The Death of the Ego as prerequisite to find God
Catholic / General / Spiritual

The Death of the Ego as prerequisite to find God

Translation of my article “Gedanken zur Predigt in St. Ottilien 2012-11-18 The Death of the Ego as prerequisite to find God“ By fallenAngel This sunday sermon in St. Ottilien (2012-11-18-0915-konventamt.mp3) addressed an interesting line of thought: in order to experience God (via the Self), we need to kill the Ego in us. A very tough call indeed. “We … Continue reading

The Self – God’s window between pantheistic Taoism and Catholic personal god
Catholic / East / Gnostic / Philosophy / Spiritual / West

The Self – God’s window between pantheistic Taoism and Catholic personal god

Last Saturday (yesterday). I went on a retreat (religious exercise) at the Benedictine monastery St. Ottilien with twenty others men and women looking after their private center and true selves: “Looking for the self” What do we know of the psyche and soul? The discussion was lead by two monks – the longtime Prior Claudius and … Continue reading

C.G.Jung / Catholic / Christian / Eastern

Transzendenz und Religion bei C.G. Jung

C.G. Jung ist  Mystiker unter den Psychoanalytikern und Gnostiker unter Religiösen. Während Freud vieles vom Sexualtrieb ableitet (passend zur östereichisch-großbürgerlich-verklemmten meist weiblichen Kundschaft), Adler den Machttrieb in den Vordergrund stellt, sieht C.G. Jung das Individuum in Verbundenheit mit magischen Wesensfragmenten (“Archetypen”) in deren religösen Ausprägungen z.B. mit der Dreifaltigkeit des westlichen Christentums: cgjInAHurry  – Zusammenfassung in Powerpoint. Dieses … Continue reading