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Damien Stewart's avatar

Todays Quote2. is the one that captured my attention. As we say in the Psychology industry, "Freud wasn't wrong about everything". :-)

Nietzsche tells us that when fighting demons be sure not to also become a demon.

I think when fighting demons, it is impossible not to be affected by them, but that does not mean it must irrevocably changes us in a negative direction. I was a Police Officer for 20 years and have been a psychologist for 10. In both professions, one experiences directly or through the stories of clients the evils and demons of this world. Once something has been seen or has been experienced, it cannot be unseen or un-experienced. I often refer to a loss of innocence in these experiences. But has it also turned me into evil or a demon, I don't think so, I hope not anyway ha ha.

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Miguel Gómez's avatar

Absolutely my biggest respects

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Damien Stewart's avatar

Thank you. It wasn’t my intention to draw attention to myself. But thank you

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Miguel Gómez's avatar

The takeaway was good though

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K Tucker Andersen's avatar

Thanks for your posting of this interesting and thoughtful Substack. You have provided increased knowledge for me of many worthwhile quotations and the questions which they inspire . With regard to today’s third post and question- I would answer that for me while obviuosly looking back on a great struggle that there is obviously relief that it has ended and that I hopefully survived with my body and psyche intact that the most satisfaction occurs when I have achieved my goal or at Lear made considerable progress toward it and that goal was in service of a better world and allowing others to figuratively stand on my shoulders as a result.

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José Esteban Hernández's avatar

I find the questions that arise here fascinating, I love the questions more than the answers.

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Wendy McWaffle's avatar

Q3: I often wonder if struggles and adversity allow us to feel more connected with life, art and the world- that there’s a greater understanding of things. Not sure.

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magenta pilot's avatar

💞🙏

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José Esteban Hernández's avatar

I find the questions that arise here fascinating, I love the questions more than the answers.

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Joshua Bond's avatar

Q2: "When we confront the darker aspects of human nature, are we inevitably changed by the encounter, or is it possible to understand evil without being personally affected by it?"

You don't wrestle and try to kill off demons, you 'feed' them as in the ancient Buddhist Chöd practice of "Feeding Your Demons" brought to the West by Lama Tsultrim Allione. You can see a 21 min video explaining it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Tvntj9cS0; and do a 36 min guided visualisation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uyHHq2jUvk

Shorter 5-min explanations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ax9lgGyuxo ; and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ax9lgGyuxo.

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IOughtToDoSo's avatar

You never miss. Wonderful selection today.

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