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and false justifications will exist. He will be judged in a much more exact and profound way 18 FREE WILL
and when and how a person will be judged in the beyond is quite impossible for human 18 FREE WILL
incarnation. If people are atheists, they will be judged according to their accomplishments; the same applies to 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
the worst, not physical death. Every person is judged individually, and the judgement comprises also the circumstances 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
is not passed generally or collectively. Everyone is judged separately, and if a man goes to war 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
objector, provided his motives are pure, will be judged accordingly. Then this will certainly not be held 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
faults, in that measure will you yourself be judged, and you will reap love to exactly that 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
give a reddish color to what is released. Judged at that point the spring might be discarded 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
progress and emotional growth. So it cannot be judged whether lack of anger, or other negative emotions 85 DISTORTIONS OF THE INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND PROCREATION
no rule, and every case has to be judged individually. COMMENT: It's funny because I have a 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
criteria according to which one wishes to be judged and reap results. Trust in life is impossible 161 UNCONSCIOUS NEGATIVITY ENDANGERS SURRENDER OF EGO TO INVOLUNTARY PROCESSES
They were ostracized as sinners and outcasts and judged by others. This was a distortion of the 211 OUTER EVENTS REFLECT SELF-CREATION -- THREE STAGES
judge and puts down those who are being judged. Religions have been particularly guilty of this distortion 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION
you an example: When you are attacked or judged or criticized or rejected, as long as you 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
in reality that no matter how you are judged and how it may hurt you, you experience 232 BEING VALUES VERSUS APPEARANCE VALUES -- SELF-IDENTIFICATION
 
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of development had the particular characteristic of wise judgement, calmness, and detached reflection. These attributes would enable 21 THE FALL
a while, with proper self-development, objectivity and impartial judgement are attained. If you can clearly feel how 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
death. Every person is judged individually, and the judgement comprises also the circumstances and the environment in 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
around you. Therefore, have the humility to withhold judgement. May this be a lesson to all my 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
hand, suppression is bad, and moral self- righteous judgement of another person's sickness is wrong. Yet the 53 SELF-LOVE
Therefore, you have to fear other people, their judgement, their wrongdoings. In this part of your being 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
by ever so slight an implication of moral judgement. There is also another reason why I sometimes 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
mistaken view of cause and effect; a mistaken judgement: If I am, or feel, or do thus 79 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
of yourself. This is not an intellectual, conscious judgement, but an emotional reaction. This extreme, negative view 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
the harm. The lie itself, or the erroneous judgement, could never harm you. The less defensive you 101 THE DEFENSE
about still not being further developed, the self judgement that you should no longer have negative feelings 126 CONTACT WITH THE LIFE FORCE
in an ultimate and rejecting way. Transform negative judgement into recognition. QUESTION: What is this trait I 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
 
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trustworthy. Others probably are the same. One always judges others according to oneself, even if this self-knowledge 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
power take it upon themselves to be the judges of what is good and what is bad 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
see where moralizing comes in. ANSWER: When one judges a whole for only a part, then moralizing 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
said. Only the degree differs, and anyone who judges may possibly have the same condition to a 95 SELF-ALIENATION AND THE WAY BACK TO THE REAL SELF
 
