| Lord's......................7 | |
| with God. 9. PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER Greetings. I bring you God's blessings, my | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| a further interpretation of, or meditation on, the Lord's Prayer. I talked about the meaning of this | 9 PRAYER AND MEDITATION -- THE LORD'S PRAYER |
| And so I am leaving you with the Lord's blessings for each one of you. May He | 27 ESCAPE POSSIBLE ALSO ON THE PATH |
| to loving. QUESTION: Could you comment on the Lord's Prayer, particularly the words, Thy will be done | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| words heaven and earth just as in the Lord's Prayer? An interpretation of the word heaven, hashomayim | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| eyes that see the whole, that comprehend the Lord's working behind all that is. Let your hearts | 257 ASPECTS OF THE NEW DIVINE INFLUX: COMMUNICATION, GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPOSURE |
| the barriers that prevent you from perceiving the Lord's presence in your life, His love for you | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |
| Loser.......................12 | |
| aspirations of your spirit. You may be the loser if your outer self allows all the excuses | 21 THE FALL |
| in peace, be in God! 129. WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES Greetings | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| were allowed, one would fear to become a loser. Being a loser means to be unselfish, self- | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| would fear to become a loser. Being a loser means to be unselfish, self- sacrificing, good, kind | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| as fearing weakness and desire for dependency. The loser fears the resentments and the selfish impulses because | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| need for total approval from others. Thus the loser may be unable to stand any form of | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| to realize, but destructive for all concerned. The loser, on the other hand, makes demands upon the | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| the self for the sacrificed happiness. Since the loser does not go out to obtain his or | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| the inner expectancy of ending up as a loser one way or another is a crucial step | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| forces. ANSWER: That is because you feel a loser. In the first place, let me help you | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| means for you, and yet not be a loser. Soon the feeling of not necessarily having to | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| feeling of not necessarily having to be a loser will change into a conviction that being a | 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE |
| Losing......................102 | |
| betraying their own integrity out of fear of losing the love of their beloveds. They may be | 4 WORLD WEARINESS |
| to free their spirit from their body without losing their consciousness. Thus they had certain spiritual experiences | 6 THE HUMAN ROLE IN THE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL UNIVERSES |
| times that appears hard to do, about not losing your resolve, but to recommit both time and | 8 MEDIUMSHIP -- HOW TO CONTACT GOD'S SPIRIT WORLD |
| another, this presents no difficulty whatsoever, while not losing her temper does. For a third, it may | 18 FREE WILL |
| found out so far and will prevent your losing your hold on the knowledge. The written words | 26 FINDING ONE'S FAULTS |
| The unpurified soul lacks the strength to risk losing the love given on false premises. So the | 32 DECISION-MAKING |
| can simultaneously derive the benefit of prayer without losing time by concentrating on some non-essentials. Anyone on | 36 PRAYER |
| happiness, yet you cannot achieve either one without losing your separateness. And how do you lose your | 39 IMAGE-FINDING |
| who have to go through the hardship of losing a child, you yourself can pay off a | 41 IMAGES: THE DAMAGE THEY DO |
| than the opposite type's. The reason-type, afraid of losing control, cuts out not only a major part | 43 THREE BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES: REASON, WILL, EMOTION |
| You will never have to be afraid of losing the love of your beloved; this fear will | 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX |
| You will never have to be afraid of losing the love of your beloved; this fear will | 44 THE FORCES OF LOVE, EROS, AND SEX |
| when you feel pure joy, without fear of losing it again, without any disquieting disharmony, it is | 45 THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES |
| be yours without the trepidations and fear of losing it again that accompany temporary happiness for you | 48 THE LIFE FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| the desire for love and the fear of losing the love or of not getting it -- | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| ego and your little vanity. But only by losing these can you become free! If, after all | 54 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| you cannot help but reap the fruits by losing the inner burden that you still may carry | 55 THREE COSMIC PRINCIPLES: THE EXPANDING, THE RESTRICTING, AND THE STATIC PRINCIPLES |
| spiritual muscles. You lean away from the abyss, losing valuable strength for nothing. To give up your | 60 THE ABYSS OF ILLUSION -- FREEDOM AND SELF-RESPONSIBILITY |
| than the man. Thus, man is afraid of losing. It appears to him that he not only | 62 MAN AND WOMAN |
| this illusory world you will quietly withdraw, without losing your basic respect for the other as a | 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
| master the situation instead of succumbing to it. Losing out means being crushed -- this must be | 73 COMPULSION TO RECREATE AND OVERCOME CHILDHOOD HURTS |
| You withdraw your real self in fear of losing something, and in so doing you actually may | 74 CONFUSIONS AND HAZY MOTIVATIONS |
| fear is created. It is the fear of losing any possible success that may be gained. The | 75 THE GREAT TRANSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FROM ISOLATION TO UNION |
