Comments on: #116 – Undoing The Ego http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/ All the psychology you need to know and just enough to make you dangerous Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:01:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Michaela http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Michaela Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:26:42 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-433 Axel, I may have misunderstood your comment... and if life is a dream, the things you like are also not real, are they not? Also, does it not depend on what 'personal growth means to the individual? For me personal growth is about letting go of all these attachments/fears we have in this world. By letting go I don't necessarily mean that I don't want them but rather that I can have them if I really want them. i.e. about not getting in my own way. Axel, I may have misunderstood your comment… and if life is a dream, the things you like are also not real, are they not?

Also, does it not depend on what ‘personal growth means to the individual?

For me personal growth is about letting go of all these attachments/fears we have in this world. By letting go I don’t necessarily mean that I don’t want them but rather that I can have them if I really want them. i.e. about not getting in my own way.

]]> By: Mike http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Mike Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:51:05 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-430 This show was one of my favorites. I can resonate with the the "life as a dream" notion, though I can understand the perspective that finds it disturbing. I don't think they're belittling the human experience by suggesting that we're living a dream by our higher selves, god, or what-have-you. Many profound sources of wisdom have suggested that this life is a small fraction of a much greater reality outside this physical realm, and many of us get that feeling ourselves (of course, it can be explained away as a belief grounded in the fear of death). Even if it is a dream, it doesn't mean it lacks significance or meaning -- it just means that there is eventually a waking up into something greater. Regardless, I don't remember hearing the authors suggesting anything that could be construed as fleeing responsibilities or not being accountable. This show was one of my favorites. I can resonate with the the “life as a dream” notion, though I can understand the perspective that finds it disturbing.

I don’t think they’re belittling the human experience by suggesting that we’re living a dream by our higher selves, god, or what-have-you. Many profound sources of wisdom have suggested that this life is a small fraction of a much greater reality outside this physical realm, and many of us get that feeling ourselves (of course, it can be explained away as a belief grounded in the fear of death).

Even if it is a dream, it doesn’t mean it lacks significance or meaning — it just means that there is eventually a waking up into something greater. Regardless, I don’t remember hearing the authors suggesting anything that could be construed as fleeing responsibilities or not being accountable.

]]> By: Axel http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Axel Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-385 Considering life as a dream can answer all the questions you can have because the things that you don't like are not real. Easy - and at the same time too easy for me as I discover personal growth in taking life for real. And there is the other question: If life is a dream, why do we dream life in the way we do? I don't think that you can flee from your responsibilities by taking such an easy way. Considering life as a dream can answer all the questions you can have because the things that you don’t like are not real. Easy – and at the same time too easy for me as I discover personal growth in taking life for real. And there is the other question: If life is a dream, why do we dream life in the way we do? I don’t think that you can flee from your responsibilities by taking such an easy way.

]]> By: Tim Abell http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Tim Abell Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:31:34 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-116 Hello, thanks for your shows. Was a bit surprised by this one. I found a lot of the ideas spouted by this pair to be abhorrent and more cult like than scientific. I would have liked to hear some critical analysis of the ideas presented rather than unthinking backing from yourself. Ideally I would be interested in an attempt to separate out the useful techniques pushed in the book such as stopping and thinking about your situation from the frankly disturbing ideas such as the real world being a dream. Another thought: It may be better to split the show in two, so that people could see that there was both the interview, and your section about the show. PS, I like the rap jingle. Tim Hello, thanks for your shows.

Was a bit surprised by this one. I found a lot of the ideas spouted by this pair to be abhorrent and more cult like than scientific. I would have liked to hear some critical analysis of the ideas presented rather than unthinking backing from yourself. Ideally I would be interested in an attempt to separate out the useful techniques pushed in the book such as stopping and thinking about your situation from the frankly disturbing ideas such as the real world being a dream.

Another thought: It may be better to split the show in two, so that people could see that there was both the interview, and your section about the show.

PS, I like the rap jingle.

Tim

]]> By: I wish to help someone heal his past http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-115 I wish to help someone heal his past Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:28:21 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-115 I started with Course in Miracles about 13 years ago but got too spaced out. Discovered Science of Mind in 2002 by Ernest Holmes. I am most interested in helping my son who is 41; to heal his hurt caused by his upbringing as I had post natal depression also his father was toxic encouraging him to take alcohol and drugs - he is at present in a mental hospital because he became very lonely and is on a low neuroleptic medication. But still brings up past memories of hurt and is like a stuck record. Please can you help by telling me more about your therapy of bringing in more love or whichever you deem suitable. Is cognitive therapy a good one. He had psychotherapy with a psychiatrist/psychotherapist but has not improved. He is a brilliant poet and highly intelligent and deserves to be helped. I started with Course in Miracles about 13 years ago but got too spaced out. Discovered Science of Mind in 2002 by Ernest Holmes. I am most interested in helping my son who is 41; to heal his hurt caused by his upbringing as I had post natal depression also his father was toxic encouraging him to take alcohol and drugs – he is at present in a mental hospital because he became very lonely and is on a low neuroleptic medication. But still brings up past memories of hurt and is like a stuck record. Please can you help by telling me more about your therapy of bringing in more love or whichever you deem suitable. Is cognitive therapy a good one. He had psychotherapy with a psychiatrist/psychotherapist but has not improved. He is a brilliant poet and highly intelligent and deserves to be helped.

]]> By: Tim http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Tim Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:25:50 +0000 http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/10/19/116-undoing-the-ego/#comment-112 This quality is about the same. No need to up the size as voice is not so complex, I think. This quality is about the same. No need to up the size as voice is not so complex, I think.

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