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love the arts or because they pursue intellectual interests. This, however, does not make them really spiritual 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES
is hindered in working for your immediate apparent interests, this is due to causes you yourself have 18 FREE WILL
nations to kill each other for their selfish interests. Deep down they know and sense this. There 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
or unconsciously, the more they work against your interests, until you finally reach a point where you 38 IMAGES
guilt. She was also thereby guarding her own interests, or so she believed. She feared that open 62 MAN AND WOMAN
something that appears to be against your personal interests? Either alternative brings dissatisfaction. Let us now examine 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
rights, and they will not conflict with the interests and rights of others. If sometimes it appears 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
wrong when they appear to be against the interests of another person. However, it is essential to 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
law to secure the arrangements that serve their interests. Every instrument of persuasion is used to brainwash 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
conscious belief; how contrary to your own best interests; how logically impossible. After seeing and understanding all 88 RELIGION: TRUE AND FALSE
you to act contrary to your own best interests as you try to gratify them. Therefore your 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
farsighted knowledge that postponing the gratification serves the interests of your healthy needs, if not right now 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
which is entirely opposed to your own best interests. Very soon after its first impact, you begin 93 THE LINK BETWEEN THE MAIN IMAGE, REPRESSED NEEDS, AND DEFENSES
being are there, together with certain common basic interests, this may indeed turn out to be a 102 THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS
longer be a conflict between spiritual and worldly interests. There are two fundamental attitudes among human beings 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
supreme. You do not want to know another's interests which you violate at any cost so that 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
self- concern to the exclusion of all other interests; (2) repression of creative and productive aspects and 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE
impoverishes and breeds conflict between self-interest and the interests of others. It comes from and increases duality 133 LOVE: NOT A COMMANDMENT, BUT SPONTANEOUS SOUL MOVEMENT OF THE INNER SELF
that goes way beyond the fearful little ego's interests. When this truth is sought deep inside the 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
take all sorts of forms, destroying your best interests. When you do identify and establish contact with 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
really want. In short, they act against their interests. The soul substance is a powerhouse of energy 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
upon individuals certain actions that went against their interests. To this day, many people's unconscious concept of 155 FEAR OF SELF -- GIVING AND RECEIVING
possible through the right attitude, readiness and active interests. If this is the case, eventually one's entire 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
to damage the self and forego its best interests. Such an unhealthy ego is striving for the 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
can never be a conflict between the real interests of individuals. Conflicting interests exist only on the 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
conflict between the real interests of individuals. Conflicting interests exist only on the superimposed levels of falseness 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
the right way can never interfere with the interests of the other -- where it really counts 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
that healthy self-interest cannot be against the true interests of others. Indeed, it supports the true growth 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
growth and unfoldment of those whose egotistical, sick interests play into your own fearful, dependent self, the 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
is truly no division between your fulfillment and interests and those of others. In the long run 172 THE LIFE ENERGY CENTERS
your independence. In both instances you violate the interests of your real self. In neither are you 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
I must not be worse than others; my interests counteract those of others, and vice versa. All 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
on this path to find out that one's interests conflict with those of others only on the 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
sake of truth and of real feelings and interests, is also caused by pride. The illusion of 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE
that you are separate from others, that your interests are contradictory, that in order to protect your 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
are contradictory, that in order to protect your interests you must defeat others, and vice versa. Only 202 PSYCHIC INTERACTION OF NEGATIVITY
your interest is never in opposition to the interests of others, although on a superficial level it 208 THE INNATE HUMAN CAPACITY TO CREATE
only in a negative way with little ego interests, puny advantages, and unwillingness to give to life 212 CLAIMING THE TOTAL CAPACITY FOR GREATNESS
in a mutual exclusivity, in a division of interests between you and others, and that it must 220 REAWAKENING FROM PRE-INCARNATORY ANESTHESIA
it is based on the apparent diversity of interests between self and others. Such a personality can 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
