| Independently...............31 | |
| courage. Cultivate truthful thoughts; think everything through clearly, independently. Thus your spiritual life will become more productive | 3 CHOOSING YOUR DESTINY -- THE WILL TO CHANGE |
| fallen spirits, where they rule more or less independently. Only in specific cases do they have to | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| with the individual. They are perceived to exist independently of the individual, are purely functional, so to | 12 THE ORDER AND DIVERSITY OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS-THE PROCESS OF REINCARNATION |
| has to learn first of all to discriminate independently, to think and choose freely, out of his | 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| must reach the state when you do it independently, responsibly and maturely, because you realize yourself that | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| month, a week, a day, an hour exist independently of personal attitudes. The same applies to distance | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| - in this case the effort to think independently for the sake of truth. Hence you quickly | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| examine the subject, to review it freely and independently. If then you arrive at a different view | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| hold opinions that you did not arrive at independently, that are not free from your emotional involvement | 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS |
| and conviction. It cannot be a free act, independently chosen. Whenever you do something out of compulsion | 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS |
| are incapable of thinking any more freely and independently than people of the other category. Ritual in | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| your own concepts that you have arrived at independently, by thinking things through. Not because others have | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| the clearing up of inner conflicts. If you independently think things through and ponder this subject, you | 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the freedom to choose this way of life independently, because they like it. When people do everything | 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS |
| of them form one whole. If one functions independently in a healthy and productive way, the other | 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES |
| process the self cannot evolve strongly, freely, and independently. Wherever you find a stringent need to be | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| you. Such questioning must be done thoroughly and independently, deeply probing into the truly important questions of | 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES |
| and the easier it will be to determine independently what you will or will not do. Others | 140 CONFLICT OF POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE ORIENTED PLEASURE AS THE ORIGIN OF PAIN |
| within. Your inner being appears to exist quite independently of your outer volitional thinking apparatus. At first | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| the energy fields which create your life apparently independently of your volitional ego. The more such trust | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| is affected by the refusal to seek answers independently, an innate decency and desire to be truthful | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| conscious life responding not spontaneously and directly and independently to what is, but according to conditioned reflexes | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| Thus you go on never really experiencing life independently, never experiencing the real you, this particular individualization | 163 MIND ACTIVITY AND MIND RECEPTIVITY |
| But these errors do not happen arbitrarily or independently of your whole personality. Your wrong ideas, false | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| retroactively and indirectly, as though it happened quite independently of these practices. The other practice I suggest | 173 BASIC ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TO OPEN THE CENTERS - RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD FRUSTRATION |
| into and you must learn to cope with, independently of your inner processes of thinking, willing, knowing | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| yet limited, their power to think and act independently is equally limited. To them words such as | 217 THE PHENOMENON OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| with the herd mentality that does not think independently. This is why a severely disturbed human being | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| becomes a superficial statement when it is not independently found through the process of self-search and self-confrontation | 222 TRANSFORMATION OF THE LOWER SELF |
| reach wisdom and truth. The freedom to choose independently, to experience sexual and erotic pleasure, to make | 251 THE EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL MEANING OF MARRIAGE -- NEW AGE MARRIAGE |
| manifestations appear to be given as facts created independently of human beliefs, attitudes, feelings and intentions, in | 254 SURRENDER |
| Indescribable...............11 | |
| vanish. And with that you will gain an indescribable sense of liberation, of shedding a burden so | 86 THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION IN CONFLICT |
| an occasional glimpse of the great freedom and indescribable happiness of being a part of this eternal | 98 WISHFUL DAYDREAMS |
| I mentioned here, in addition to many more indescribable feelings, comprise prayer in the highest sense. It | 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT |
| of my friends are beginning to experience this indescribable event. The safety, security, conviction of truth, the | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| the possibility, even in this earth sphere, is indescribable happiness. Once this is envisaged, vast and beautiful | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| granted what need not be. Each moment contains indescribable wealth, my friends. The human mind lacks the | 150 SELF-LIKING: THE CONDITION FOR UNIVERSAL STATE OF BLISS |
| a state of supreme bliss, sublime joy, quite indescribable in human language. No matter how unhappy you | 170 FEAR OF BLISS VERSUS LONGING FOR IT -- THE ENERGY CENTERS |
| unit is experienced as a living reality of indescribable bliss and fascination. The whole universe is open | 175 CONSCIOUSNESS: FASCINATION WITH CREATION |
| and that everything is. This fills you with indescribable joy, peace, security and gratitude for what exists | 217 THE PHENOMENON OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| of God in all its splendor, in its indescribable magnificence. Its richness cannot possibly be conveyed in | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| many spheres exist, endless plains, mountains, seas of indescribable beauty. You should know that these inner spaces | 256 INNER SPACE, FOCUSED EMPTINESS |
| Indestructible..............4 | |
| ANSWER: The spirit is the ultimate being, the indestructible being that lives eternally. The soul is one | 21 THE FALL |
| is the higher self, which is eternal and indestructible; it is each human being's divine spark. Do | 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE |
| the original being, remains. The spirit is the indestructible, the eternal, which lives in you, containing the | 50 THE VICIOUS CIRCLE |
| is a light body, an energy body, truly indestructible. Your consciousness has its feet planted in both | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| Indian......................7 | |
