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you have chosen as most people do -- immaturely, with half-closed eyes, not accepting beforehand the disadvantage 32 DECISION-MAKING
with a tendency to hidden rebellion. Both react immaturely and ignorantly. The inner motivations of the law-upholder 47 THE WALL WITHIN
gain a deeper understanding of why you react immaturely. You see with ever greater clarity what the 69 THE FOLLY OF WATCHING FOR RESULTS WHILE ON THE PATH; THE VALID DESIRE TO BE LOVED
 
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now because they had their own conflicts and immaturities. The light of conscious reasoning has to be 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
there is hardly a really mature person, these immaturities in your partner will no longer be the 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
role. But where there are psychological disturbances and immaturities, where there is distortion and unreality, these instincts 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
what is there. Wherever your distortions, images, repressions, immaturities -- in short, your neuroses -- exist, there 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT
relationships, if you fight against their imperfections and immaturities that hurt you, it is only because you 213 THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PRACTICAL MEANING OF LET GO, LET GOD
individuals cannot learn unless they experience mistakes and immaturities, neither can the collective consciousness. New ways have 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE
 
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those areas where the soul is unhealthy. Indeed, immaturity is a childish quality, because it means to 4 WORLD WEARINESS
pretexts and excuses are, the sluggishness and the immaturity of your lower self has the better of 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
are in that part of your being. This immaturity takes over wherever your image is affected. Mature 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
because the choice to marry was made in immaturity and both partners lack the desire to fulfill 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX
rigidity, an obstruction. You rightly call this an immaturity. In this part of your personality you have 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
in you due to your ignorance and emotional immaturity. Are there any questions on this subject? QUESTION 49 OBSTACLES ON THE PATH: OLD STUFF, WRONG GUILT, AND WHO, ME?
you face them -- their ignorance, selfishness, and immaturity -- without being ashamed, and apply your conscious 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE
came into existence as a result of the immaturity that said sex is sinful, the sexual drive 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
is egocentric, separated and loveless because of emotional immaturity or whether it finds union and integrates with 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
seek the wrong remedy in blindness, ignorance, and immaturity. You can be quite certain, my friends, that 56 CAPACITY TO WISH -- HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY MOTIVES IN DESIRE
certain times of outer ease. One aspect of immaturity and separateness is that people always think the 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
know that those who cannot love are immature. Immaturity causes unreality. Unreality, being untrue, must perforce, cause 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
all this is tied together with one string. Immaturity is non- acceptance of reality because reality is 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
because reality is not always perfect or pleasant. Immaturity exaggerates the imperfection so much that you close 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
your eyes to it, thereby inviting more conflicts. Immaturity causes crippled intuition and crippled creativity, for creativity 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
of ambition, because impatience is a form of immaturity. It is the child in you who wants 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
could never come to pass. With your existing immaturity and incapacity, you may nevertheless build a more 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
most outstanding would be a similar kind of immaturity and incapacity to love. That alone is sufficient 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
their weaknesses. QUESTION: Would you say that emotional immaturity is indicated by an emphasis on strong likes 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
the human sphere. But the awareness of your immaturity, a real insight into and understanding of your 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS
such behavior would indicate a certain aspect of immaturity. It may be a search and a longing 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
both of these partners must have a corresponding immaturity and division within themselves to attract this type 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS
the pain. That is a sign of emotional immaturity, not facing life and reality as they are 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
accept them that way. Another sign of emotional immaturity is the rejection of responsibility. I do not 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
maturity not to do that. This would be immaturity throughout. I mean the responsibility to the innermost 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
It is often a clear indication of emotional immaturity to shy away from taking on certain responsibilities 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
and its risks is a sign of emotional immaturity. This is only to give a few of 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
secular form. Thus you must see that such immaturity and soul deviations play hand in hand with 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
mind a chance to grow out of the immaturity and to reach a certain physical and mental 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
itself is the effect of the hidden emotional immaturity, as well as of the existing self-deception. The 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
a necessary basis. Love and faith and emotional immaturity are mutually exclusive, my child. The ability to 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION
also serves to protect you from yourself. Wherever immaturity and emotional disturbance exist, so does rigid adherence 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
either/or attitude is the basis for emotional disturbance, immaturity, and ill-health, but it especially creates the moralizing 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
observe these emotional reactions means to observe your immaturity. Only by doing so will your maturity grow 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
heard many aspects of what constitutes maturity and immaturity. One of the great milestones on the road 91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
tolerate frustration is one of the marks of immaturity. This lack of gratification combined with frustration then 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
of you that has remained in illusion and immaturity, makes people sometimes read into dreams a high 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
by the person who is still embroiled in immaturity and pseudo-solutions. Once you are real, your own 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
fully accept yourself as you are, recognizing your immaturity. If you do this, without being angry and 101 THE DEFENSE
in deed or thought, of psychological deviation and immaturity. In other words, the result of inner distortion 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
sin. The common denominator of any sin is immaturity of the soul, which makes it incapable of 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
is selfish, egocentric, blind, and cannot understand others. Immaturity means separateness. In separateness, one does not love 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
may be in itself, such a pursuit indicates immaturity. The stronger the urgency, the greater the frustration 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
other person's incapacity reflects his or her emotional immaturity, inner problems, and conflicts. But you become angry 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
without moralizing about anyone, but just accepting your immaturity, and by doing so, learning more about it 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
supreme Being. But simultaneously, man's spiritual and emotional immaturity producing fear and many other problematic emotions, colors 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
of awareness of reality, it shows such spiritual immaturity, that it cannot even be answered in any 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
stage, when the confusion of the mind, the immaturity and inadequacy cause fear, clinging, helplessness, dependence; when 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
this respect as you are? To emulate such immaturity cannot ever produce self-respect and certainty in your 107 THREE ASPECTS THAT PREVENT LOVING
yourself, you now know that it indicates emotional immaturity. Love is an essential ingredient in life. But 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF
you never fight against yourself. Overcoming impurities and immaturity does not mean struggling against yourself, but rather 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY
learn. It may be true that people whose immaturity shows in stormy relationships are indeed more immature 115 PERCEPTION, DETERMINATION, LOVE AS ASPECTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The same condition exists in any form of immaturity. When you explore the recesses of your psyche 120 THE INDIVIDUAL AND HUMANITY
need for it at all indicates neurosis, disturbance, immaturity. In the well- functioning personality, the need for 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
is inadequate, it is precisely a result of immaturity, illusion, lack of awareness of self, hence of 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
that this is the manifestation of another person's immaturity and fear of love. You must investigate all 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
may be. A person of spiritual and emotional immaturity and crudeness will always put the bulk of 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
freedom of self- responsibility. This indicates the emotional immaturity of humanity as a whole. It also indicates 193 RÉSUMÉ OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE PATHWORK: ITS AIM AND PROCESS
and more free. It is a hallmark of immaturity if one's attitude toward responsibility is considered a 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
expression of the infant's claim to omnipotence as immaturity and destructive egocentricity. It is that, but it 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
nurture in you. By childish I mean immature. Immaturity is the misunderstanding, the ignorance of the very 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
 
