the beginning of self observation, or self study...
"Whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein"... or, in the NIV : "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Luke 18:17 Truly, everything about living our lives as followers of Christ, is a function of the grace he gives us through His Spirit, to live in His Kingdom. In addition, I have found great benefit from learning the values of self study and self observation in order to become more and more transformed into His image, from a renowned British Psychiatrist, Dr. Maurice Nicoll . He is the foremost translator of "The Work" of self transformation, as espoused by Gurdjieff and Ouspensky , in the context of the tradition of Christ followership . Following is a sequence of thoughts about self observation that he gave in a talk and was subsequently transcribed, in 1944. --to begin self observation, and self study, it is necessary to d