Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Your self-esteem and your self-control: what is the connection?


People, all people are puzzled and disturbed by their dual nature. You love and hate, drip with envy, at times taken over by desire... while you consider yourself sane, and nice, and compassionate and goal-driven.

It is natural to be dual in nature, and it is natural to be puzzled about it, be disturbed about it. If you pay attention, this is the main reason humans invented religion... to make sense of this duality.

The drive to suppress one side of this duality, to declare it bad, or a sin is part of human nature. Human nature is to strive for simple, obvious, and clear... to strive for certainty. A sense of control or a sense that you can control your world.

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