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fate is great. To experience something difficult seems frightening to you. But as long as everything goes 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
of desirelessness or detachment is still a little frightening, do not think about it. It will come 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND
feeling you have will not be half as frightening as you now believe once you do face 28 COMMUNICATION WITH GOD -- DAILY REVIEW
the knots. At first, it may be most frightening to find out that you actually do not 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
not be rewarding and is bound to be frightening in some way. True satisfaction and safety, which 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
a healthy way. You sabotage communication either by frightening the tentative feelers of the other soul back 80 COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, UNION
It is still a mystery, unknown, and therefore frightening, in spite of religious faith. It seems to 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
letting go. When you struggle away from something frightening, you tense up and pull away. This very 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
own distortion, in which death seems bleak and frightening. Only after going through that will you come 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
always keep in mind that what seems most frightening -- death in all its aspects -- must 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY
have sometimes come upon the puzzling and often frightening question: Who am I really? This is the 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE
solutions to cope with a seemingly hostile and frightening world is not equipped to find the real 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT
that the actual suffering is not half as frightening as his fear of, and attitude towards it 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
that the event you fear is much less frightening than your helpless dependency on having to have 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
the death of others will diminish; the bitter frightening aspect of it will disappear, and you can 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
discover the strange, exciting, at times even slightly frightening and yet exhilarating reality of your unconscious, you 124 THE LANGUAGE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
to live up to it will make it frightening. Once you find your particular No, and how 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
longer resisted. It is now welcome instead of frightening. Understanding the truth means a great deal, but 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING
to die until dying is no longer a frightening experience. When the fear of dying is overcome 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
the end become one. This great possibility is frightening for the soul which is used to constantly 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
are not governed by outer control. This is frightening for you, because you do not understand it 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
spontaneous feeling reactions. This, too, can be quite frightening. You may want to feel one thing but 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
my own reactions and feelings; and if a frightening power which I do not know and cannot 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL
often avoided altogether. Or you find it so frightening that you are puzzled. You then feel incapable 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
geared. In such a case union must be frightening and appear a question of me versus the 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
as the depth of your own psyche is frightening -- and it will feel frightening when you 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
psyche is frightening -- and it will feel frightening when you pursue negative, destructive aims -- free 138 THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT OF DESIRE FOR, AND FEAR OF, CLOSENESS
You cannot think of anything worse, nothing more frightening than this aspect of yourself. A reliable gauge 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
light, into a world which is wonderful, not frightening. My dearest friends, may this lecture bring forth 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY
your life needs to remain unresolved, unhappy, or frightening -- that you have within you everything you 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
let go of it. This letting go appears frightening. It is a question of trust. As long 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
letting go of your ego is naturally very frightening to you. It appears as if you were 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
from issues when they become really painful and frightening. This is your very stumbling block because your 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
shying away from what appears so painful and frightening makes it impossible to uncover the fallacy of 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
totally identified with your ego, action must be frightening because the ego is not equipped to undertake 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
False feelings are created because nothing is as frightening as numbness. Even though you created the numbness 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
false fear appears real and becomes much more frightening and peace-robbing than a real negative feeling. You 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
of the cosmic energy current must seem unbearable, frightening, overwhelming, and almost annihilating when the personality is 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT
I want to ask about a strange and frightening experience I had lately. When I feel particularly 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
to the experience, no matter how painful or frightening it may appear, you allow it to happen 154 PULSATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
is so staggering -- and, perhaps, first even frightening -- that the child shies away from it 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of this new freedom, although it is still frightening. QUESTION: Can you say something about this blissful 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ego dies indeed. This may sound like a frightening statement for those who have not experienced yet 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
and reality of their inner being. It is frightening precisely for the reason I just mentioned, namely 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
