There is a universal unconscious within us Lion's Club, Pune (India)

Public Program. Pune (India), 26 December 1982. The organizers of Lion Club, the members of Lion Club, and the seekers of truth who are lions and otherwise. The name “lion” has come to us since long. In this country, lion has been respected as the King of the Forest. And this King of the Forest is the one who has that dignity, that sense of authority, and benevolence which is expected of a king like a lion. I’m very fortunate that you have given Me this chance to talk to so many lions today and I’m extremely grateful to all the organizers that they have found time for Me. I’ve been following the working of Lion Club, though I have not been a member of any club like that, to find out what are the principles on which this club has been formed. As it is, it is human nature to club together. Clubbing together comes to us from the unconscious force of which we are not aware. When the unconscious force, which tries to make us form groups, to form certain collective organizations, which work out for the good of the collective. So, person like Jung, who was a disciple of Freud to begin with and who revolted against him later on, said that “There is a universal unconscious within us.” And the universal unconscious, he tried to prove with the help of dreams. He found out that in the dreams, he get symbols which are of universal nature. Read More …