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Persevering in this fight will eventually bring an immeasurable spiritual strength and with it further spiritual consequences 7 ASKING FOR HELP AND HELPING OTHERS
time I can only say little about the immeasurable complexity of the spirit worlds and their different 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
These worlds consist of subtle matter of such immeasurable harmony and beauty that you, my friends, cannot 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION
and experience that this group work is of immeasurable importance. How else can you safely allow your 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
voice your confusions, these discussions will prove of immeasurable value. Help will then be given as much 108 FUNDAMENTAL GUILT FOR NOT LOVING -- OBLIGATIONS
the opposite sex becomes possible. Apart from the immeasurable bliss of this experience, the union enables the 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
a way that will give you and others immeasurable happiness. On the other hand, it is also 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE
of the substitute need. Doing so will bring immeasurable relief and peace. You may be frightened of 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
door to full relating and living, to that immeasurable happiness which every individual human soul so desperately 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN
of the conscious will. The latter is of immeasurable importance, but it must be geared to make 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT
enables you to be in possession of the immeasurable wisdom, energy, and peace of the life force 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
be accepted, that the universe is open, that immeasurable abundance is available for all human beings right 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR
This is why your pathwork is of such immeasurable importance; for without recognizing the daily little dishonesties 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
your real self, where all good exists in immeasurable power, forever and ever. This power waits for 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
truth is that each now is charged with immeasurable life force, an energy that can be released 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS
the opposite positive attitudes. The blessings are truly immeasurable. Perhaps this lecture, as a sequence to the 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
you and through which you will discover the immeasurable beauty of that process, the wisdom of it 218 THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
same degree you will free yourself of an immeasurable burden and will gain a deep new security 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
them, the benefit is immense. It represents an immeasurable amount of saving for you. Much energy, expenditure 255 THE BIRTHING PROCESS -- COSMIC PULSE

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