Jung and the Self
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Jung And The Self Hi Isaiah. Thank you so much for this. Plenty of food for enquiry, so I'll get back to you in due course. Just wanted to add one thing, as you mentioned counselling. I am actually in Jungian analysis, which seeks to repair the relationship between the ego and the self. My analyst is very supportive of my Vedanta studies and we do a lot of work on the vasanas. Love, Jeff Jeff, You're welcome Jeff. It's good you're getting some counseling, it shows that you love yourself enough to get help. You probably already know this, but I will mention it all the same: Jung's formulation of the self is different from Vedanta's. While Vedanta defines the self as existence - consciousness - limitlessness (pure awareness), Jung's idea of the self is the macrocosmic causal body i.e. Isvara. The macrocosmic causal body is the source of each individual person's psychology, so it certainly pays to understand Isvara and how it works; understanding Isvara, and it's relationship to jiva is tantamount to moksha. From the perspective of psychology, it means that none of the stuff that you think belongs to you actually does; all of the thoughts, feelings, emotions i.e. vasanas belong to Isvara. The implication is that you don't have to, nor is there any basis for, laying claim the apparent person's story. The identification is an error, caused by ignorance. Understanding this, you can truly relax about the apparent person, which ironically, is the best platform for helping them work things out. For more information on Isvara (the gunas and how they operate), see chapter 10 and 11 in James's book.
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Jung And The Self
Hi Isaiah.
Thank you so much for this. Plenty of food for enquiry, so I'll get back to you in due course.
Just wanted to add one thing, as you mentioned counselling. I am actually in Jungian analysis, which seeks to repair the relationship between the ego and the self. My analyst is very supportive of my Vedanta studies and we do a lot of work on the vasanas.
Love,
Jeff
Jeff,You're welcome Jeff. It's good you're getting some counseling, it shows that you love yourself enough to get help. You probably already know this, but I will mention it all the same: Jung's formulation of the self is different from Vedanta's. While Vedanta defines the self as existence - consciousness - limitlessness (pure awareness), Jung's idea of the self is the macrocosmic causal body i.e. Isvara. The macrocosmic causal body is the source of each individual person's psychology, so it certainly pays to understand Isvara and how it works; understanding Isvara, and it's relationship to jiva is tantamount to moksha. From the perspective of psychology, it means that none of the stuff that you think belongs to you actually does; all of the thoughts, feelings, emotions i.e. vasanas belong to Isvara. The implication is that you don't have to, nor is there any basis for, laying claim the apparent person's story. The identification is an error, caused by ignorance. Understanding this, you can truly relax about the apparent person, which ironically, is the best platform for helping them work things out.
For more information on Isvara (the gunas and how they operate), see chapter 10 and 11 in James's book.
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Much love,Isaiah