| happy. Yet, you cannot achieve either one without losing your separateness. And how do you lose your | 76 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Compiled from Private Sessions and Earlier Lectures) |
| yourself. You always put yourself at a disadvantage, losing your dignity and self-respect. All this is covered | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| attack. Thus you are caught in a whirlpool, losing self-government. It is often the case that one | 77 SELF-CONFIDENCE: ITS TRUE ORIGIN AND WHAT PROHIBITS IT |
| could have because you are too afraid of losing it again, or not achieving it to the | 81 CONFLICTS IN THE WORLD OF DUALITY |
| fearful of being hurt, not getting it, or losing it again. You try to convince yourself that | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| and doubt, would feel ashamed and afraid of losing face with the disciples. This basic fear is | 82 THE CONQUEST OF DUALITY SYMBOLIZED IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JESUS |
| never fear that they can lead you into losing self-control. Let me put it this way: the | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| much more easily. Whenever you are afraid of losing control, I advise to think of the image | 89 EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND ITS FUNCTION |
| should first learn to accept your imperfection without losing faith in yourself. Many of you now feel | 90 MORALIZING -- DISPROPORTIONATE REACTIONS -- NEEDS |
| get to the point of having compassion and losing any kind of pity. ANSWER: The answer is | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| feel than identification. ANSWER: It is also identification. Losing a dear one is a pain that has | 94 SIN AND NEUROSIS -- UNIFYING THE INNER SPLIT |
| necessary energies will constantly regenerate and replenish themselves. Losing energy is not a question of age -- | 96 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; COMMENTS ON LAZINESS AS SYMPTOM OF SELF-ALIENATION |
| glorified image of the parent is tantamount to losing all the love, acceptance, and security you have | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| find it to his disadvantage because he fears losing the person he needs, whose love and protection | 99 FALSIFIED IMPRESSIONS OF PARENTS: THEIR CAUSE AND CURE |
| experience, and you have to guard yourself against losing it. Therefore it is sometimes advisable to use | 104 INTELLECT AND WILL AS TOOLS OR HINDRANCES OF SELF-REALIZATION |
| what your particular means are; how you fear losing control; how you destroy relationships through a mutual | 113 IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SELF |
| all its manifestations. How you accept it without losing a sense of proportion about its badness determines | 116 REACHING THE SPIRITUAL CENTER-STRUGGLE BETWEEN LOWER SELF AND SUPERIMPOSED CONSCIENCE |
| they atrophy. Part of the physical body is losing its life. On the mental or intellectual level | 119 MOVEMENT, CONSCIOUSNESS, EXPERIENCE: PLEASURE, THE ESSENCE OF LIFE |
| superficial in comparison with the deeper fear of losing oneself. Many distinctions between the sexes are arbitrary | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| love, and truth. To recapitulate: the fear of losing himself is the main barrier a man puts | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| full security in herself. She finds herself by losing herself. He loses himself by finding himself. And | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| awareness in which a much deeper fear of losing yourself exists. Once you are aware of it | 122 SELF-FULFILLMENT THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION AS MAN OR WOMAN |
| You block the experience out of fear of losing your dignity -- meaning pride -- and your | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| giving up pride and self-will. The fear of losing safety and one's very life is not so | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| a loved one. And so can fear of losing one's life. The approaching death of others triggers | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| being left also account for the fear of losing dear ones? ANSWER: Yes, this is what I | 123 LIBERATION AND PEACE BY OVERCOMING FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN |
| panic. One fights for one's life, and feels losing ground, rather than gaining, because the old ways | 125 TRANSITION FROM THE NO-CURRENT TO THE YES-CURRENT |
| expects them to be. This other-centeredness amounts to losing the self. It is self-alienation. The right kind | 127 EVOLUTION'S FOUR STAGES: AUTOMATIC REFLEXES, AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWING |
| concepts: the attitude toward life of winning versus losing. According to this concept, being a winner means | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| disregard others. The latter is convinced of ultimately losing too, unless he or she is willing to | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| therefore either fight in an unproductive way against losing, or resign yourself to it. Do you feel | 129 WINNER VERSUS LOSER: INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE SELF AND CREATIVE FORCES |
| as long as there is a fear of losing control, the individual must learn the ability to | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| results in full mastery without the fear of losing it, for the person now knows that there | 130 FINDING TRUE ABUNDANCE BY GOING THROUGH YOUR FEAR |
| not wanting to change, out of fear of losing out in the process -- hence stagnation. As | 135 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION-SUFFERING THROUGH ATTACHMENT OF LIFE FORCE TO NEGATIVE SITUATIONS |
| yourself. A further chain reaction of self-alienation is losing oneself in the illusion that one cannot determine | 136 THE ILLUSORY FEAR OF THE SELF |
| its substance will become strong and resilient without losing its soft aliveness. You find yourself in the | 139 DEADENING OF THE LIVE CENTER THROUGH MISINTERPRETATION OF REALITY |
| and willing. Because of this misidentification you fear losing yourself without the ego faculties. Loss of ego | 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO |
| you. Opposing you means that you lose, and losing, in the last analysis, means annihilation. That is | 143 UNITY AND DUALITY |
