope with any real situation and are bound to 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
a more genuine element, it is easier to cope with your feelings, and soon the hurt will 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
something the child in you would rather not cope with. So it may seem much easier to 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
The self-destructiveness derives from a certain inability to cope with problems, or the inner desire not to 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
with problems, or the inner desire not to cope with them. All the processes of the images 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
you have the courage to face this and cope with it, you can indeed shorten the process 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE
further resolution of conflicts and enable you to cope with the afflicted area of your psyche. First 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
much better. In reality you will learn to cope with the mishaps and difficulties, rather than becoming 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
defensiveness, the better you will be able to cope with a danger through healthy defense. Often when 101 THE DEFENSE
If it is an unhealthy wish, you cannot cope with it because you are no longer aware 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
the material world. These faculties are needed to cope with the world of matter. Thought and outer 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
memory, and they need intelligence in order to cope with life. They also need their will to 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION
his fears of life and his inadequacy to cope with it, project onto this God. He senses 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
of. Since you are not aware, you cannot cope with it. This, then, causes depression, and depression 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
in their relationships, in their work. They cannot cope with life and seek all sorts of solutions 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
done for you. You do not want to cope with decisions, with the strain of living. Or 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
not wish to overcome, to make efforts, to cope with people and their demands; to decide whether 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
most human beings do not know how to cope with the difficulty, actual or seeming, of facing 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
see how to operate without these crutches and cope with life without them. The same attitude is 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
a necessary protection for you in order to cope with life. If you really see all that 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
in the over-malleable soul stuff. How can you cope with your life when you are not in 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
are being made on you? How do you cope with them? Before going any further, let us 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
also due to the fear of having to cope with the demands of others. Now, my friends 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
as it is to establish that you cannot cope with the demands of others, it is not 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
hard to be good, but is unable to cope with his hidden selfishness and cruelty due to 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
starve, they do not become better equipped to cope with the struggle for existence. If you do 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
your life. As you experience your capacity to cope with setbacks and disappointments, to relinquish your will 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
age, one no longer possesses sufficient energy to cope with life, but if this energy-current were reversed 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the sanest people -- are much easier to cope with because they require less effort for the 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
behind those who can freely admit, and thus cope with, their resistance. If there are spontaneous questions 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
there is a struggle -- how can he cope with it? ANSWER: It is an error to 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the fear will cause an overflow you cannot cope with. It is not the awareness that causes 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
persisting fears are unrealistic fears you do not cope with properly, regardless of what the issue may 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
have the confidence of knowing that you can cope with life. My dearest friends, meditate deeply on 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
It may be comparatively easy for you to cope with the difficulty of interacting with certain people 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
offer. This period will enable the person to cope even better with the outer world and to 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
It continues to make unfair demands you cannot cope with and push out of sight. Accept fully 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
of an accumulation of hurts which he cannot cope with. So he often finds himself in a 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
necessary, then their guilt, confusion and inability to cope with the problems that a child represents will 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
the joy and freedom of being able to cope with aspects of life you could not cope 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
cope with aspects of life you could not cope with previously. At the beginning, when deep and 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
and to others, in which you wish to cope with your personal difficulties and the world's difficulties 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
-- your growing peace, insight, and ability to cope with issues with which you could not previously 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
with issues with which you could not previously cope will prove how essential it is to live 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
you because then, and only then, can you cope with them. If you can look at these 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
your own demands are, the better you can cope with those silent, subtle currents of demands flowing 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
or those of others you feel you cannot cope with. Sometimes both occur. It is impossible to 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
with. Sometimes both occur. It is impossible to cope with something whose existence one consciously ignores and 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
easy to wish for death because you cannot cope with life when life is painful and unfulfilled 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
and knowing way? False solutions and means to cope with life create false strength, false security, false 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
accept the difficulties in life. In order to cope with life, people have to accept what they 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
force. According to this concept, people have to cope with making the decision between good and evil 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
emotions arise in their own psyche. Children cannot cope with either. Numbness is also a protection against 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
expect such acts, or from an inability to cope with pent-up rages, or from a subtle process 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