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you cannot judge. You have no way of judging how much you have suffered, and when the 31 SHAME
thinking of other people's affairs, criticizing them, and judging them certainly does not help you to become 33 OCCUPATION WITH SELF -- RIGHT AND WRONG FAITH
do with an image. But be careful in judging that. You should be able to understand clearly 40 MORE ON IMAGE-FINDING: A SUMMARY
and learned. Your developed personality is capable of judging maturely on the intellectual level, and, in some 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO
or reality. Many of you are capable of judging profoundly in some ways, going to the roots 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
many of you refuse to let go of judging on the surface because you still hope that 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
cease and the proper proportion will prevail in judging other people, principles or whatever. The solution must 61 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
have no way of sorting them out, of judging, of coming to terms with them. Only then 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
of doing this work of self- search without judging yourself, without moralizing, and without evaluating the right 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION
the personality will see whatever is important for judging and evaluating its progress, or lack of it 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
person insulting another. This is a fact. But judging this fact alone may be misleading because you 87 THE NEXT PHASE ON THE PATH; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
question of semantics. It is a question of judging and despising others, rather than understanding, loving, and 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION
See the force in action, experience it without judging yourself. This is the only way, as I 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
friends. They come as you observe yourself without judging what is good or bad, right or wrong 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
rather where, when, and how you deviate, without judging or compelling yourself to be different immediately. Just 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
can only be done without guilt and without judging yourself or others -- then you begin to 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
is only a vague general outline. Beware of judging yourself or another according to what you see 105 HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO GOD IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
-- and this understanding is what really counts. Judging, moralizing, and perfectionism occur when values are based 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
-- or in view of superficial considerations, when judging according to appearances and in possession of fragmentary 151 INTENSITY: AN OBSTACLE TO SELF-REALIZATION
to come out into your consciousness -- without judging yourself, yet knowing that they are destructive and 156 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
As I keep saying, you must beware of judging whether you or others have reached any of 162 THREE LEVELS OF REALITY FOR INNER GUIDANCE
other examples illustrate the illusion of partisanship, of judging one side or aspect of a wholeness as 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS
against others, you will accept the anger without judging or justifying yourself or others. If you let 191 INNER AND OUTER EXPERIENCE
by any means, justify your defensive hardness by judging and doubting. This is your greatest defense against 196 COMMITMENT: CAUSE AND EFFECT
dealt with in a glib way by simply judging them as healthy or neurotic, or morally right 207 THE SPIRITUAL SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUALITY
how you judge them. Are you aware of judging others? QUESTION: Yes. ANSWER: Well, that is the 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
What would happen if I gave up the judging? Experiment with it. You will discover various states 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975
 