the struggle be taken up to choose between interests that seemed divergent. The pain created by the 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
artificial, expressed this conflict between the seemingly divergent interests of the self and others. Now this age 227 CHANGE FROM OUTER TO INNER LAWS IN THE NEW AGE
it first as a gradual change of attitudes, interests, activities, environment, or expression. Later on, retrospectively, you 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
thus changes course. Also, the same talents and interests can reappear, perhaps having improved very much or 230 THE UNIVERSALITY OF CHANGE -- REINCARNATIVE PROCESS IN THE SAME LIFE SPAN
issues are tinged by personal emotions, desires, or interests that belong to the realm of darkness, and 248 THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE FORCES OF EVIL -- PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL
were mainly concerned with themselves and their own interests, regardless of the effects of such self-concern on 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE
 
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in general, God's world is not permitted to interfere, since one of the things you have to 2 DECISIONS AND TESTS
given. If this is not done, we can interfere only in very special cases, again, according to 11 SELF-KNOWLEDGE -- THE GREAT PLAN -- THE SPIRIT WORLD
back and watch from a distance. They will interfere only to protect according to past merits, following 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
your material advantage, which may or may not interfere with your spiritual progress, and sometimes their influence 15 INFLUENCE BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD AND THE MATERIAL WORLD
of it. For example, the spirits cannot possibly interfere with their guidance in anybody's affairs if the 17 THE CALL -- DAILY REVIEW
God's spirit world now has the right to interfere. The divine laws must be observed in exactitude 22 SALVATION
harm. Then the spirit world of God will interfere, will direct, and help with the right timing 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
guardians adhere very strictly to divine law. They interfere only according to law and the personal plan 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
we leave you alone, when we do not interfere, for otherwise you cannot learn. A child cannot 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to decrease your awareness of self and to interfere with your concentrated attention on your task. Unvolitional 68 SUPPRESSION OF POSITIVE AND CREATIVE TENDENCIES - THOUGHT PROCESSES
out truth about themselves. That resisting part may interfere when your soul wants to convey a message 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
mastery over others, for dominion. One must inevitably interfere with the other. One must exclude the other 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
and healthy soul, the pleasure drive can never interfere with one's environment. This is not due to 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS
of these three attributes can ever contradict or interfere with another. However, in the distorted personality they 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
Genuine, not self-centered love will then no longer interfere with healthy power, which is not the power 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
not think it is the thought forms which interfere. They exist, but the actual interference comes from 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
in regard to prayer? How does this conglomerate interfere with our ability to pray? ANSWER: This is 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
long as the need for harmony does not interfere with other needs, and you are capable of 92 REPRESSED NEEDS - RELINQUISHING BLIND NEEDS - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS
spirituality that they have no conscience, nothing will interfere with the bad motives, which will, therefore, be 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
person is, the less do the various needs interfere with one another and the less friction they 121 DISPLACEMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUPERIMPOSITION
happiness you wish, that your happiness does not interfere with any constructive issue in the world, nor 128 LIMITATIONS CREATED THROUGH ILLUSORY ALTERNATIVES
certain symptoms you wish removed which you feel interfere unpleasantly with your life? Certainly, you are free 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
the biological ones. If the ego does not interfere, self-regulation occurs effortlessly and naturally. Again, the ego 153 THE SELF-REGULATING NATURE OF INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
that self-interest in the right way can never interfere with the interests of the other -- where 164 FURTHER ASPECTS OF POLARITY -- SELFISHNESS
and misunderstood. Instead of complementing one another, they interfere with one another. Instead of these two aspects 169 THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE PRINCIPLES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS
The second is that sometimes their own projections interfere with and distort the exact nature of what 231 NEW AGE EDUCATION
all higher selves. Your being value can never interfere with the higher self value system of another 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
can yield the answer. By contrast, appearance values interfere with one another and are at the same 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
flickering of self- defeating, short circuiting actions which interfere with each other and cancel each other out 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
billowing pulse beat, unconscious levels of the personality interfere. These levels need to be made conscious. Then 238 THE PULSE OF LIFE ON ALL LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION
rhythm is never broken. Only when specific upheavals interfere -- such as earthquakes, tidal waves or human 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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