“Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.” PersonsFactsGreaterCrazyEgoNormalMadAveragePsychologicalPsychoticNormalityNormalcy Author:Sigmund Freud
“Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience -- one whose religion and life are centered, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which the person regards as first hand personal knowledge.” FirstsPersonsHandsBeliefPracticeGreaterDegreesDirectRegardHistoricalDefinitionsIntuitionAcceptedPsychologicalMysticismMysticPersonal Knowledge Author:Evelyn Underhill
“The tension between the call to the desert and to the market place arises not from the greater presence of God in one or the other but from our varying psychological needs to apprehend him in different ways.” WayNeedsDifferentSpiritualityGreaterArisePsychologicalDesertDifferent WaysTensionPresence Of GodPsychological Needs Author:Sheila Cassidy
“The psychological pain--and the ethical shame--of American poverty are made greater by the fact that this country possesses the wealth and the energy to raise all children to a minimally decent standard of living.” ChildrenMadeCountryFactsPainEnergyWealthPovertyGreaterStandardsShameRaisesPsychologicalDecentEthicalStandards Of LivingPsychological PainAmerican Poverty Book:All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure Source: All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure