As a soon to be graduate of clinical mental health, grounded first in Eastern practices. Devout student of JR Krishnamurti, Rudolph Steiner, Buddhism, liberation theology. Followed by Carl Rogers and Alfred Adler; I can resonate with the desire to merge the two approaches for self healing and preventative health. It’s a feverish passion to bridge the East and West. To truly delve into the process of self-actualization despite the semantics. To bring it to its full embodiment, that is the heart of bridging the gap.🥰
I'm currently studying Ecopsychology. Just started the transpersonal section... Most of the professors are practicing buddhists and psychologists. It's the only psychology I've been exposed to (yet) that has - what I would identify as a cosmic self, included, and also sees that self as part of all creation, in relationship with nature. Interdependent. Intersectional. Whole.
Western psychology wants knowledge and/or money (i.e drives its interests from the ego) and spirituality's intention is derived from the will to know the truth.
One's a science (behavioral science) One''s a religion that is static with beliefs, practices, and insights into not seeing the self. Religion must evolve to recognize a wisdom in psychology, that Transcends many spiritual ideas, that did not exist when the tradition was formulated, and works with and recognizes the importance of seeing the self as something to work with, not deny, avoid, or suppress. If you're sitting on a cushion with flowers around you, and talking....really...slow....Your still stuck in the religious trap of not recognizing.... how.... your pathologies....... may be inhibiting ......your ability to relate...... to other people.
Well explained!! As the great master Sri Ramakrishna once said “God is enchained in man and man is unchained in God”🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, Igor 👍😊
As a soon to be graduate of clinical mental health, grounded first in Eastern practices. Devout student of JR Krishnamurti, Rudolph Steiner, Buddhism, liberation theology. Followed by Carl Rogers and Alfred Adler; I can resonate with the desire to merge the two approaches for self healing and preventative health. It’s a feverish passion to bridge the East and West. To truly delve into the process of self-actualization despite the semantics. To bring it to its full embodiment, that is the heart of bridging the gap.🥰
I'm currently studying Ecopsychology. Just started the transpersonal section... Most of the professors are practicing buddhists and psychologists. It's the only psychology I've been exposed to (yet) that has - what I would identify as a cosmic self, included, and also sees that self as part of all creation, in relationship with nature. Interdependent. Intersectional. Whole.
Western psychology wants knowledge and/or money (i.e drives its interests from the ego) and spirituality's intention is derived from the will to know the truth.
One's a science (behavioral science) One''s a religion that is static with beliefs, practices, and insights into not seeing the self. Religion must evolve to recognize a wisdom in psychology, that Transcends many spiritual ideas, that did not exist when the tradition was formulated, and works with and recognizes the importance of seeing the self as something to work with, not deny, avoid, or suppress. If you're sitting on a cushion with flowers around you, and talking....really...slow....Your still stuck in the religious trap of not recognizing.... how.... your pathologies....... may be inhibiting ......your ability to relate...... to other people.