One of the bridges between psychology and theology is the concept of awareness--which lies the heart of both Jesus' invitation to follow him and Eckhart Tolle's words about being free of the ego's power. When Jesus speaks of denying ourselves, might he be saying that we are to deny our ego-centricity...and that we learn to do this through the awareness that comes to life in us through following him? I think so.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Awareness
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me" (Matthew 16:24 NRSV).
To become free of the ego is not really a big job but a very small one. All you need to do is be aware of your thoughts and emotions—as they happen. (E. Tolle, A New Earth)
One of the bridges between psychology and theology is the concept of awareness--which lies the heart of both Jesus' invitation to follow him and Eckhart Tolle's words about being free of the ego's power. When Jesus speaks of denying ourselves, might he be saying that we are to deny our ego-centricity...and that we learn to do this through the awareness that comes to life in us through following him? I think so.
One of the bridges between psychology and theology is the concept of awareness--which lies the heart of both Jesus' invitation to follow him and Eckhart Tolle's words about being free of the ego's power. When Jesus speaks of denying ourselves, might he be saying that we are to deny our ego-centricity...and that we learn to do this through the awareness that comes to life in us through following him? I think so.
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