achieving self-control
augment life's fraction by lowering denominator of personal demands
71:3.4(803;4),
89:3.3(976;5)
emotional maturity essential for
52:6.6(598;1)
restraint in all things is good
131:3.6(1447;3)
self-mastery bound up with faith in indwelling spirit
143:2.7(1610;2),
144:5.39(1622;4) acme of all human virtues
83:6.6(927;7) better than extreme self-denial
89:3.7(977;2) dark ages bear witness to restoration of
118:8.6(1302;3) demanded of advancing mankind
82:1.10(914;6) greatest warrior overcomes and subdues himself
131:3.6(1447;3) historically
evolutionary religion provided
92:3.9(1006;6)
impossible for primitive man to appear with much
118:8.5(1302;2)
olden ideas embraced flogging, physical torture
89:3.4(976;6)
restraint was attempt to deceive envious spirits
87:5.7(963;2)
taboo essential step in developing
89:1.7(975;4) leads to altruistic service
54:1.6(614;1) man must substitute new, voluntarily assumed restraints
118:8.10(1302;7) manifestation of greatness
28:6.20(317;1) mightier to rule one's own spirit than to take a city
131:2.6(1444;6) religion imposes heightened
100:6.4(1100;6) renders human laws obsolete in light and life
55:5.4(630;1) self-mastery is indicator of spiritual development
143:2.3(1609;4) self-understanding characterized by voluntary
s.m. 132:3.10(1460;3) trust is true measure of
s.m. 28:6.13(315;7) greatest
s.-d. is seeking to deprive others of natural liberties
54:1.6-8(614;1) leads to fears, enslaving pleasures, envy, and hatred
143:2.5(1609;6) logic largely obscured by self-interest
86:2.4(951;6) Lucifer persuaded himself rebellion was good for system
53:2.5(603;1) one's mind often justifies continuance in error
184:2.12(1981;6) pleasant adjustment to paths of sin
139:12.5(1566;4) defend oneself fully against aggressor not possessing moral judgment
133:1.2,4(1469;1) early peace tribes were practically exterminated
70:1.8(784;4) Jesus decided not to seek self-preservation
136:6.3-4(1518;2) Jesus exercised normal watchcare when confronted by danger
136:7.1(1519;5) man endowed with strong self-preservation instinct
102:8.1(1127;5) military passes away in bestowal Son era
52:5.10(597;1) quarantine is spiritual self-defense
3:1.10(46;2) self-preservation always follows self-maintenance
50:5.5(576;8) capital is labor renouncing present in favor of future
69:5.1,4(775;9) historically
custom to forego physical pleasures, especially sexual pleasures
89:3.1(976;3)
food saving was man's first
s.-d. 68:2.5(765;2)
looked upon as sure coercive, especially sexual
87:6.16(965;3)
men sought approval of their gods by
87:2.4(959;5),
89:3.5(976;7) Jesus did not teach
142:8.1(1605;3) reaps subsequent harvests of augmented happiness
140:5.7(1573;9) self-control better than extreme
89:3.7(977;2) Lucifer advocated ascenders should enjoy liberty of
53:3.6(604;1) cease thinking about yourself and your troubles
191:1.2(2039;2) Father manifests himself in those who exhibit
196:0.8-9(2088;3) instead of self-sacrifice
180:5.12(1951;1) attained by food satisfaction, play, humor, sex indulgence
84:0.2-3(931;2),
84:8.2-3(942;3)
excessive
s.-g. destroys civilization
68:2.2,11(764;5)
need for moral discipline in place of
195:10.17(2086;3)
sensuous
s.-g. does not confer happiness
136:6.9(1519;2) family provides highly satisfactory forms of
84:6.8(939;3) incidental object of home
68:2.9(765;6) parents should avoid most forms of indulgence
177:2.2(1921;6) property accumulation is instrument for augmenting
84:8.2(942;3) danger of losing sense of proportion as to one's
50:1.2-3(572;4) death inescapable when self-concepts fully displace Adjuster governance
12:9.6(142;1) exhausts, not effort to achieve
48:6.37(555;5) filthy rags of self-righteousness
150:5.2(1682;4) he who speaks for himself seeks his own glory