but within themselves, they are adequately equipped to cope with the world's cruelty, which so often gives 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
are most shocked, afraid of, and unable to cope with the existing cruelty in the world, and 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
it necessary any longer to numb oneself, to cope with helpless exposure to pain; for you are 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
prevails, the particular problem must remain. You cannot cope with certain life situations precisely because you withhold 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
without these assets people cannot adequately live and cope with anything they encounter. Therefore, the control which 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
a loss of control, to an inability to cope, in whatever fashion this may manifest for an 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
the wrong way to protect yourself and to cope best with life. The means to inactivate the 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
experience, because you do not know how to cope with it, how to handle it. You flatten 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
very character defect makes the personality unable to cope with the good even where it exists. Only 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
purposeful warning that serves to make the individual cope with a particular situation successfully; when that situation 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
threatens you and makes you doubtful you can cope with it. This doubt results from your reluctance 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
magical means, but through your increasing capacity to cope with everything that happens as an integral part 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
will give a new security and help to cope with life. Thoughts will come from the deepest 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
of healthy strong feelings, and enough resiliency to cope with anything. Instead there is a brittleness and 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
up, denying their existence, the less you can cope with them and the further you must alienate 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
from the fact that you know you can cope with any situation because you do not have 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to see the problem and resolve it. To cope with these fears is truly the main problem 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
to the ego. For the ego's capacities to cope with life and to live life productively are 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
and inspired by the real, universal self cannot cope with anything. It becomes completely disassociated from any 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
limitations of yourself and the outer world, to cope with the world so as to produce your 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
necessary to first accept the present limitations and cope with them, for they are a product of 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
can you attain self-realization unless you learn to cope with the realm of feelings? When you do 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
veneer is relatively superficial. Once you learn to cope with these feelings by just letting them be 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL
because the ego does not know how to cope with these feelings. The way out of this 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
discomfort with which the individual was unable to cope. At a time when one is very young 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
creating harmful, life-defeating attitudes, you will learn to cope with it in a new way. If you 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
the self-sufficient person is the recluse who cannot cope with people and thus escapes into solitude, rationalizing 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
dualism that wrecks a person's inner faculties to cope with anything. I say this for the purpose 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
were put into and you must learn to cope with, independently of your inner processes of thinking 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
your present state within yourself? How can you cope with the frustrations that come your way? In 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
is particularly important because of your inability to cope with frustration. There is also an element of 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
the influence of these drugs. Completely unable to cope with life, he had dropped out of college 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
leaving both parties confused and less able to cope with the self and others. On the other 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
about the victim? How is that person to cope? As a victim, your first problem is that 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
are the aspects which determine the ability to cope with relationships. The more profoundly understood and lived 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
struggle is so immense because you have to cope with the disconnectedness of your consciousness. The reality 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
and will strengthen myself along the way to cope well with the temporary frustration of this desire 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
Hence you do not trust your ability to cope with lack of fulfillment, which makes you inordinately 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
your desire with confidence in your ability to cope with both nonfulfillment and fulfillment, and therefore with 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
you try to understand it. Your capacity to cope with the negativity of others grows only to 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
relationship similar to what you described. I cannot cope with this person's angry rebellion. I know I 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
for all of you, however, is how to cope with the undesirable material that begins to manifest 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
realize this, my friends, will you learn to cope with every aspect of yourself. Almost all human 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
all human beings, with very, very few exceptions, cope with only a small part of themselves. They 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
they defend against in themselves. Your inability to cope with this acted-out, destructive behavior of others toward 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
child's life is indeed often more difficult to cope with because there is no actual occurrence to 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
because you have nothing to focus on and cope with. By facing the fear directly, you proceed 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
plane of development, in order to learn to cope with it and thus to truly overcome it 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
state of fear that they could just about cope with the environment, but they could not yet 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
the population increased, humanity developed the ability to cope with the elements. People learned to take care 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS
world. The child unfolds its inherent potential to cope with others outside the home. Such growth continues 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE

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