Tag: ego
The Spiritual Neuroscience of Revenge: Choosing Freedom Over Retaliation
Neuroscience research reveals that revenge activates the same reward circuits in our brains as addictive drugs, keeping us trapped in what Ignatian spirituality calls the “false self.” Faith-based practices like prayer and meditation literally rewire the brain for mercy over retaliation, offering a path to the spiritual freedom that comes when we choose forgiveness over the ego’s demand for revenge.
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Time Rebels: Ignatian Discernment and Our Future Selves
How can we expand personal discernment into a process that considers how my choices affect generations to come? Being a ‘time rebel’ expands our view beyond the present, considering how God’s project unfolds far beyond me here and now.
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War and Ego
We’re all prone to the tactics of the evil spirit. For some it leads to catastrophic evil like war.
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Disidentifying with the False Self
We all struggle with a “shadow side” that gets us anxious or judgemental. Ignatius invites us to externalise this part of ourselves a bit so we can let our true selves emerge, the part of us that is compassionate and loving.
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The Fruits of the Spirit(s)
How do we know we’re moving toward union with God? Simple: we can know that by the fruits we see. Ignatius and Paul may use different words, but they’re in sync with the idea of “living by the Spirit”.
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The Ego
The ego is another name for the evil spirit. This is an important truth to understand if you wish to grow in the spiritual life. The evil spirit tries to protect the ego, which is just another word for the masks of self-importance and superiority we wear as individuals and groups. The good spirit, on the other hand, helps us transcend the egoic preoccupation.
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The Ego: Another Name for the Evil Spirit
The ego cares about our possessions, our status, and our group membership – all things that are passing. The spiritual life ought to lead us to put our stock in the lasting promise of God.
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Doing the Necessary Inner Work
We need to balance the inner work required to fight racism, transforming our own hearts, in addition to outer work like advocacy.
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Kids Journal
This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.
