EPISODE 68
Is your search for your True Self and the unique calling that God has given you anchored in a sense of existential safety, or is it subtly driven by anxiety and fear?
Many of us long to know who we are and leap ahead to tools of discernment and retreats without realising that a deep confidence that we are being accompanied by God and by our selves in unconditional acceptance and love is a prerequisite that needs to be in place first. In this episode I explain why that is.
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CHAPTER MARKERS
(00:02:03) - Introduction
(00:05:08) - Assumptions
(00:06:23) - The Experience of God's Accompaniment
(00:08:51) - Accompanying Ourselves
(00:14:16) - 4 Layers of Self-Knowledge
(00:14:50) - #1: Intellectual Knowledge
(00:16:09) - #2: Experiential Knowledge
(00:17:35) - #3: Effective Knowledge
(00:21:41) - #4: Unitive Self-Knowledge
(00:26:23) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act
(00:28:22) - Conclusion
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TRANSCRIPT
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REFLECTION PROMPT
Listen.
- As you listened to my sharing in this episode, what struck you?
- Was there something that maybe particularly resonated with you?
Ponder.
- On a scale of 1 to 10, how safe would you say you currentldo you feel in this journey of trying to know who you really are?
- How safe do you feel in this process of trying to figure out who you are?
Act.
- Identify one way, in which you feel that you are maybe not safe enough.
- Is there some fear, concern or anxiety that is holding you back from really immersing yourself in this journey with an open heart?
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