For the ones ready to hear

Today humanity, as never before, is split into two irreconcilable  halves.

WHEN AN INNER SITUATION IS NOT MADE CONSCIOUS,
IT HAPPENS OUTSIDE, AS FATE.

That is to say, when the individual remains undivided, and does not become conscious of his inner contradictions, the world must perforce act out the conflict and be torn into opposite halves.

- C.G. Jung

Says C.G.Jung

“With a truly tragic delusion,” Carl Jung noted, “these theologians fail to see that it is not a matter of proving the existence of the light, but of blind people who do not know that their eyes could see. It is high time we realized that it is pointless to praise the light and preach it if nobody can see it. It is much more needful to teach people the art of seeing.”

A dialogue about a recent post

The actual post is this:

“It may be socially correct to lie, fake and display what you aren´t, but “living” like this, is the perfect method to deny and kill yourself slowly and sure.”

Richard says:

“How about that: maybe people want to get killed. So what?”

Me:

Well, you see that´s the real issue with not few people – behind this unconscious morbid wish to not really wanna live, is the urge to destroy… – yourself, the people around you, ultimate the planet.

Of course, no one would ever admit they want to die, but it is quite obvious though, that many are not interested really in Living.

I have meditated on this for very long. I have no real answers, apart from my eager wish to get a coherent picture. For sure, it is very hard to decipher this insidious “truth” behind this obscure desire to die, as no one kind of is interested to see things from this perspective and engage in a serious discussion. It is indeed a very uncomfortable topic.

Anyhow, I kind of suspect that somehow humanity longs for its destruction “conscious-unconsciously” – the ego wants ultimately to dissolve itself through apocalyptic disruption - and if too many are in this situation, feeling unspeakable despair, self-contempt and disrespect for themselves and life, we will all be part of this collective nightmare.

An encounter between C. G. Jung and an Indian scholar

Once, Carl Gustav Jung met the translator of The Upanishads. The latter was speaking freely and with great ease about his master.

“Let me get it right, do you speak of the writer of the Upanishads, the 7000 years old sage being your master?”, said Jung dumbfounded.

“Indeed…He communicates with me on a regular basis. What´s so strange about that?” answered the Indian scholar :P

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