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In this episode:
We confront the difficulties of the inner life and consider the hard work of learning to live creative and authentic lives.
Sources for quotes and more:
- "Everything good is costly and the development of the personality is one of the most costly of all things." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works, Vol. 13.'
- "It's easy to do what is not good, and things that harm oneself..." from 'The Dhammapada' translated by Gil Fronsdal.
- "Creative work requires a loyalty as complete as the loyalty of water to the force of gravity." ~ Mary Oliver from 'Upstream.'
- We either accept the spiritual life with all our heart..."~ Raimon Panikkar from 'A Dwelling Place for Wisdom.'
- "Only the most absolute sincerity under heaven can effect any change." from 'Chung Yung,' translated by Ezra Pound.
- "The way is ineffable. One cannot, one must not, betray it... One needs faith, courage, and no end of honesty and patience." ~ C.G. Jung from 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
- "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." ~ Matthew 12:30
- "If you are here unfaithfully with us, you're causing terrible damage." ~ Rumi from 'Say Yes Quickly,' poem translated by Coleman Barks.
- "If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or some other reason, doesn't use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison." ~ Marie-Louise von Franz from 'Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales.'
- 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle' ~ adapted from the prose translation by Louis B. Hall in 'The Knightly Tales of Sir Gawain.'
- "The mask of the unconscious is not rigid — it reflects the face we turn towards it. Hostility lends it a threatening aspect, friendliness softens its features." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works,' Vol. 12.
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"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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