“Psychotherapy is what God has been secretly doing for centuries by other names; that is, he searches through our personal history and heals what needs to be healed - the wounds of childhood or our own self-inflicted wounds.” NeedsHas BeensSelfNamesChildhoodCenturyWoundsHealHealedPsychotherapyPersonal HistorySelf InflictedSelf Inflicted Wounds Author:Thomas Keating
“Humility is the forgetfulness of self.” SelfHumilityForgetfulness Book:Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel Source: Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
“Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.” ThinkingTryingMadeSelfAbleDesireCultureChildhoodSecuritySurvivalAffectionEsteemSymbolsGratificationHabitualSelf MadeEarly ChildhoodPower And Control Author:Thomas Keating
“Every time you have a major breakthrough in self-knowledge, and see the way the divine works within your own psyche, external events, and interior experiences of the divine, you are transformed in some degree.” WaySelfEventsDivineDegreesMajorsTransformedSelf KnowledgeInteriorsBreakthrough Author:Thomas Keating