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to take the word negative as a value judgment. The male element is the creator, the positive 10 MALE AND FEMALE INCARNATIONS: THEIR RHYTHMS AND CAUSES
emotions play you a trick by blurring your judgment. Be careful of that, for you may do 21 THE FALL
your small ego stands in the center, your judgment is always colored. Until you can clearly distinguish 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
on so many considerations, my friends, for the judgment or the evaluation of a particular case is 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
never general. It is always strictly personal, and judgment is passed on all personal considerations. Everything is 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
considerations. Everything is taken into account, and therefore judgment is always completely fair. For human beings this 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS
real motives count more than the act, and judgment is not passed generally or collectively. Everyone is 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
that does not alter the fact that his judgment is wrong. More precisely, his goal or endeavor 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
it is possible to make a mistake in judgment and this in itself is not held against 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
color your motives. You all make mistakes in judgment. People have very firm opinions about any subject 29 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY -- FINDING GOD'S WILL
is lacking, as well as the sound intellectual judgment. Neither faculty can function well as long as 31 SHAME
overoptimistic character may make just as wrong a judgment as an overpessimistic one. As I said before 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
a lack of harmony, which must influence proper judgment. Only when the character becomes more harmonized will 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
the next incarnation, find out that its own judgment was faulty, this then will be a good 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
of incarnation actually arrives. Again, beware of rash judgment; an easy and pleasant life is not always 34 PREPARATION FOR REINCARNATION
come. But the need to exclude an either/or judgment also holds true for every individual tendency -- 39 IMAGE-FINDING
qualities you yourself do not possess. Thus your judgment is colored, for you concentrate your objection on 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
reviewed and reevaluated in the light of mature judgment and reality. When you look at your present 42 CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS -- OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY
Furthermore, the reason-type has great difficulty with intuitive judgment of others and of the self. The will 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
is even more despicable to the will-type. The judgment is right in both cases, as the other 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION
have no right to prevent a mistake in judgment or decision. They cannot prevent mishaps, which may 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES
You are human beings and therefore fallible in judgment. An honest mistake, as I always say, is 51 IMPORTANCE OF FORMING INDEPENDENT OPINIONS
cannot function properly. As a result, errors in judgment, action and reaction on your part bring effects 52 THE GOD-IMAGE
to further light and life. Your determination and judgment should be governed as to its truth, its 59 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
view. You are now capable of using your judgment and common sense to find the proper balance 63 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
effect, you take it upon yourself to pronounce judgment upon the whole picture with only a segment 64 OUTER WILL AND INNER WILL -- MISCONCEPTION ABOUT SELFISHNESS
others, you will have the proper discrimination and judgment and will attract a good many who will 66 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF
be constructive. All this demands understanding and discrimination, judgment -- and certainly a maximum degree of maturity 67 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
past and no future and therefore lacks the judgment to evaluate the true significance or, to put 71 REALITY AND ILLUSION CONCENTRATION EXERCISES
is, how then can you rely on your judgment and intuition? Your psyche knows perfectly well that 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
to see. Therefore you do not trust your judgment, nor do you trust that the other person 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
the situation. Therefore you will trust yourself, your judgment, and other people. In not overestimating them, due 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
the reason in the world for distrusting your judgment, your choice, and the other person. Therefore, you 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
Will I be able to cope? Will my judgment be adequate? Will my reactions be right? Will 72 THE FEAR OF LOVING
soul is always given the chance to pass judgment on itself first -- to form plans for 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures)
in the deepest possible sense, they will assume judgment over others that may be all the more 78 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
one is flexible and always has the right judgment? ANSWER: Yes, indeed, it very often does. QUESTION 84 LOVE, POWER, SERENITY AS DIVINE ATTRIBUTES AND AS DISTORTIONS
no longer capable of being settled by quick judgment about what is good or bad. Then the 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS
reality. If you accept this without guilt and judgment, you will eventually understand why it is so 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
Isn't a will also nursed by experience and judgment? The reason why I ask is because when 103 HARM OF TOO MUCH LOVE GIVING -- CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE WILL FORCES
your intuition will grow; the validity of your judgment will increase -- but by no means will 106 SADNESS VERSUS DEPRESSION -- RELATIONSHIP
If they nevertheless attempt to make judgments, such judgment must be faulty. Cause and effect are often 111 SOUL-SUBSTANCE -- COPING WITH DEMANDS
it into your consciousness is not a devastating judgment; it is not the end of you. It 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
a way out of an erroneously assumed, devastating judgment that you thought applied to you. When you 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS
attitude is an expression of an underlying value judgment, and these value judgments must be very clear 198 TRANSITION TO POSITIVE INTENTIONALITY
of an ego trick and sit in doubting judgment, flattering yourself that the doubting attitude is intelligent 200 THE COSMIC FEELING
of yourselves to avoid the danger of glib judgment. This danger is another reason I waited so 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
expecting an instant change is making mistakes in judgment. It is certainly possible to express outer form 210 VISUALIZATION PROCESS FOR GROWING INTO THE UNITIVE STATE
or bad. I am not making a generalized judgment. At certain stages in life the temporary numbing 214 PSYCHIC NUCLEAR POINTS
onto others, because self-acceptance seems too final a judgment, too self-annihilating. And the more you project it 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
from the obvious projection of your very harsh judgment against yourself that you do not wish to 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
more than you, wait before making the final judgment that this is so. Allow yourself to consider 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
others may be just as afraid of your judgment and your criticalness as you are of theirs 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
and as you see your fear of their judgment, you can go to the next step and 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN
knowledge and made it into a punitive, authoritarian judgment that elevates those who judge and puts down 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION
not qualitative; they must never lead to a judgment that one is better or more developed than 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE
becomes more extended. The concept of the Last Judgment or Judgment Day is an intimation of this 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
extended. The concept of the Last Judgment or Judgment Day is an intimation of this fact. These 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
fathers. But the true meaning of the final judgment is the revealing of connections that show the 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
spiritual movements have always hinted at ultimate justice. Judgment Day means nothing else but this. It is 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
human consciousness, with its present limitations, that interpreted judgment to imply an unloving attitude on the part 249 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE -- COSMIC RECORDS OF ALL EVENTS, DEEDS, EXPRESSIONS
always be confused, live in fear, distrust your judgment, become either too distrustful in the wrong place 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION

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