"The Transparent Self"** Sunrise September 29, 2013

The Beingness of UnKnowing
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A Return to
The Transparent Self
that cannot word or explain.

A Pure Child Awareness
that is not named/labeld by the Child.
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**The Transparent Self
Sidney Jourard

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"We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection.
This protection comes at a steep price.
When we are not truly known by the other people in our lives, we are misunderstood.
When we are misunderstood, especially by family and friends, we join the "lonely crowd.
Worse, when we succeed in hiding our being from others, we tend to lose touch with our real selves.
This loss of self contributes to illness in its myriad forms."
Sidney Jourard
The Transparent Self

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"Jourard's book is an excellent example of the rules that we live by.
We keep ourselves hidden and we do not disclose who we really are for fear of being rejected or shamed. Jourard proposes that we become transparent
and if we do we will become healthy and happy people.
It is rather simple."



"Shall I permit my fellow men to know me as I truly am,
or shall I seek instead to remain an enigma, and be seen as someone I am not.
Throughout history, Sidney M. Jourard maintains,
man has chosen the road of concealment rather than openness,
a route that all too often results in sickness, misunderstanding and alienation of self."

Two book reviews on amazon.com for
The Transparent Self
Sidney Jourard