Here is a nine part series on Jung’s Psychology of the Living God and Transformation of Individual and Community that begins with a preface. I open with a discussion of the fact that a dark cloud has been cast over Jung and his approach to psychology amongst disciples of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. In response, I introduce the notion that Jung’s understanding of the science of psychology is in perfect harmony with that of Sri Aurobindo. I also suggest that the voices denigrating Jung are mere opinion, doxa, and not based on reason. I argue that the psychic being has been central to Jung’s psychology from the beginning, and I give an example of its influence in his life in his choice of profession/vocation. I also discuss what he means by the ego, which, in fact, is close to the meaning of the Hindu purusha. In each of the nine essays I take up different themes of Jung's approach to psychology and explore them, often taking Jung's dreams, experiences and comments as my point of reference. In my essays I often quote Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in order to show the compatibility of their thinking with Jung or make direct comparisons, but occasionally, also, I contrast their view and experiences from his.
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