Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense of belonging to one's community, to one's country and to the earth. Above all it is a feeling of being grounded in one's body, in one's humanity, and in one's animal nature. It can be all of these things because it is a manifestation of life, an expression of the living force that unites all beings. It is a biological phenomenon and not a psychic creation.
Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a matter of survival to go … - Alexander Lowen
Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a matter of survival to go …
- Alexander Lowen
While the repression of a memory is a psychological process, the suppression of feeling is accomplished by deadening a part of the body or reducing i… - Alexander Lowen
While the repression of a memory is a psychological process, the suppression of feeling is accomplished by deadening a part of the body or reducing i…
Mature love is not a surrender of the self but a surrender to the self. The ego surrenders its hegemony of the personality to the heart, but in this … - Alexander Lowen
Mature love is not a surrender of the self but a surrender to the self. The ego surrenders its hegemony of the personality to the heart, but in this …
Fear is another emotion that is strongly suppressed. We cannot afford to be afraid, and so we don't allow ourselves to sense and feel the fear within… - Alexander Lowen
Fear is another emotion that is strongly suppressed. We cannot afford to be afraid, and so we don't allow ourselves to sense and feel the fear within…
Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance. - Alexander Lowen
Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.
The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life, as we know, w… - Alexander Lowen
The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life, as we know, w…
It is a grave injustice to a child or adult to insist that they stop crying. One can comfort a person who is crying which enables him to relax and ma… - Alexander Lowen
It is a grave injustice to a child or adult to insist that they stop crying. One can comfort a person who is crying which enables him to relax and ma…
Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being. - Alexander Lowen
Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being.
Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it. - Alexander Lowen
Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it.
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