| Determining.................27 | |
| not see in themselves that which is the determining factor in their development and fulfillment. What appears | 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE |
| be convinced that one has no choice in determining where one is born, as what one is | 18 FREE WILL |
| word is not spoken and the chances of determining your next incarnation and effecting a change from | 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION |
| ability to speak about things is not the determining factor. First the inner basis has to be | 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX |
| is used. Many considerations play a part in determining whether or not it is harmful. For instance | 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS |
| be the yardstick. Outer confirmation cannot be the determining factor. If the cosmic laws were made as | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| terms of either/or. I have no way of determining now which of these alternatives apply to the | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| recognized. One way of spotting self-alienation is by determining in what areas of life you feel helpless | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| may indeed indicate the direction of your growth. Determining this is very beneficial. Moreover, daydreaming of this | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| confused and in what respect you remain unresponsive. Determining this will prove very revealing for your immediate | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| current is stronger and whose is weaker. The determining question is whether it is detected, observed, and | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| that the unconscious is the more potent force, determining the outcome regardless of the conscious will. The | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| in me, and change. Since I am the determining factor, this wish must come true to the | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| constructive ways which call for meeting yourself and determining your course. Your belief that you must go | 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF |
| force yourself to harbor certain emotions, but by determining the direction of your thinking you can eventually | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| guarded and overwatchful, unable to be spontaneous, always determining with the mind and the will, never allowing | 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING |
| let your mood, your inner feeling, be the determining factor that tells you where you are within | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| dignified, and enhancing her individuality. Giving up the determining ego will be for her a desired experience | 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS |
| you power to recreate. Willing an existing possibility, determining, formulating, knowing it, and perceiving these inner activities | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| participates in both the masculine principle of a determining, etching consciousness and the feminine principle of a | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| part of you which managed this integration by determining, deciding, acting, thinking, and willing, so that you | 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| of denying the lower aspects, because the conscious, determining, choosing self does not take up the challenge | 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| magnetized and energized by the sexual current, thereby determining its direction. When this direction is negative and | 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY |
| goodwill and your sincerity are of course the determining factors. If you use these attributes, you will | 209 THE ROSCOE LECTURE: INSPIRATION FOR THE PATHWORK CENTER |
| divergent aspects. Your ego, which is your active, determining outer consciousness, can choose to seek an understanding | 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES |
| forces, but always in conjunction with your own determining voice. You have begun to understand that to | 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL |
| make this knowledge gradually your own experience. Another determining factor is, of course, your attitude. When difficulties | 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE |
| Detour......................3 | |
| so that a clairvoyant perceives it through the detour of your own subconscious. QUESTION: But is it | 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION |
| you can find the fixation directly and without detour. It is obvious that as long as a | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| benign force which was forced to make a detour. The principle of indirect growth becomes obvious, once | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| Detours.....................4 | |
| point you have to travel many byroads and detours, and once you have reached it, you will | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| from going there, you are bound to make detours, and have to come back to this point | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| choose, the less you will become entangled in detours and evasions. Directly reaching the core of one's | 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF |
| direct voice, a direct inner knowing, but through detours -- through other mouths, and later as apparently | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| Detriment...................10 | |
| and confused motives that are self-serving and cause detriment to others -- may they be ever so | 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE |
| such heavy fighting equipment only to your own detriment, for it is never true that people reject | 101 THE DEFENSE |
| so, it is not only to your own detriment, but also to the detriment of the entire | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| to your own detriment, but also to the detriment of the entire venture. The right spirit, humility | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| you do not do so is to your detriment. Even if you have not reached these specific | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| childhood, but which now operates greatly to your detriment, for it is the wrong way to protect | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| so abundantly. Thus, the defenses are to your detriment. They prohibit the good of life from coming | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| are helpless and defenseless, it cannot become a detriment in your life, it cannot cripple you when | 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE |
| dualistic consciousness, you often do so to your detriment. Such sacrifice is illusory, and not an expression | 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE |
| they pursue nothing but their self-interest to the detriment of others, they go far beyond violating moral | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| Detrimental.................13 | |
| himself any longer either, which anyway was most detrimental to himself and had burdened his progress. Of | 1 THE SEA OF LIFE |
| that exists. Everything good. And everything negative or detrimental is petrified life force: divine truth or divine | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| trend or emotion. No asset can ever be detrimental. Impatience, however, will hinder the fulfillment of ambition | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| of actual danger such positive feelings would be detrimental. When the danger is over you go back | 101 THE DEFENSE |
| will be so resilient that even a seemingly detrimental occurrence will bounce off it, in a manner | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| pain. Since the effect is bound to be detrimental, the psyche seeks a remedy. Such unconsciously sought | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| an example: Let us suppose you sense a detrimental, negative quality in someone else, or in yourself | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| and the negative feelings will no longer be detrimental to you. Not wanting to see the negative | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| where reason indicates that to do so is detrimental. In addition to substituting the opposite trend for | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| and putting yourself unnecessarily under the power of detrimental influences which encourage that in you which is | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| to, knowing that it is somehow wrong or detrimental to you or others. Such vagueness will never | 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY |
| is in you does your illusion truly become detrimental to you and others. Let me recapitulate what | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| to discard the old one that has proven detrimental because it has painted a false picture of | 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT |
| Devastated..................4 | |
| recognize that you are still imperfect, you feel devastated because your vanity is wounded. Not to accept | 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS |
| I am beyond redemption. I deserve to be devastated. Since you are an integral part of Creation | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| you can accept your lower self without being devastated and totally rejected, by holding your inner balance | 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION |
| value system of appearance, you will feel totally devastated. How can it be different? If you attach | 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION |
| Devastates..................3 | |
| make you feel guilty by pretending that this devastates me. This is the true honesty, decency, and | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| spoken about the destructive nature of guilt, which devastates the self and prohibits the vision of your | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| shame. Guilt relates to your inner self; it devastates you and you exaggerate it, playing a game | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| Devastating.................17 | |
| yourself. You expect some deep important insights of devastating impact, while the little ordinary things that reveal | 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| result that they will emerge in the most devastating way, when you least desire them. At that | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| other's needs. The idea of being refused is devastating to them, yet they court rejection by their | 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING |
| of compassion. Whenever you are crushed by the devastating emotion of pity, which inhibits your strength and | 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING |
| allowing it into your consciousness is not a devastating judgment; it is not the end of you | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| and a way out of an erroneously assumed, devastating judgment that you thought applied to you. When | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| fear their own emptiness. And this fear is devastating. It exerts a subtle pressure to go on | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| that permits no other possibility but the most devastating one. You need to recognize this attitude in | 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES |
| of a reaction that what comes forth is devastating and catastrophic. The panicky attitude toward one's own | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| the confusion of your guilt. Hidden guilt is devastating, because it creates a vicious circle by itself | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| power to recognize and adopt new attitudes, without devastating self-judgement. It is also possible to judge negatively | 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| dawn on you how strong a grip this devastating attitude has on you. In spite of knowing | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| pretend that I am different. This is a devastating soul climate in which confusion grows and the | 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| it as yet another ego trick. By such devastating guilt you prevent yourself from lifting yourself up | 200 THE COSMIC FEELING |
| fear. To experience fear in itself is not devastating: once experienced, the fear instantly becomes a tunnel | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| your shortcomings is always correlated with a self- devastating guilt. And the self-devastating guilt is correlated with | 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD |
| gain sufficient initial self- esteem to expose your devastating belief in your valuelessness. Only when you pierce | 233 THE POWER OF THE WORD |