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enough to devote all your attention to the discovery of the unconscious: get to know the unconscious 5 HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF OR HAPPINESS AS A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE
purpose of the tests for them personally. This discovery is very important because it marks a great 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD
cannot or do not like to do your discovery work in the form of daily review, there 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
where they have proven their courage. Yet their discovery of certain cowardly emotional reactions is also valid 39 IMAGE-FINDING
particularly to a child, in a more gradual discovery that things are contrary to one's dearest and 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
by a series of events until the new discovery makes its lasting impression. When a child finds 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
forth by yourself. At the first moment of discovery this may be shocking, but not necessarily. The 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
relief. Even if at the first moment the discovery seems preposterous and incredible, relief must always follow 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
let down and disappointed, or else hides the discovery in the unconscious, feeling guilty about having found 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
of cowardice in yourself, you may reject the discovery because it seems to you to make no 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
This truth is perhaps most relevant to the discovery of how you call forth all happenings in 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
the answers. You have no idea what this discovery will mean to you. The greater the resistance 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
will know how to evaluate it. The mere discovery and knowledge of the possible hidden selfish motive 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
About this, no generalization can be made. The discovery of the selfish motive will show you that 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
world's opinion. Therefore, the remedy lies in your discovery why you are so bound; what misconception leads 57 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE
long as it is a theory only, their discovery will not help you one bit. As long 58 THE DESIRE FOR HAPPINESS AND THE DESIRE FOR UNHAPPINESS
legitimate desires and impulses were suppressed, but this discovery also brings out the selfish desires, which they 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
aware by now of the importance of the discovery of your unconscious emotions. However, we shall now 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
is invariably a part of the whole. Its discovery must lead to something vital in your inner 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
or less painful. On the other hand, a discovery of suppression of healthy outlets -- which is 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
hurt you was not really so. After this discovery your entire attitude changed. It will be the 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
fore, the subconscious resistance, being so afraid of discovery, may produce a paralysis to prevent asking questions 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
governing force of your motivation for perfection, any discovery of where you fall short of your ideals 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
enduring fear of life. But you combat this discovery by making yourself even more helpless, more fearful 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
discover certain aspects of it. For some, the discovery has evolved naturally. Others are not quite that 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
interesting from the point of view of your discovery in this respect. You want to hear me 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
real self-respect. The point of relinquishing simply means discovery of where your willpower has no jurisdiction, adjusting 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
can very well live without that. However, such discovery cannot and should not be used to moralize 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
with shorter and shorter intervals between occurrence and discovery, until the two synchronize and finally vanish. This 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
what really goes on in you. The actual discovery of your genuine feelings, as opposed to the 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
but that does not make them real. The discovery of their unreality is a tremendous relief, but 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS
and an inferior world is an illusion. This discovery will set you free and give you a 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
not as different from deep suffering about the discovery of one's lower self as it may appear 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
do play roles. In this work, our whole discovery of the idealized self-image is that, after all 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
material brain knowledge. But whether or not the discovery is understood in its profounder meaning, depends, of 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
acquire a broader awareness. But if a technical discovery does not lead to broader and deeper understanding 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
not lead to broader and deeper understanding, such discovery will not only be useless, it will turn 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
turn destructive. The constructiveness and benefit of every discovery depends on whether or not humanity as a 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
on a deeper level than before such a discovery was made. If this happens, it will help 112 HUMANITYS RELATIONSHIP TO TIME
you will eventually find that you do not. Discovery is always the first step toward eliminating a 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
feel this way. In such a moment of discovery, you will detect that you shift your sense 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
now, not as mere theory, but from personal discovery. The parent one feels uncertain of, in awe 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
believe in reincarnation. The important thing is the discovery that your parents express and personify for you 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
as much a personal experience as any psychological discovery. The illusory way of life, for lack of 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
and rather advanced on a path of self- discovery. But even those who are may need considerable 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE
stands in your way. You may experience the discovery as a one-time nucleus, as it were, like 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
in your outlook toward life. After such a discovery, you can never be the same. For the 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
no-current will act against the very endeavor of discovery and change. Hence, a strongly negative attitude will 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
happiness or unhappiness, never the event itself. This discovery liberates and induces strength and security. It puts 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
what our path here is all about: the discovery that fear is unnecessary. When you hear the 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
clear enough to humanity, in spite of the discovery of many spiritual and psychological truths. This is 132 THE FUNCTION OF THE EGO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE REAL SELF
a major threshold on their path in the discovery and awareness of where they themselves desire the 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN
you must correct the situation. In reality, this discovery is never undesirable. It always proves to be 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
And I am referring to more than the discovery of an emotion, the acknowledgement of a momentary 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
easily be covered up by apparent rebellion. This discovery is already the first layer of the moment 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
a definite yes and a definite no. No discovery can ever be made with this attitude. The 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
knowledge, graspable and translatable into daily living. The discovery of this new life reconciles the apparent opposites 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER
to harbor hostility and self-pity -- exists. Your discovery of this will facilitate your further progress greatly 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
what I wanted -- I made this remarkable discovery of being free myself, of allowing myself full 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
appreciate. There is no other salvation than the discovery of the ground of one's own being which 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
life stuff. There is a parallel between the discovery of the self, consisting of an apparently quite 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
substance as the conscious mind -- and the discovery of the unity of pleasure and personal goodness 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
relief compared to what you believe exists. The discovery of the manifold possibilities in Creation of what 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
emotions, and nothing else, create your fate. This discovery has a revolutionary impact on the individual. Not 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS
feel so guilty, even about unreal issues. When discovery does not lead to lasting relief, change, and 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
had not seen it. The spirit of such discovery is then in accepting, not rejecting, self and 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
the coming-into-one's-own we speak so much about. The discovery of your true identity indeed brings glad tidings 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
creator of your chosen life. To facilitate the discovery of this connecting link of positive fascination with 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
the entire being of any person making this discovery. When we say that God is within you 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY
chain reaction is, in itself, not a new discovery, their connection and continuity are of great importance 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
resist, there is a way out, although the discovery of this startling fact by no means induces 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE
point in the evolution of an entity. This discovery makes the difference between suffering and peace, between 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE
This commitment is the absolute prerequisite for your discovery of its reality within you. Even if you 183 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF CRISIS
self as it already exists right now. Freedom, discovery, and knowledge of self are the first steps 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Many such junctures are necessary for making the discovery all over again that it is safe to 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
to give the scrutiny so essential for this discovery. Uncover your vague sense of futility which makes 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
attitudes with experience seems to be a new discovery that establishes awareness of the power to create 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
true to some extent. But you make this discovery as you are already devoted to giving of 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
through. You can give yourself this adventure of discovery. In the preliminary stages of this phase of 217 THE PHENOMENON OF CONSCIOUSNESS
In the New Age, everything leads to a discovery of and a fusion with the inner levels 234 PERFECTION, IMMORTALITY, OMNIPOTENCE
third step on this ladder, which is the discovery of the meaning. For him who knocks, the 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION
honestly and -- not in spite of this discovery but because of it -- loving and honoring 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM
have learned to do. Only then can the discovery of the fear and the longing be a 243 THE GREAT EXISTENTIAL FEAR AND LONGING
either case, your liberation and your selfhood, the discovery of inner truth that is both personal and 246 TRADITION: ITS DIVINE AND DISTORTED ASPECTS
spiritual laws. The joy and security of the discovery by far outweighs the personal price that needs 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
with your daily life, but it is a discovery and an expression of the most subtle spiritual 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE
be discovered. There is a block to this discovery. You often wallow in the notion that you 254 SURRENDER

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