Thursday, December 12, 2013

Freud and the Baal Shem Tov

There was a person in yechidus by the Rebbe, and the Rebbe was speaking with him about Freud. [Freud was a scientist, a doctor and a groundbreaking thinker (known as the father of psychoanalysis). He stood out, in particular, for his very critical and negative analysis of all of a human beings actions and behaviours].
During the yechidus, the Rebbe remarked to him: “Freud dug deep into a person’s character, and uncovered all of the negative forces therein that determine his behaviour, the unflattering reality that resides there within.
But the Baal Shem Tov dug even deeper, and revealed the otzros, - the treasures!
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  1. NossyJune 28, 2022 at 1:09 AM

    I would think Carl Jung lhavidl (or maybe not) expressed that idea, that while it is true mankind has all kinds of desires we have a spirtual drive which is even deeper then those drives and which a person can supersede those.

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