Dear God, help me to say words of truth in the face of the mighty….
And to refrain from speaking ill in order to gain the applause of the weak…
And do not let me accuse my adversaries of evil because their
opinions oppose mine…
Dear God, should you give me wealth, do not take away my happiness…
And should you give me might, do not take away my wisdom….
And should you give me success do not take away my humility…
And should you give me modesty do not take away my sense of dignity…
Dear God, teach me to love others as I love myself…
And teach me to judge myself as I judge others…
And teach me that forgiveness is one of the greatest steps towards strength…
Dear God, do not curse me with arrogance should I be successful…
And neither with despair and hopelessness should I fail…
Dear God, remind me always that failure is the trial that precedes success….
Should you take away my wealth, do let me keep my hopefulness…
And should I fail, do let me keep the power of determination…
And should you take away the blessing of good health do let me keep
the blessing of faith…
Dear God, should I have harmed others give the courage to apologize…
And should others harm me, do bless me with the courage to forgive…
And should I forget you my Lord, please do not exclude
me from your compassion and mercy.
This painting by Richard Tennant Cooper (1885-1957) of a man lying on a table being attacked by demons represents the effects of chloroform on the human body.
“A group experience takes place on a lower level of consciousness than the experience of an individual. This is due to the fact that, when many people gather together to share one common emotion, the total psyche emerging from the group is below the level of the individual psyche. If it is a very large group, the collective psyche will be more like the psyche of an animal, which is the reason why the ethical attitude of large organizations is always doubtful. The psychology of a large crowd inevitably sinks to the level of mob psychology. If, therefore, I have a so-called collective experience as a member of a group, it takes place on a lower level of consciousness than if I had the experience by myself alone.”
― C.G. Jung, The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
“Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behaviour. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain.”
