| Downright...................3 | |
| productively are extremely limited. In fact, they are downright insufficient and must leave the individual uncertain, insecure | 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF |
| present where it is no longer valid and downright destructive. It may seem almost inconceivable to those | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| the self-discovery that one can admit to a downright senseless, wasteful attitude that does nothing but bring | 195 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SPIRITUAL SELF TO OVERCOME NEGATIVE INTENTIONALITY |
| Downs.......................7 | |
| progress by whether or not life's ups and downs continue to manifest for you. Let us examine | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| may be noticeable that one reacts toward life's downs in a more serene and constructive way than | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| to speak. For both types the ups and downs are equally necessary. They are part of the | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| psychological work will either exempt you from life's downs or bring you more difficulties than you would | 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED |
| the dependency on others and life's ups and downs is still very strong and this does not | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| he or she despises for their ups and downs. These ups and downs indeed indicate that those | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| for their ups and downs. These ups and downs indeed indicate that those people are still deeply | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| Downward....................40 | |
| degree at least, expressions of manifestation on the downward curve until they reach the stage where they | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| through the same forms of existence on the downward curve as on the upward curve, but sometimes | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| should in many cases be still on the downward curve and thus be further back in development | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| harmonious manifestations in nature -- whether on the downward or on the upward curve -- are expressions | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| you see that when you go inward and downward, you gain an understanding of the shadows in | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| that your development does not proceed upward or downward along a steady line. It fluctuates, going up | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| spirals. And sometimes, while you are on a downward curve, you do not realize you are a | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| was, on the whole, lower than the present downward curve, every upward curve feels better. You felt | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| liberation that you do not feel on the downward curve, which you have now worked yourself up | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| yourself up to. Whenever you are on a downward curve, you encounter conflicts that you have not | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| gained truth a little further. But when the downward curve comes again, you must delve into the | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| that is why, when you are on the downward curve, which may vary in length according to | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| an onsetting illness. One is then on the downward curve. And then there is a different kind | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| have the choice either of remaining on the downward curve, in the state where you suffer from | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| very short. If, however, you stay on the downward curve, attaching yourself to the symptoms but turning | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| the terms I have used in this lecture, downward. It fluctuates. It goes up and down, up | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| spirals. And sometimes, while you are on a downward curve, you do not realize that this downward | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| downward curve, you do not realize that this downward curve is a step higher than the last | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| was, on the whole, lower than the present downward curve, you do not realize that this downward | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| downward curve, you do not realize that this downward curve is a step higher than the last | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| liberation that you do not feel on the downward curve you have worked yourself up to. Whenever | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| yourself up to. Whenever you are on a downward curve, you encounter conflicts and problems and contradictions | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| and gained more ample truth. But when the downward curve comes again, you must delve into the | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| why in such times of being on the downward curve -- this may vary in length, according | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| press the energy under in a hard, cramped, downward movement. Then, when the pressure became too much | 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES |
| within your soul will often appear to curve downward. The road will often, in spite of occasional | 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS |
| degree. And then there are times on the downward curve of the wave when everything seems to | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| understanding, you will no longer experience the rhythmic downward curve as depressing, upsetting, or disadvantageous. For each | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| you will truly make the transformation from a downward curve, from the no-current, to a building up | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| is diverted and temporarily appears as a destructive downward movement. This does not mean that another, evil | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| moment you unfold and grow toward fulfillment, the downward curve of destruction begins. From the moment you | 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING |
| with an upward curve, a peak, and a downward curve that perpetually recycles itself, always expressing two | 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING |
| the great difficulties in life is the inevitable downward curve in all growth process. Life is growth | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| no upward movement unless there is first a downward one. Thus, there can be no life unless | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| understood, accepted, and thus transcended. The change of downward and upward curves manifests in millions of ways | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| new expansion can come unless it follows the downward movement of the spirit. Translated, this means dipping | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| your moods, see your bad moods as the downward curve that presages the next upward curve. Make | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| desired. Then you will not stem against the downward curve and thus delay the coming through into | 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION |
| use, affords you the possibility to reverse the downward curve that makes you ceaselessly seek ways to | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| and you empty. When you take the next downward step and ask, You see, I gave, and | 237 LEADERSHIP -- THE ART OF TRANSCENDING FRUSTRATION |
| Dozen.......................3 | |
| bring three or four along. There are a dozen or so which almost sound paradoxical. This raises | 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| In such cases, there are more than a dozen people who seem to decide your fate. What | 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| of your unconscious than the knowledge of a dozen foreign earth languages. The work of this path | 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS |
| Drab........................4 | |
| that the fantasy does bring relief to a drab life, but the availability of such relief will | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| relief and not merely an escape from a drab reality. When you are unwilling to leave your | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| daydreaming that grabs fantasy as a substitute for drab reality is not at all what is meant | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| You may then revert back to the old, drab, gray state to feel more secure and less | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| Drag........................3 | |
| feel a healthy, constructive repentance which would never drag you down or discourage you. When you ask | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| to the blind, faulty reasoning of resistance, you drag out the crisis. Gradually it becomes more acute | 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY |
| become aware of your attempt to exaggerate and drag out old injuries, to quite deliberately punish others | 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY |
| Drama.......................12 | |
| ensnarled by them. You are constantly reenacting the drama of your own errors and wrong conclusions. You | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| to a tendency toward dramatization. If the great drama cannot be, then you withdraw altogether. With growing | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| for involvement and relationship, but not enough. The drama of mutual exchange and communication takes place on | 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP |
| QUESTION: How do you explain the function of drama, myth, and fairy tales in the personal development | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| questioner has in mind the effect that myth, drama, or fairy tales have upon a human being | 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS |
| of illusion. Once you cease reenacting the old drama of your duality, you will respond spontaneously to | 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE |
| best. Thus you almost entirely obscure the true drama of your beliefs and opinions, impressions and reactions | 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE |
| seems to promise dramatic action from without. The drama is a direct expression of saying no to | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |
| the need to blame, experience and observe this drama truly as an observer. You will then become | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| soul also exists in the macrocosm. Every inner drama is a reflection of an outer drama and | 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL |
| inner drama is a reflection of an outer drama and vice versa. Every battle within the human | 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL |
| allows all of humankind to participate in the drama of development. Viewing world events with this understanding | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| Dramatic....................7 | |
| imagines that this must happen in a very dramatic, or perhaps even melodramatic way, that is, as | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| my friends, and, in reality, it is more dramatic than anything that can be seen from the | 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING |
| Either you whip them artificially into a more dramatic state, exaggerating them for reasons that seem to | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| of this treasure to be a sudden and dramatic occurrence. It is, as always, a gradual process | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| happens only too frequently. The most intense and dramatic karmic relationships are those between parents and children | 118 DUALITY THROUGH ILLUSION -- TRANSFERENCE |
| is far from perfect. This is not a dramatic experience -- yet it is crucial. For what | 152 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EGO AND THE UNIVERSAL POWER |
| aggrandized one, because the latter seems to promise dramatic action from without. The drama is a direct | 165 EVOLUTIONARY PHASES IN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REALMS OF FEELINGS, REASON, AND WILL |