Questions and Answers 1953

02/09/2025
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Why the need of exchange?

Why do human beings always want to have something in exchange for what they give? Because they are shut up in themselves. They sense their limitation […]
01/04/2025
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Knowing Oneself

Isn’t it more important to know oneself than to try to know others? Very important, of capital importance! Besides, that’s the field of work given to […]
11/24/2024
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Establishing Quietitude

When one aspires for something, if at the same time one knows that the aspiration will be heard and answered in the best way possible, that […]
10/06/2024
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Discovering latent Powers

Sometimes there are latent powers in us of which we are unaware. To do a work, how is one to know whether one is capable of […]
10/04/2024
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Ego in the Spiritual Consciousness

How can one meet one’s ego in the spiritual consciousness? There is a spiritual ego even as there is a physical, vital and mental ego. There […]
09/29/2024
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Outer Equality and Equality of the Soul

What is the difference between outer equality and the equality of the soul? The equality of the soul is a psychological thing. It is the power […]
09/26/2024
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Character of Man

How do you know the character of a man by looking at his eyes? Not only by looking at his eyes. I know the character of […]
09/06/2024
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Outer Equality and Equality of the Soul

What is the difference between outer equality and the equality of the soul? The equality of the soul is a psychological thing. It is the power […]
08/28/2024
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How is the instrument choosen?

How does the divine Force choose the instrument in which it wants to manifest itself? Through affinity. For the quality, the nature of the consciousness is […]