Carl Gustav Jung, in a famous television interview, responded to the question, ‘Do you believe in God?’ with ‘I don’t believe: I know.’ As Jung wrote elsewhere, ‘Suddenly I understood that God was, for me at least, one of the most certain and immediate of experiences.’ Belief in a God is not dependent upon going to church, temple or synagogue, and observing all the rules and regulations, which can be but just a matter of form. It rests upon an inner conviction of a relationship with that which is beyond our intellectual understanding but which, deep down in the very centre of our being, we recognise as the Absolute in our lives.
Yes, Jimmie. You succinctly sum up the essence of all religious experience.
Margo xx oo
Dear James, I agree totally with Margo Ford-Johansen – you have expressed this superbly.
Much love,
Griselda
Dear James,
This expresses perfectly what I experience, and fumble to find words for. I recognise from time to time, ego or doubts assail, and I forget so am surprised and am humbled to find myself learning the lesson I have learned before….!
Thank you,
With Love
Diana