Sweet Rich

So I've been listening to a lecture series on CD by the formidable Rohr. It is a lecture series he did (borrowing the term from Psych as well as Merton) on the false self v.s. the true self. I've been chewing on this false/true self concept for awhile now. After this past year of school, I feel like now, more than ever, the importance of knowing our true self. That really knowing who we were created to be could be some of the most important work we can ever do. This concept ofcourse is much easier said than understood... HOWEVER- Richard said something I can't quite shake- it's been following me around for days now and it's this:

"The true self is un-hurtable". In other words whenever we are hurt, or affronted, we can assume our reaction is coming from our false self. Essentially, there is something in the hurt that has to do more with us than it is ever has to do about the person who has "hurt" us. I found this concept both striking and humbling.


Art= Paul Klee