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Grounded in centuries of contemplative practice, these two traditions each developed rigorous psychological maps for navigating shadow, resistance, and transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will explore two foundational frameworks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>\u201cEight Evil Thoughts\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>logismoi<\/em>) \u2014 the psychic roots of inner fragmentation in Greek monastic thought<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>\u201cLower Selves\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>nafs<\/em>) \u2014 the stages of ego purification within Sufi psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rather than rejecting or repressing these forces, both traditions saw them as essential material for spiritual alchemy \u2014 energies that, when recognized and worked with, lead to deeper clarity, compassion, and integration.<\/p>\n<p>This session also turns to two 20th-century voices who brought these teachings into modern conversation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reza Arasteh<\/strong>, a Persian psychotherapist who explored Sufism as a model for psychological wholeness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Merton<\/strong>, the Trappist monk who saw in contemplation a way to dissolve the boundaries of religion, nationality, and ego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Together, we\u2019ll consider how these teachings speak to the emergence of the\u00a0<strong>\u201cuniversal person\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 one whose heart-centered awareness transcends division and lives in conscious relation to the collective soul of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picking up where Friday evening\u2019s session leaves off, this Saturday morning workshop invites participants to engage more directly with the inner technologies of Sufi mysticism and Christian monasticism. 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