162:2.1(1790;4) higher spiritual orders do not look down on lower
25:1.1(273;3) humor helps avoid overdeveloped notion of
48:4.14-18(549;1) Judas
heart set on self-exaltation
177:4.7(1925;4)
resentful his abilities unrecognized
177:4.4(1925;1) Lucifer and Caligastia's feelings of
66:8.2(752;3) parental overloving injuriously exalts child's sense of
177:2.2(1921;6) Pharisees filled with self-righteousness
166:1.4(1826;1) self-admiration tends towards exploitation of others
54:1.6(614;1) self-contemplation is most disastrous
53:1.3(601;5) self-exaltation causes one to be humbled
175:1.10(1907;2) self-respect is not self-admiration
156:5.14(1740;1) spiritual greatness incompatible with self-exaltation
158:6.3(1758;4) trials of life must first prepare the self-satisfied
132:7.2(1466;2) work is important, self is not
48:6.37(555;5) is individual, but carried on by group
82:3.2(915;5) self-preservation always follows
50:5.5(576;8) woman at decided disadvantage with man in
s.m. 84:5.1(936;5) grows out of sex hunger and maternal instincts
69:1.4(772;7) institutions of
s.-p.; object of the home
68:2.9(765;6),
69:1.4(772;7) nature demands survival
68:2.9(765;6) cannot develop strong characters by
159:3.1(1765;3) all living things crave
65:6.2(737;2) ascension career allows for satisfaction of self-expression
44:8.3-5(508;1) identification with cosmic reality
94:11.6(1039;5) innate drives toward
s.-r. function unless inhibited
100:1.6(1095;1) mortal aspirations and morontia achievements
44:8sec(507;6) possibilities unlimited through achieving Godlikeness
44:7.4(507;5) progressive willingness to believe assumptions of reason, wisdom, and faith
103:9.9(1141;7) society should allow all the opportunity for
71:3.6(803;6) stoicism not a high order of
12:5.10(135;9) co-ordinate with love and service; not self-admiration
156:5.14(1740;1) Father gives everything possible to all with dignity of personality possession
10:1.2(108;5) Jesus
aimed at
s.-r. in his life
140:8.20(1582;1)
stopped at nothing to restore
s.-r. 159:3.3(1765;5)
taught men to place high value on themselves
196:2.10(2093;4) loss of
s.-r. ends in paralysis of will
159:3.3(1765;5) society should aim to preserve citizenry's
71:3.6(803;6) ancient form of mourning
87:2.4(959;5) co-operation with Adjuster does not entail
110:3.4(1206;2) in ancient initiation ceremonies
70:7.6(791;3) older ideas of self-discipline embraced
89:3.4(976;6) acts of
s. result from material feelings, human emotions
102:3.3(1121;5) Adjuster places preference on altruism over egoism in early conflict between
103:2.4-10(1131;3) foolish and deceptive pursuits of
195:9.7(2083;3) indulging satisfactions of
166:3.4(1829;1) insures downfall of highest type of government
71:3.1(803;1) Lucifer and Caligastia judged their unselfish advisers by their own
66:8.2(752;3) man can reject survival by
111:1.9(1217;4) may thwart maternal instinct
84:1.7(932;4) narrow-minded self-interest ultimately destructive of what it seeks to maintain
71:6.1(805;5) nonreligious activities bend universe to distorting service of self
5:4.3(67;1) sin of prostituting divine talents for selfish gain
136:6.9(1519;2) spiritual deliverance from selfishness
141:3.8(1590;3)
avoiding
s. favors spiritual growth
100:1.8(1095;3)
be exposed to vast number of other religious experiences to prevent
103:1.3(1130;2)
forsake life of self for divine life
3:5.13(51;12)
transcend
s. by meditation in presence of sovereignty of God
99:7.4(1093;2)
when attacked by
s., rest in the unassailable citadel of the spirit
100:2.7(1096;4) unbridled self-will, unregulated self-expression
54:1.5(613;7) universe is not egocentric
28:6.18(316;5) weariness is reward of
131:1.6(1443;2) wholly self-centered prayers find no lodgment in Son's spirit circuit
7:3.6(84;6)
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