| Statement:which would lead you to offer me that blind obedience and the foolish devotion which the emotionalAutobiography, 7:some person with aspiration [7] to launch out in obedience to spiritual impulse, something willAutobiography, 26:to do. It was a life of discipline, rhythm and obedience, varied occasionally by spurts ofAutobiography, 197:the planet. It is a school wherein true, occult obedience is developed. This occult obedienceAutobiography, 197:true, occult obedience is developed. This occult obedience involves no obedience to me or any otherAutobiography, 197:is developed. This occult obedience involves no obedience to me or any other head of the School orAutobiography, 197:Arcane School. They are taught, however, prompt obedience to the dictates of their own soul. As theAutobiography, 240:than do the rules so well known in the past. No obedience is today exacted. The disciple isAutobiography, 250:for another section. In the Arcane School, no obedience is exacted, no emphasis is laid on "obeyingAutobiography, 255:not exact, through these disciples, the implicit obedience of organization members, nor do TheyAutobiography, 263:can be depended upon to give unquestioning obedience to the teacher and to the commands of theAutobiography, 263:that no Master ever gives a command or expects obedience. The average esoteric group is today aAutobiography, 268:the demand of some teacher for recognition and obedience. It is not based on the claims of someAutobiography, 269:of truth which he can present to his group. The obedience developed in his group of students isAutobiography, 269:part for recognition, or for the unquestioning obedience and loyalty of his followers marks him outAutobiography, 273:emphasize the commercial angle. They demand obedience and look with disfavor and criticism on otherAutobiography, 276:of the divine nature and of the Plan which, in obedience to the will of God, is increasinglyAutobiography, 283:as follows: Each student is pledged to occult obedience. Each student is entirely free to profit orAutobiography, 284:disciple - technically understood. The occult obedience referred to is the obedience rendered byAutobiography, 284:The occult obedience referred to is the obedience rendered by man, the personality, to his ownAutobiography, 284:to his own soul. It does not refer to obedience to any teacher or body of doctrines. In the ArcaneAutobiography, 284:has, however, nothing to do with occult obedience, but is simply common sense. Occult obedience isAutobiography, 284:obedience, but is simply common sense. Occult obedience is a spontaneous reaction of the mind toAutobiography, 285:means and by following the path of true occult obedience. The school workers and secretaries - bothAutobiography, 301:of the devotee who operates on the principle of obedience, in a more childlike way. She insistedBethlehem, 5:of this submission and because He "learned obedience by the things which he suffered," (Hebrews, V,Bethlehem, 44:answering, by seeking and finding, and by the obedience to that inner voice which can be heard whenBethlehem, 78:and that environment in which this lesson of obedience to the highest which is in us can be learnt.Bethlehem, 79:the keynote of our lives from then on must be obedience to the highest that is in us, love to allBethlehem, 108:humanity, never forgetting that He had learned obedience to the divine spirit, the soul in man, andBethlehem, 124:dismay and terror from the realization of what obedience to the Higher Self must mean. The contestsBethlehem, 265:to the mysteries we must learn the way through obedience to the light which we may have, by love,Bethlehem, 265:and Christ made it all so clear and simple. Obedience to the highest one knows, in small things asBethlehem, 266:it sufficiently interesting to call forth prompt obedience. But this rule was the first whichBethlehem, 266:of Ascension. He has shown us what results from obedience, and He "learned obedience by the thingsBethlehem, 266:us what results from obedience, and He "learned obedience by the things which He suffered." He paidBethlehem, 268:to prepare himself for the Mysteries of Jesus is obedience to the highest which he can sense andBethlehem, 269:soul contact, the aspirant has to learn obedience through the things which he [270] suffers, and heBethlehem, 271:time; love is latent in every human heart. Only obedience is required at the first step, and whenBethlehem, 271:attitude to the example of Christ is therefore obedience to the command that we achieve perfection.Bethlehem, 280:during some previous cycle of lives?) learned obedience through the things which He had suffered.Destiny, 25:it is learning the lessons of enforced obedience or the dangers of selfish license; it isDiscipleship1, 5:need to learn. There is no such thing as occult obedience as usually taught by the current occultDiscipleship1, 5:Master exacted from his disciple that implicit obedience which actually made the Master responsibleDiscipleship1, 5:ultimately come. I exact, therefore, no blind obedience. But, however, if advice and suggestion areDiscipleship1, 8:through the achieving of mastery and not through obedience to any person. You will bear in mindDiscipleship1, 21:which all disciples have to tread, requires obedience to the ancient rules for disciples. This isDiscipleship1, 64:united point of meditation and with complete obedience to my decisions in the matter. Discipleship1, 67:impelled by the wise desire to serve and - in obedience to my directions. Time and again, it mayDiscipleship1, 121:higher Self, thus exacting the correct type of obedience. What are these two factors? A lifeDiscipleship1, 125:right reward of patient