1/ Human beings rarely signal their strengths consciously; what they mostly signal is their weaknesses (usually disguised as strengths), because these occupy their conscious mental space to a far larger degree than their strengths do.
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2/ Example : If someone is hammering on about meditation and awareness (e.g. this account in the past) you can bet your life that they are the farthest from what they project and in fact the truth of the matter is they are actively struggling with their own mind dominating them.
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3/ Generally our lives are about solving problems, and most problems are caused by the inherent deficiencies and cognitive imbalances in our personality. We are always dealing with what we are lacking, attempting to bridge the gap and compensate.
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4/ Insights are a product of personal struggle with one's own demons. It is wrong to assume that the insight corresponds to anything but an attempt to balance aspects that are out of balance, and to take it at face value; often the person producing it struggles the most with it.
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Replying to @mistermircea
"The intriguing nature of this function [daemon] is although it represents as our undoing and a negative motivation, in certain terms it can also be the source of our salvation as it hints at the most critical of our vulnerabilities." Jungian Savant
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Demon, also spelled daemon, Classical Greek daimon, in Greek religion, a supernatural power. In Homer the term is used almost interchangeably with theos for a god. The distinction there is that theos emphasizes the personality of the god, and demon his activity. Britannica
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Perhaps if we try to release the positive aspect of the daemon, we might be able to turn our weaknesses into strengths...
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That's what I am referring to.
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