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“We are dominated by everything with which our self is identified. We can dominate and control everything from which we disidentify ourselves. The normal mistake we all make is to identify ourselves with some content of consciousness rather than with consciousness itself. Some people get their identity from their feelings, others from their thoughts, others from their social roles. But this identification with a part of the personality destroys the freedom which comes from the experience of the pure “I”.”

Quote by Roberto Assagioli

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Roberto Assagioli

Roberto Assagioli was an Italian psychologist and psychotherapist, born on February 27, 1888, and died on August 23, 1974. His work had a profound impact on the fields of psychotherapy and spiritual development. more

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