I cannot grow in the life of the spirit until I grow to love my body. This same restless longing appeared repeatedly in the statements of women in the experiment. “I know if I were right with God, I would be right with my body.” “I cannot grow in the life of the spirit until…
She hates it; she loves it; she keeps her covenant silent Their addiction holds a spell over them which acts as some powerful secret at the center of everything they do. The serious eater listens to others talking of diets, Weight Watchers, exercises; she hears them excitedly comparing pounds lost, pounds gained. She hears them…
So he [Jung] used to tell his dreams to his pupils, and even if they said something stupid, it might give him another slant on his dream and make him more objective. That’s why, in general, one should not interpret one’s own dreams. Dreams generally point to our blind spot. They never tell us what…
The inflation of the ego is brought about by its identification with the collective values. All states of inflation and possession are accompanied by a restriction of consciousness. The clearest example of this is the idle fixe, when the ego is overpowered and dominated by a fixed idea, with the result that it ignores essential…
Understand and love mankind, the fallible mankind that we ourselves are. I must quote from Dr. Faustus, with which the tragedy ends: “Often he talked of eternal grace, the poor man, and I don’t know if it will be enough. But an understanding heart, believe me, is enough for everything.” Let us understand these words…