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a stream, what happens? It is possible to dam up a river. The water will flow to 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
a river. The water will flow to the dam and will then be stopped. But the more 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
stopped. But the more water accumulates behind the dam, the greater the energy of the accumulating water 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
accumulating water will become until it bursts the dam, overflows, and destroys not only the dam itself 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the dam, overflows, and destroys not only the dam itself, but all the natural and healthy vegetation 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
such a violent way is not necessary. The dam in your soul never needed to be erected 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
denying its existence, it rises up behind the dam, like swelling waters. As long as the dam 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
dam, like swelling waters. As long as the dam holds, you will feel a vague discomfort. You 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
 
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And this so strongly outweighed the danger and damage of communication with the Luciferic worlds that it 21 THE FALL
the world of God made up for the damage a hundred times over. The incarnated pure spirits 21 THE FALL
dear ones, be in God. 41. IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO Greetings in the Name of the 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
dangers of the marital relationship and to repair damage that has occurred unwittingly. In this way, my 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
with this knowledge and this truth, repair the damage that you have done to your own soul 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
You will no longer find it necessary to damage yourself by inviting misery. But how few people 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
in the Plan of Salvation. The fear that damage can come to you by the wrongdoing of 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
yourself the expression of your spiritual nature, you damage yourself just as much as when you suppress 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
questions seems to ask what would be the damage of such knowledge and of the resulting misconceptions 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
understood and digested, can be dangerous and cause damage to the individual, as well as to humankind 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
conflict, in the long run, does as much damage as a manifest one. They will not fear 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
come from and why, you can see what damage the unconscious faulty thinking causes you and others 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
existence of these two forces and how they damage you in your blind struggle can you realize 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
yourself. Nevertheless, it exists in you and causes damage. This, for instance, is a typical and frequent 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: Psychiatry today uses shock treatment. Could that damage the psyche and the subtle bodies? ANSWER: Yes 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
and the subtle bodies? ANSWER: Yes, it does damage, and does not effect a real cure, but 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
same time, these shocks can, and often do, damage parts of the human psyche and subtle bodies 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
cord is not severed. QUESTION: Could shock treatment damage that cord? ANSWER: That could happen too. But 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
But even if it does not, it may damage other faculties and parts of the inner being 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
go a step still further and recognize the damage the idealized self has brought into your life 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
specifically it was supposed to solve and what damage it has done and is continuing to do 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
tightness and gradually you will recognize the basic damage it causes. It makes the letting go of 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
one needs to be safe from destruction and damage. We know by now that what the healthy 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
craving and dissatisfaction do a great deal of damage. The superimposed denial of the longing for pleasure 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
it may be, it does not do equal damage. Here you have two distinct soul movements. One 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
Needless to say, such a soul suffers a damage that the real self will rebel against. This 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
path, it will persist in your soul and damage you, whether you know it or not. The 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
spiritual evaluation and consider your inner problems without damage and obstruction. And now, my friends, I am 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
function to a fraction of your potential. The damage you have inflicted upon yourself with this pseudo-solution 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
suppressing the instinctual urge to scream, would eventually damage and weaken the respective organs. The urge to 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
in order to become fully aware of the damage it does to you. You have to acutely 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
see even more clearly, how distortions not only damage you and obstruct your own happiness, but are 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
You have therefore realized the extent of the damage you have inflicted upon yourself and upon others 100 MEETING THE PAIN OF DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS
system contains a certain poison which will not damage you if your defense mechanism works only in 101 THE DEFENSE
the moment, but if the stimulation is permanent, damage to your system is unavoidable. It is the 101 THE DEFENSE
affect your bloodstream and nervous system, and physical damage will accrue in one way or another. According 101 THE DEFENSE
and the physical resistance of the various organs, damage will appear sooner or later, more or less 101 THE DEFENSE
