The primary purpose of religion has been to help us cope with our existential predicament, writes yung. Jung suggests that the imitation of christ should be interpreted in a symbolic manner as the call to go our own way. To profit from this wisdom, we do not need to become a follower of an organized religion, nor must we pledge allegiance to any specific sect or creed.
“The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.” Carl Jung, Practice of Psychotherapy We live in a world consumed by an endless series of crises. But of all the crises we face the one that may be of the greatest concern, is one […]
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