effort and true occult obedience. Yet, my brother, you have had all youDiscipleship1, 129:by a temporary acquiescence and a voluntary obedience to prove to you that there is a purpose and aDiscipleship1, 134:application and an unquestioning but voluntary obedience? Let not world glamor overcome you and seeDiscipleship1, 214:plexus and transmuting its force. In a voluntary obedience to the suggested work (and not to me, myDiscipleship1, 235:The training to be given calls for no enforced obedience but it does entail the submission of theDiscipleship1, 274:intelligent understanding of their meaning, that obedience will increase your vibratory rate and,Discipleship1, 338:to the life of meditation and your pledged obedience to your soul may move forward "from strengthDiscipleship1, 342:to make two things clear. I look for no blind obedience from you. Such is not the way of the trueDiscipleship1, 408:to be authoritative nor do I ever demand obedience. I but make suggestions and leave it to theDiscipleship1, 558:And, furthermore, my brother, love them not in obedience to my hint or through a display of theDiscipleship1, 613:our work there is no great or little task, only obedience to the next duty whatever that may be.Discipleship1, 614:work. This is not a question of your rendering obedience; in that I am not interested, but because,Discipleship1, 686:discipleship is discussed: the problem of occult obedience and the nature of the vision. I wouldDiscipleship1, 686:I may be able to give you. What is this occult obedience which a Master is supposed to exact?Discipleship1, 686:thought? These are questions of importance. The obedience required is obedience to the Plan. It isDiscipleship1, 686:of importance. The obedience required is obedience to the Plan. It is not obedience to the Master,Discipleship1, 686:required is obedience to the Plan. It is not obedience to the Master, no matter what many old styleDiscipleship1, 686:what many old style occult schools may say. The obedience which is asked of you is based on yourDiscipleship1, 686:based upon a growing love of your fellowmen. The obedience demanded is that of the personality toDiscipleship1, 687:of the disciple. This whole problem of occult obedience would not arise at all if the rapportDiscipleship1, 687:ideas which leads you to draw back from the word obedience. It is your liking for yourself and forDiscipleship1, 687:his own individual point of view to accept them. Obedience can only be rendered when there is aDiscipleship1, 703:of this instinctual activity is called occult obedience and this is voluntarily rendered andDiscipleship1, 782:of the reading matter for another section. No obedience is expected in the Arcane School, noDiscipleship1, 788:not exact, through these disciples, the implicit obedience of the organization members, nor do theyDiscipleship2, 22:hasten your development; this will also entail obedience. We are basically occupied, little as youDiscipleship2, 52:has also to be developed and consciously used in obedience to instruction in the early stages. ThisDiscipleship2, 52:to instruction in the early stages. This obedience has to be rendered voluntarily, even thoughDiscipleship2, 53:The recognition that in this work, true occult obedience or the intelligent response to the urge ofDiscipleship2, 75:disbanding the group is the failure in occult obedience of many of you. Voluntarily and willinglyDiscipleship2, 87:small. It is a school for adults wherein occult obedience, is developed. This is not obedience toDiscipleship2, 87:occult obedience, is developed. This is not obedience to man-made rules or school obediences, butDiscipleship2, 87:rules or school obediences, but involves soul obedience. This is a school wherein belief in theDiscipleship2, 92:5. Certain other students regarded "occult obedience" as an infringement of their free will, as didDiscipleship2, 107:their clashing personalities and, frequently, in obedience to some leader or person of moreDiscipleship2, 129:and a more direct and understanding occult obedience. I would ask you, therefore, to do this simpleDiscipleship2, 154:is accepted by him under the Law of Free Occult Obedience. But the disciple or the initiate mustDiscipleship2, 264:happen. Here is a hint as to the need for occult obedience. I have the responsibility of indicatingDiscipleship2, 264:upon exactitude of work and meticulous obedience, your energy goes into the thought of what willDiscipleship2, 300:with awakening him to the need for occult obedience, for right orientation, for persistence, andDiscipleship2, 316:aspirant, the misunderstood principle of occult obedience should be 'soft-pedaled" (if I may useDiscipleship2, 342:more than I did? This would involve occult obedience in its true sense. Do I work with an innerDiscipleship2, 394:from darkness to light; he discovers that obedience to his spiritual instincts leads him inevitablyDiscipleship2, 432:any immediate field of divine activity. Occult obedience is in reality the ability to work withDiscipleship2, 528:group around himself, exacting their loyalty and obedience, nor does he shut the door to otherDiscipleship2, 528:you a meditation, built around the words: Occult Obedience. Occult Meditation. [529] You wouldDiscipleship2, 542:to the good results attained. That occult obedience which signifies freedom, spiritual freedom,Discipleship2, 548:you have done the utmost that you can, Beware! Obedience lies ahead, with freedom in its hand.Discipleship2, 549:principles in training. These three are: Occult Obedience. Group Integration. Right of Access. LetDiscipleship2, 549:which will be purely your own. Occult Obedience. In the six statements given to you in the |
