Welcome to my blog. This blog combines ancient Confucian wisdom, our legacy of art and culture, smart psychology, cutting-edge science and human stories to provide an answer to life’s problems, help us realize our potential, enrich and deepen our relationships, forge a path for perfecting our society and bring us spiritual fulfillment. Ambitious? As the gatekeeper said of Confucius, “Isn’t he the man who was told a thing couldn’t be done and did it anyway?”
Confucius said that there was a central thread that went through his entire philosophy. I’m with him. This blog is about that core truth. All human beings have the same root of goodness. This is called our heart. Our problems stem from having lost connection with this root, which is our essential being. In other words, we have lost our hearts. By living a life of self-cultivation, we can reconnect with that which we are meant to be, and find the answer to all we seek. As Mencius, the great disciple of Confucius said, “The principle of self-cultivation consists in nothing but trying to find the lost heart.”
The Chinese character for the golden rule, or compassion, combines the character for “heart” with the one for “alike.” When we forge authentic connection by fully entering another’s experience, we find that our hearts are alike. From this perspective we act from a place of compassion. We treat others with love. To heal the world we need to foster our connectedness. The blogosphere has provided us with the greatest opportunity to connect that the world has ever known. That is the heart of the blogosphere. Please join with me in this conversation, so through our connection we advance the cause of universal development toward love.
Glenn Berger, Ph.D., LCSW is a psychotherapist, relationship counselor, EMDR practitioner, ADD coach, transformational leader, writer, lecturer and mentor with a private practice in New York City and Chappaqua, NY. He is married and has two children. Visit his website at www.GlennBerger.com.
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October 10, 2009 at 2:24 am
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Thank you for making me smile and chuckle a few times, and feel more connected to my most lively self.
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February 27, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Your blog touches the core truth upon which happiness is built: our connectedness across the centuries and among diversities reveals that we are all alike.
Reading your blog makes me long to spend hours in the library again, researching the many philosophers and thinkers discovering the points where they meet.
I’m blessed to have found your work.