| of pleasure is by experiencing a fear of losing myself in pleasure. Is that what you meant | 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT |
| there will no longer be any fear of losing yourself, because such loss of self will be | 148 POSITIVITY AND NEGATIVITY: ONE ENERGY CURRENT |
| will make you capable of acknowledging this without losing balance within yourself, without losing sight of the | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| acknowledging this without losing balance within yourself, without losing sight of the fact that you are a | 166 PERCEIVING, REACTING, EXPRESSING |
| winning possible: The one who is terrified of losing is never truly open to win. The Unitive | 171 SPIRITUAL LAWS |
| confront the undesirable attitudes, without in the least losing respect for yourself or losing the sense that | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| in the least losing respect for yourself or losing the sense that you are a valuable human | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| disliking yourself for it; without in the least losing your sense of being a divine expression, no | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| to this false idea, giving of yourself means losing what you give without ever being replenished. If | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| the same thing. The misconception that giving is losing causes you to close up and contract in | 174 SELF-ESTEEM |
| The more insight you have into the absolutely losing game you play with life when you hold | 176 OVERCOMING NEGATIVITY |
| of giving seems to involve the risk of losing. It is always first an apparent abyss into | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| life, and you will have no fear of losing your grip. The control is yours, regardless of | 179 CHAIN REACTIONS IN THE DYNAMICS OF CREATIVE LIFE SUBSTANCE |
| one's own, one experiences this truth, without, however, losing a sense of individuality. This can be felt | 180 THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP |
| that consciousness has suffered in the process of losing its connectedness, or knowingness, if I may coin | 181 THE MEANING OF THE HUMAN STRUGGLE |
| creature, the ignorant little infant in you without losing your sense of self-worth, the better you will | 182 PROCESS OF MEDITATION (MEDITATION FOR THREE VOICES: EGO, LOWER SELF, HIGHER SELF) |
| part of the flow of self-perpetuating forces, without losing identity. You were moved by a vast force | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| let yourself be carried by it without ever losing a realistic sense of proportion about it. No | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| level it is due to the fear of losing the good state again. On a deeper level | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| in a blissful state and count on never losing it again -- which is your way of | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| your vague and hidden reactions. Do you fear losing this state? And do you also fear remaining | 187 (THE WAY TO HANDLE) ALTERNATION OF EXPANSIVE AND CONTRACTING STATES |
| your irrationality and primitive, destructive aspects -- without losing sight of the fact that this is only | 188 AFFECTING AND BEING AFFECTED |
| are: setting a positive goal of self-acceptance without losing a sense of proportion; groping for new ways | 189 SELF-IDENTIFICATION DETERMINED THROUGH STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| my friends, there will be no danger of losing yourself in unendurable pain. For no matter how | 192 REAL AND FALSE NEEDS |
| traits to avoid self- transcendence. The ego fears losing its present state, meaning its self-awareness, so much | 199 THE MEANING OF THE EGO AND ITS TRANSCENDENCE |
| deeply felt pain of your wrongdoing, yet without losing sight of your divinity. You become a better | 201 DEMAGNETIZING NEGATIVE FORCE FIELDS -- PAIN OF GUILT |
| honest and see the worst in yourself without losing faith in yourself. Though this seems like a | 204 WHAT IS THE PATH? |
| the wrong way and thus prevents you from losing yourself in the right way. In this connection | 205 ORDER AS A UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE |
| the temporary little ego in its ugliness without losing heart about your whole person. You cannot fail | 206 DESIRE: CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE |
| constantly swayed and influenced by others and thus losing autonomy. My friends, it is very important that | 219 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE -- MESSAGE TO THE CHILDREN |
| and no longer projecting it outward. You are losing your self-deception. Yet you find yourself strangely unable | 221 FAITH AND DOUBT IN TRUTH OR DISTORTION |
| benefit from and give to the group without losing selfhood, autonomy, and self- responsibility. They do not | 225 EVOLUTIONARY STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CONSCIOUSNESS |
| own two feet, but resents the price of losing her autonomy. Both play the same game but | 229 WOMAN AND MAN IN THE NEW AGE |
| self and look at your lower self without losing sight that you also have a higher self | 239 CHRISTMAS LECTURE 1975 |
| fear of death, fear of illness, fear of losing what is dearest to you. You may then | 240 ASPECTS OF THE ANATOMY OF LOVE: SELF-LOVE, STRUCTURE, FREEDOM |
| of others, out of fear of conforming, of losing individuality? And is it not just as true | 242 THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF POLITICAL SYSTEMS |
| You can then find the courage to risk losing the object of your need. By setting God | 245 CAUSE AND EFFECT ON VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| as your soul demands, without the danger of losing yourself. Or perhaps I can state it differently | 254 SURRENDER |
| be, to exist in the greater pool, never losing its unique quality, and will return. Could it | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |
| I want to see it fully, without ever losing sight of the fact that God loves me | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |
| -- your sins, if you will -- without losing the ground under your feet. And that is | 258 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH JESUS CHRIST-POSITIVE AGGRESSION-REAL MEANING OF SALVATION |