Human Identity and Fundamental Issues of Life
SELF-KNOWLEDGE AS THE KEY TO SOLVING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
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The book is a report on the author’s study of thousands of dreams of his own over a period of forty years. The study uncovers the reasons why we dream, what dreams mean and how to understand their meanings. In principle, dream messages deal with three topics: the identity of the human, the identity of the Divine and the relation between the human and the Divine. The book, in addition to quoting the messages received in these three areas, also fully expounds or explains them. The author’s findings disaffirm the views of theorists like Freud and his followers, who hold that the sources of dreams are such factors, as external stimuli and psychological states or the function of dreams, are wish-fulfillment and guardians of sleep. Actually, dreams deal with the issues that are most fundamental in life, namely, with what is real and unreal about our basic belief systems. The approach to reality through science gives up only partial aspect of reality. Dreams reveal to us those aspects of reality which are beyond the orbit of science. Dreams studied bring out the fact that humans are lost and rootless due to lack of self-knowledge and erroneous concept of the Divine. Specific points to which dreams draw attention include: • As conscious individuals, we do not exist separate from one another. • We acquire self or an identity due to the presence of others. • The real constituent of our self is not within our skin but without our skin. • We have a visible as well as an invisible side, the latter is of primary importance. • The real God resembles very much like our own true nature or our self. The God that has been presented to us by authority figures is unreal. • Once we discover the true nature of God, we also realize that ourselves are parts of him and thus participate in his divinity. • We will carry on his behalf on earth what he wants to be done here. The great task for us today is to ferret out anew our genuine identity, then we realize we are, in one sense, divine, and in another, his lieutenants on earth, required to work not only for the good of all but also to enhance further the concept of unity and spirituality.
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The concept of human identity or who we really are has perplexed thinkers in all ages. Currently psychologists have shunned discussing this topic since it is an area that is incapable of being objectified or accurately defined. Yet the lack of self-knowledge is the problem of all problems. Due to such a lack we, for the most part, lead lives fraught with illusions, superficialities, and economic woes.
This book is about how we can know our real selves or our genuine identity. It is the author’s considered belief that we are all far greater than what we think we are, and the more we know about ourselves, the better we will be able, not only to make the most of life, but also to solve effectively social, economic, and political problems related to such areas as crime, poverty, competition, capitalism, individualism, freedom, and democracy, as well as war and peace. The viewpoint presented in this book is that, without a thorough understanding of who we are, no meaningful social reform can ever materialize.
The author, a psychologist and teacher, breaks new ground in the field of understanding human identity and human problems. The guidance offered should be of capital interest to those who seek in life something deeper than the mere surface, something more than what is promoted by the zeitgeist of recent centuries and materialistic culture. The book is a valuable resource to readers aiming to enhance their capacity to know themselves and find their path in life.
About the Author
The author has a PhD in psychology and has taught and practiced in his field for the past 35 years. He has also been intensively researching the purport of his own profuse dreams for the same period of time. His dreams have revealed to him a new understanding of human worth and human purpose in life. The present work, Human Identity and Fundamental Issues of Life, reflects the insight he has thus gained. His previous books include Dreams & Reality, The Nature of Man and God, and Deformed I and Reformed I.