1 result for (book:ecs1 AND heading:"esp class session octob 22 1968" AND stemmed:penanc)
2/29 (7%)
withdrew
cough
transgression
control
truth
[... 14 paragraphs ...]
You (this seemed directed to Rachel) have cultivated other gardens. There are joys that can lighten your burden. It is not your ego that you fight, although you have a model of an ego. You fight a memory that lingers on the outskirts of your mind. A transgression already forgiven—a storm already passed—a dark cloud already punctured. Now, you are naturally as free as air. The rest is a facade to hide the memory. Now, consciously you will not understand what I am telling you but unconsciously you will. The transgression has already been paid for. The penance is finished. When you realize that you are free you will be able to enjoy your freedom.
[... 4 paragraphs ...]
Now that was a fine sermon and I shall take it to heart. The barriers that you erect are no longer needed. The dangers have long since passed. They have been conquered. The transgressions were not as severe as your strong conscious supposed and the time of penance is over.
[... 8 paragraphs ...]
