The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck, M.D.

"Discipline is a system of 4 techniques of dealing constructively with the pain of problem solving."
"Delaying gratification, assumption of responsibility, dedication to the truth/reality,& balancing."
Vast experience & successful maturation allow us to see the world and our place in it realistically
Spiritually evolved (discipline, mastery, love) are competent & thus called on to serve the world
Energy for discipline is love: the will to extend oneself to nurture spiritual growth (self/others)
Spiritual growth can be achieved only through the persistent exercise of real love: cathexis.
Cathexis is the "process of attraction, investment, and commitment" to something outside ourselves.
Path of spiritual growth leads out of superstition into agnosticism & then accurate knowledge of God
We must prepare ourselves to be lovable/loved by becoming loving & disciplined.
Must work out w/ effort & anxiety own path toward the identification of individual selves with God.

Posted on April 26, 2025

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