Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist, coined the term "Wounded Healer," as psychologist who heal patients because he himself is, wounded. The psychologist, aware of his internal pain, strives to heal others. If we observe carefully, friends and family are often discouraged from seeking therapy due to financial problems, fear, uncertainty and embarrassment. At times, therapists …
"She rejected me." "She left me." The most important question in this inquiry is: Who is the "me" that she has rejected? Once again, who is the "I"? I (ego/identity)=Indian, Male, Student, Professor, Intelligent, Beautiful, Charming, Kind, Smooth, Strong, Confident, Good person, etc. Assuming that there is an overwhelming, negative, heart-wrenching feeling, let us …
The Sāṃkhya Kārikā (350 C.E.), a metaphysical text of the Sāṃkhya school of Indian philosophy states: २४: अभिमानोऽहंकार: abhimāno'haṃkāraḥ Ahaṃkāra (I'ness) is self-assertion. Ahaṃkāra, also known as I'ness or ego, is that force or entity that causes us to falsely identify with the body/mind. It pushes us to believe that 'what we are not' is 'what we are'. In …
Be the revealed unconscious of the visually suppressed conscious. In our day to day affairs, we are undoubtedly faced with fears, worries, frustrations, sadness, guilt and numerous other negative emotions. Oftentimes we are walking from point A to B unable to fathom why such defeating feelings are overwhelming us. We hear of monks washing dishes, …
Understand that in every word that "I" write, the egos of those that oppose "me" are at lightening speeds constructing oppositional words, antonyms, in their minds to suppress, to relinquish and to entirely obliterate every bit of existence in the original intent of the words. But it is not the people that are doing so, …
In the realm of relationships, Independence does not exist. What is Independence? Dependence is a state of "needing". Let us define independence, rather pure independence, as a state in which a given individual does not depend on anyone or anything. Therefore, the individual does not need anything from anyone or anything. This definition, in itself, is …
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