Part of the 'Lectures on Personal Growth' series. Explore how one overcomes self-imposed limits of thinking by disciplining and directing the unconscious towards an understanding of self and others. Of all the problems that each person must solve, the complexity of his own temperament is probably the most challenging. Most of us have very little trouble giving other people good advice -- we see exactly what is wrong with them -- and we tend to develop the attitude that perhaps we have been more fortunate; that through experience or opportunity we are just a little wiser than the others. And then a little problem comes home to us, and confusion immediately results. The confusion, of course, arises from the important principle operating in nature that impersonal judgment is always the best. It is very true, and we cannot deny it, that we can advise others in many areas where we cannot solve our own difficulties, simply because personal involvement results in loss of perspective.

Blind Spot in the Mind: Lectures on Personal Growth (Search for Reality, Part 7)

Manly P. Hall

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Philosophical Research Society

An interpretation of an extraordinary work by St. John of the Cross, and Christian symbolism on a mystical level. Its insights are invaluable for modern man s growth. More than three hundred years ago, a Spanish mystic, San Juan de la Cruz, St. John of the Cross, wrote an extraordinary book entitled 'The Dark Night of the Soul.' Though comparatively unknown to the modern reader, this is perhaps one of the greatest documents in Christian symbolism on a mystical level. All the boundaries between the faiths of men are annihilated, not by words, but by the import of the message. The terms used are so broadly derived from the great sources of man s mystical insight, that we find the same thought as we learn in India, China, Egypt, or Greece. The message of this book is from a level of personal inspiration which demonstrates beyond all controversy that man's search for reality is one, regardless of his race, his people, or his time. It presents certain insight which is invaluable to us today. The purpose is not to attempt an analysis of the book, therefore, but rather, to interpret certain parts of it in terms of our present problems and our continuing emergency.

The Dark Night of the Soul (Search for Reality)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Explores the indivisibility of all forms of life and the need for human understanding of its immediate relationship with living things.

Inner Lives of Minerals, Plants & Animals

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

A thoughtful consideration of the laws governing the proper use of psychic energy, explaining how to apply its positive aspects to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Positive Uses of Psychic Energy

An explanation of how to overcome some of the psychological factors that may lead to negative thinking and self-censure. Remorse is probably one of the most common emotions in the human being, and yet, it is one that demands a heavy psychological penalty. Sometimes the penalty may be justified, but in many cases, those who suffer most have the least in real offense, while the chronic offenders often do not seem to suffer at all. It may be of value, therefore, to study some of the psychological factors that may cause us to develop essentially negative, though perhaps unjustified, patterns of emotion or thought, for such patterns can, and often do, burden us for an entire lifetime. Part of the 'Lectures on Personal Growth' series.

Psychic Self-Reproach

A discussion of hunger and fatigue as symptoms of psychic pressure, followed by guidelines of overcoming feelings of futility.

Secret of the Untroubled Mind

Self-Help

An interpretation of what has been called "The Code of Christendom," this essay sets forth an ideal carrying morality and its application in daily life to the most sublime point attainable by humanity.

Sermon on the Mount

Religion & Spirituality

An illustrated study of 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead' and Egyptian metaphysics during the Osirian period. Although much of their wisdom remains locked in hieroglyph and symbol, the Egyptians were an old and wise people. Dedicated as they were to the deepest religious and philosophical speculations, the priests and scholars of ancient Egypt were not deficient in essential learning. By 'essential' we mean that which is concerned with essence and principle rather than with substance and appearance. It is not easy to answer the simple question: What did the Egyptians know about the human soul? Translators have not concerned themselves too much with the metaphysical speculations of the past, and have been content to restore the more obvious parts of mythology, history, and chronology. There is also indication that in different periods of their development the Egyptians changed their opinions, and a survey of their surviving literature reveals certain inconsistencies. Can we say, however, that modern culture is in large agreement on the meaning of the word 'soul'? Certainly, there are several schools of thought, and even the advancement of scientific procedure has not led to a conclusive or inclusive definition.

The Soul in Egyptian Metaphysics and The Book of the Dead

A concise guide for spiritual living in the modern world: 1) Stop worrying. 2) Stop trying to dominate and possess your friends and relatives. 3) Moderate ambition. 4) Do not accumulate more than you need. 5) Learn to relax. 6) Cultivate a sense of humor. 7) Find a reason for your own existence. 8) Never intentionally harm any other person. 9) Beware of anger. 10) Never blame others for your own mistakes.

Ten Basic Rules for Better Living

Explore how the ability to recognize and affirm one's allegiance to principles greater than oneself can lead to personal integration and reaffirm destiny.

The Value of Prayer in Psychological Integration

Psychology & Counseling

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