Jason Gregory is a student of the world’s spiritual traditions. He is author of The Science and Practice of Humility.
Here he describes how many people become ensnared in the ego to such an extent that they lose almost all awareness of their inner, spiritual center. Yet, within each of us resides a deep consciousness that we share with the entire universe. Most of us engage in a dialogue between our inner sage and our inner warrior. The warrior is caught up in the world, and wishes to struggle to make it a better place. Often, however, the best efforts of warrior mentality fail to create lasting, positive change. The sage within, in contrast, understands that the world is already perfect – even when it appears to be chaotic. The sage, therefore, lives in harmony with the rhythms and cycles of the world. This dialogue occurs between our various polarities – including masculine and feminine. An understanding of the limitations of ego consciousness engenders spiritual humility.
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). His master’s degree is in criminology. He serves as dean of transformational psychology at the University of Philosophical Research. He teaches parapsychology for ministers in training with the Centers for Spiritual Living through the Holmes Institute. He has served as vice-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and is the recipient of its Pathfinder Award for outstanding contributions to the field of human consciousness. He is also past-president of the non-profit Intuition Network, an organization dedicated to creating a world in which all people are encouraged to cultivate and apply their inner, intuitive abilities. His American Indian name, chosen at age eight, is Soaring Eagle.
(Recorded on October 9, 2015)
