Self Knowledge
Mary-Joy C. Duffy
The Power of Self-Knowledge
COR3000 Education, Self & Community
John F. Kennedy University
Summer 2011
Of all the readings in the class, the one thread that keeps coming back to me is the importance of self-knowledge. I will be presenting that with self-knowledge, we have the power to heal our bodies, help nullify suffering due to the adversities what we experienced in life and lastly, how self-knowledge can help us communicate effectively. First, I would like to speak from my own experienced when it comes to self-healing; in the last twenty years of my adult life, I rarely get sick, nor ever remembered being bed ridden because of a flu virus. I might have caught the occasional cold, but nothing too severe. Maybe it is the fact that is motivated by fear of not having enough money to pay my rent and my bills. I have always this innate belief that if I do not pay attention or gave it importance to what ailed me, it would just go away. I will not totally ignore it, but I will treat it with some medicine, and soon enough it goes to its natural course and simply goes away. Truthfully, I do not like being sick. This simplistic example is the closest one I can give to what Akbar and Daucher are trying to say. Though their approach differs from each other, the results are the same. For Akbar his approach is from a holistic point of view. He talks about a Healer, a spiritual leader who is responsible for the spiritual welfare of his community. It is Akbar’s motivation to empower American with African roots. These Healers can influence their community into a healing process, so that they will gain their value as a human being and as citizens in this world. Self-knowledge is especially crucial through education, a strong inner value of yourself, understanding the concept of where you came, appreciation of your role in this universe, and the key to it all, is learning to love and respect yourself. Love especially have the creative energy to help
The Power of Self-Knowledge
COR3000 Education, Self & Community
John F. Kennedy University
Summer 2011
Of all the readings in the class, the one thread that keeps coming back to me is the importance of self-knowledge. I will be presenting that with self-knowledge, we have the power to heal our bodies, help nullify suffering due to the adversities what we experienced in life and lastly, how self-knowledge can help us communicate effectively. First, I would like to speak from my own experienced when it comes to self-healing; in the last twenty years of my adult life, I rarely get sick, nor ever remembered being bed ridden because of a flu virus. I might have caught the occasional cold, but nothing too severe. Maybe it is the fact that is motivated by fear of not having enough money to pay my rent and my bills. I have always this innate belief that if I do not pay attention or gave it importance to what ailed me, it would just go away. I will not totally ignore it, but I will treat it with some medicine, and soon enough it goes to its natural course and simply goes away. Truthfully, I do not like being sick. This simplistic example is the closest one I can give to what Akbar and Daucher are trying to say. Though their approach differs from each other, the results are the same. For Akbar his approach is from a holistic point of view. He talks about a Healer, a spiritual leader who is responsible for the spiritual welfare of his community. It is Akbar’s motivation to empower American with African roots. These Healers can influence their community into a healing process, so that they will gain their value as a human being and as citizens in this world. Self-knowledge is especially crucial through education, a strong inner value of yourself, understanding the concept of where you came, appreciation of your role in this universe, and the key to it all, is learning to love and respect yourself. Love especially have the creative energy to help
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