| ask you, what is the difference between the Indian and the Western concepts about the continuity of | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| can see the kernel of truth in the Indian, as well as in the Jewish and Christian | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| though they seem to contradict each other. The Indian concept refers to the dissolution of the ego | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| personality was never formulated or propagated by the Indian mystics who have had the spiritual experiences referred | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| if you spoke to such a person, whether Indian or not, he would confirm that it is | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| the time. Do you understand? RESPONSE: Yes. In Indian philosophy, it is clearly expressed, as far as | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| on the iceberg and the water, which in Indian teachings is very much recommended? Or is this | 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES |
| Indications.................7 | |
| study his life thoroughly, you would find many indications that would confirm my words. QUESTION: In other | 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| the extreme? ANSWER: Well, I already gave some indications of that. The first step is to find | 47 THE WALL WITHIN |
| as guilt and shame, are the most outstanding indications that your idealized self is at work. These | 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE |
| recognizing my shortcomings and would be grateful for indications of additional shortcomings not yet recognized by me | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| called coming home from self-alienation. There are many indications of true selfhood. Take for instance the capacity | 97 PERFECTIONISM OBSTRUCTS HAPPINESS -- MANIPULATION OF EMOTIONS |
| impoverishment of feelings in other areas, are frequent indications of inner friction, which is the result of | 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION |
| you do not even know exist, that are indications and expressions of love. They reflect your state | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| Indicator...................5 | |
| of contact, which, in turn, is a precise indicator that the self withdraws from the challenge of | 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP |
| obstruction, when you confront it, is an invaluable indicator of your dividedness and should be heeded. Those | 186 VENTURE IN MUTUALITY: HEALING FORCE TO CHANGE NEGATIVE INNER WILL |
| of the sexual experience is therefore an infallible indicator of where a person's psyche is. It will | 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY |
| the consequences you yourself create. Use this clear indicator, this key: to the degree you experience fears | 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS |
| be. Then you can use it as the indicator of these other feelings, so as to ferret | 253 CONTINUE YOUR STRUGGLE AND CEASE ALL STRUGGLE |
| Indicators..................3 | |
| not in touch with it. Use the various indicators of your self-alienation that I have given you | 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF |
| matter how true. Such concepts may be helpful indicators to open the way so that you may | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| others. If you can use those reactions as indicators, it will be much easier for you to | 185 MUTUALITY: A COSMIC PRINCIPLE AND LAW |
| Indifference................25 | |
| But this is not in the least true! Indifference means not being alive, not vibrating with vitality | 13 POSITIVE THINKING: THE RIGHT AND THE WRONG KIND |
| out of negative motives, such as cowardice, fear, indifference, opportunism, resignation. This would then be a negative | 83 THE IDEALIZED SELF-IMAGE |
| the surface you may have a veneer of indifference. The desire to see the truth has to | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| seventh cardinal sin is SLOTH. Sloth is the indifference and apathy that I just mentioned. Sloth represents | 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS |
| there is rejection of life. Where there is indifference, there is laziness of the heart that cannot | 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS |
| hurt one has unconsciously inflicted upon others. Ruthless indifference to inflicted hurts is not as different from | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| be affected by the selfishness, or cruelty, or indifference you commit toward an unloved one. What you | 110 HOPE AND FAITH AND OTHER KEY CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS |
| fulfill yourself and your goals. This leads to indifference and sloth, to stagnation and even masochism. It | 114 STRUGGLE: HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY |
| this stage, it is a passive attitude of indifference that enables one to watch others suffer without | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| harmful, for active cruelty induces quicker counterreactions. Passive indifference, however, born out of numbing the feelings, can | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| follow the most selfish impulses without open detection. Indifference may not be as actively evil as cruelty | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| always distinguish between the active deeds of either indifference or cruelty, and emotional tendencies. The indifference or | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| either indifference or cruelty, and emotional tendencies. The indifference or numbness may not be actively executed; it | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| from the outside, fearing the rage and the indifference of the world. The injustice of others is | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| In my fear of this injustice, this insensitivity, indifference, cruelty and rage, I make myself as numb | 134 THE CONCEPT OF EVIL |
| false version of letting go, which is withdrawal, indifference, non-involvement, non-commitment, numbness of feelings, separateness and refusal | 137 BALANCE OF INNER AND OUTER CONTROL |
| to describe it, may easily be confused with indifference, passivity, or laxness. It is none of these | 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION |
| submission, often by an apparently opposite attitude of indifference, hostility, or compulsive and blind rebellion and over-aggressiveness | 157 INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF EXPERIENCE HINDERED BY EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY |
| one may have preferences. This may sound like indifference and shallowness of experience, which are distortions of | 160 CONCILIATION OF THE INNER SPLIT |
| be misunderstood. Desirelessness must not be confused with indifference, resignation, escape from the conflicts that one's undeveloped | 168 TWO BASIC WAYS OF LIFE: TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE CENTER |
| you will learn how to let be without indifference, unconcern, or giving up. This is often misunderstood | 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS |
| understanding of this seeming contradiction. If detachment is indifference because you are afraid to be involved and | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| whether it be cruelty, spite, arrogance, contempt, selfishness, indifference, greed, cheating, or something else -- you can | 184 THE MEANING OF EVIL AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| -- in a negative sense -- always support indifference, selfishness, nonparticipation, promoting stagnation and hindering growth and | 244 BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD -- THE EVIL OF INERTIA |
| the suffering willfully inflicted on animals by the indifference and cruelty of humans. But that animals have | 252 PRIVACY AND SECRECY |