yourself to be inadequate. The criticism would not damage you at all if you were aware that 101 THE DEFENSE
You say that the body releases poisons which damage the physical system. On this path, is it 101 THE DEFENSE
this path, is it possible to heal such damage? ANSWER: Of course it is possible. If and 101 THE DEFENSE
bring relief. However, it is possible that the damage is already so considerable that the results of 101 THE DEFENSE
still exist. They smolder underground and do their damage. That is why it is so important in 101 THE DEFENSE
this superior world. If you do that, the damage you do to yourself has the gravest consequences 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
the impaired part in yourself, you will repair damage that cannot otherwise be repaired. In order to 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
to outer circumstances in the hope that the damage can be repaired from the outside, and expects 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
fresh approach, so that you can visualize the damage done by repression. You need a new impetus 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
act or its consequences alone that create the damage, but the guilt, confusion and conflict of the 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
however, you may be as unaware of the damage as of a hurt. PARTICIPANT: If a girl 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
show you, in principle, the connection between the damage of pleasurable childhood experience and shame. If a 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
it within yourself. Then you will see the damage, the misunderstanding. Your eyes will begin to open 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
fight, the deeper your difficulties, until you actually damage yourself and the other and act against your 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
its real and imagined threats -- for real damage has begun to be wrought -- you are 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
order to appease your friend and avoid further damage to yourself, or to continue fighting. Since you 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
of the life force, the extent of the damage depends upon how free they are from inner 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
damaged heart. The only way to correct the damage is to relax what has unduly tensed up 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
as far as it goes. The healing of damage from insufficient receiving can be much better accomplished 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
least emotionally. The moment you do this, further damage sets in. It then becomes more and more 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
hate, separateness, distrustfulness, illusion, weakness, the tendency to damage the self and forego its best interests. Such 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
when you are not fully aware of the damage the destructive part of you does to your 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
toward one's own unfolding destructive infant does more damage than the destructive infant itself. You must learn 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF)
a destructive impulse itself that presents the real damage and harm, but always the attitude toward it 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
self-assertive and do not let another person's destructiveness damage you -- have a strong effect on your 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED
what its misconceptions are as well as the damage it causes. An interaction, a dialogue develops. Perhaps 194 MEDITATION: LAWS AND VARIOUS APPROACHES-SUMMARY (MEDITATION AS POSITIVE LIFE CREATION)
hold back in puny fear that this might damage your self-interest, to that same degree must you 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
only a partial connection is not clearly comprehended, damage might occur. The same process I explained with 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
the entity inadvertently and unwittingly stops the movement, damage follows. The entity is being forced by the 241 DYNAMICS OF MOVEMENT AND RESISTANCE TO ITS NATURE
as much at fault and does as much damage as the one who is over-severe, hard, and 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS
to find a way to express them without damage to themselves or others. Once people learn to 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
personal psyche. You have come to see the damage of all images, for images are not only 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
 
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When this is the case you cannot be damaged, even when a medium is still in a 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
organs, unless, of course, the physical organ is damaged, which would affect the corresponding subtle body. I 21 THE FALL
caused by the false need and how it damaged the real need. Therefore he will begin to 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
a habit of taking them, you will be damaged in the long run. When you are on 101 THE DEFENSE
of insecurity and inferiority. Consequently you make your damaged self-respect depend upon others. This dependency has a 109 SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH RESTITUTION FOR REAL GUILT
conflicted feelings of love and guilt will have damaged you. Both play a role only because psychic 117 SHAME: A LEGACY OF CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, EVEN FAVORABLE ONES
they see one person benefiting and another being damaged, that is not so. Whenever you are caught 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
series of negative chain-reactions you actually are being damaged, so that it appears as though the conclusion 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
on to myself, for otherwise I will be damaged. Such control is based on a wrong conclusion 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
case will the person using inner values be damaged. He or she will become more whole, even 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
that had been lacking. Now, why is integrity damaged when an individual refuses to come to autonomous 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
you treat your body. Assume someone has a damaged heart. Would the ailment be cured by shrinking 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
fact that he or she has acquired a damaged heart. The only way to correct the damage 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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