only real ones, cease to exist must seem frightening. But for those of you who have experienced 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
the real self, this statement can never be frightening. You then know perfectly well how inferior, fleeting 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
faculties, giving up the ego must seem terribly frightening. And right here is where you are caught 158 THE EGO'S COOPERATION WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE REAL SELF
life and death curve. It is the most frightening only because the blind little self cannot see 159 LIFE MANIFESTATION REFLECTS DUALISTIC ILLUSION
the experience of it, it ceases to be frightening? ANSWER: Absolutely. This is quite true. QUESTION: Recently 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
feelings. Sometimes the expression of feelings may be frightening for those who are still immature. They recoil 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT
such an insufficient life, so finite. This is frightening, for no one really wants to end being 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
your birthright. The good feelings must actually appear frightening as long as bad feelings are cherished. To 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
tendency of disliking people, almost inadvertently. It is frightening to me how this separating attitude makes it 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
of the courage necessary to plunge into those frightening feelings. Without this second point of awareness it 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING
outlook of limitless possibilities. Accepted pain is not frightening, confusing, or conflicting; it is enlivening. As you 167 FROZEN LIFE CENTER BECOMES ALIVE
listen into nothingness -- that may even be frightening or disappointing. Finally, the universal spirit will begin 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION
in your own unconscious estimation, but also actually frightening. It is too frightening for you to be 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
estimation, but also actually frightening. It is too frightening for you to be open to pleasure, for 177 PLEASURE -- THE FULL PULSATION OF LIFE
that comes from mutuality. The evil is too frightening to be acknowledged, so that the rift between 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
with a No-current because mutuality still seems too frightening, one energy flow streams out but reverberates and 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW
so, the pain will no longer appear so frightening or so deep or so unacceptable. You will 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES
to experience the fear of deep, painful, hurtful, frightening feelings in you. I have often said to 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
apparent abyss of your blocked feelings -- painful, frightening feelings. Unless you do so, you will remain 190 IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCING ALL FEELINGS, INCLUDING FEAR - DYNAMIC STATE OF LAZINESS
and why it exists. What is unbearably painful, frightening, and hopeless is the inner struggle that the 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
For nothing outward can in itself be so frightening -- only what it will do to you 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
found that what appears first as a black, frightening abyss turns out to be a tunnel at 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
the scope of experience. Life is perceived as frightening. The more resistance, the more fear -- and 197 ENERGY AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN DISTORTION: EVIL
only where inner movement exists. It always seems frightening at first to go beyond the ego's present 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
them. Hence, you fear pleasure, which becomes more frightening than the grayness you still wish for and 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
to you appears undeserved and life becomes very frightening in its apparently unpredictable character. You truly seem 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
system going into a negative direction have become frightening. In the past your conscious mind was strong 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS
consciousness. This is what makes life appear so frightening and why your outer consciousness is blindly groping 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK
have not been worked out remain obscure and frightening, and the person starts feeling hopeless, without any 216 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INCARNATORY PROCESS AND THE LIFE TASK
as isolated haphazard happenings, life must appear meaningless, frightening, confusing and burdensome. When you begin to perceive 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
What you experienced as senseless -- and therefore frightening and ugly -- suddenly becomes infused with divine 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
an upheaval it will cause and the more frightening the upheaval will appear. Conversely, the more you 223 THE ERA OF THE NEW AGE AND NEW CONSCIOUSNESS
the new desperately wants to change. It is frightening and painful, but I know I will win 235 THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACTION
greater your insecurity will be, accompanied by a frightening sense of the meaninglessness of all life. Obviously 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
in hell because your life appears meaningless, boring, frightening, at loose ends, separate from all things in 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA
and wrong parent is no protection against a frightening world. Submitting Christians accept their parents' doctrine unquestioningly 247 THE MASS IMAGES OF JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY
reestablished. In such a situation it is too frightening to admit the imbalance and mismanagement. When sufficient 250 INNER AWARENESS OF GRACE -- EXPOSING THE DEFICIT
self and give over, will at first seem frightening, but after you have summoned up the courage 254 SURRENDER
and unfamiliar that it seems at first somewhat frightening. Is that really me? you ask. This is 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE
why life is so frustrating, and often so frightening, for so many people. I can see that 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS
void: this is what makes the attempt so frightening. It seems to confirm the suspicion that there 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS
before. Nothing could be more painful and more frightening than the disconnectedness between a painful event in 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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