MY VISION
Much Love from My Heart to Yours
As a longtime psychotherapist, life-coach, & spiritual mentor, my work has necessarily taken place behind closed doors. By God's grace, my clinical practice has been sustained by word of mouth. Now however, given the alarming increase in mental-health issues and the crisis of faith all around, my conscience compels me to do much more, God willing. That is why I am launching this website.
“I want nothing save to put things right as far as I am able. My ability to do so is only by God. In God I trust. And to God I turn repentant.”
(Qur’an 11:88)
“Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.”
(St. Francis)
God at The Center
It is truly remarkable the intellectual capacity God gave us as human beings. So I offer you this analogy, which I hope makes my point crystal clear. Back in the days of Ptolemy, people erroneously believed that the sun revolved around the earth. Along came Copernicus who discovered that, alas, the earth revolves around the sun. People changed their minds to align with Reality. Nowadays, instead of God being at the center, human beings have put themselves at the center. Egocentrism has replaced Theocentrism. The Reality of a God-Centered Cosmos has been hijacked by the lie of a self-centered world. As we see all around, this falsehood has led to unprecedented human suffering & grievous discord. But it does not have to remain this way. On the contrary. Experience continues to show me that God-Centered Psychology is beautiful & reliable when it comes to healing and bringing out the best in people.
A Message of Love
We hear a lot of talk about phobia nowadays. There is a much better way to heal human suffering, which is philia, as in Theophilia, LOVE OF GOD, and the reliable guidance 'He' provides for living our best life. When we align ourselves properly, in love with God, calibrated to the sacred, inner-peace prevails & blessings flow. This is my vision for you beloved one. When we live in this state of inner attunement, not only are we joyful, but also purposeful, finding our place of service in the world, loving for our neighbor what we love for ourself.
“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto Him, and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed... O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the one who trusts in Him.”
(Psalm 34:3-5,8)
God is Present & Solutions Abound
No doubt, we are living in very dark times. How best to understand this?
The eminent French sociologist Emile Durkheim coined the term anomie
to indicate the collapse of moral values and navigational tools they provide. How do I choose to respond? I remain optimistic & hopeful, because God is present with every resource we need. God-Centered Psychology is solution-focused. We seek & find what’s good, what’s right, and what works best to facilitate human flourishing.
God-Centered Psychology:
A Beautiful Vision for A Better World
There is much to be said on this vast subject of God-Centered Psychology. As such, in addition to doing as much counseling & teaching as I can, I intend to start podcasting. God willing, there will be many podcasts in the future. If you would like to be notified, kindly provide your email address on the contact page. For now, here is one incredible gem from the treasure chest of God-Centered Psychology.
A Gem from the Treasure Chest of God-Centered Psychology
Did you know? The science of cognitive-behavioral psychology was discovered by a brilliant Muslim scholar more than 1,000 years before Western psychologists figured it out. Abu Zaid al Balkhi was a physician and encyclopedic genius who published more than fifty books on more than a dozen subjects and was among the first to articulate the reality of the mind-body connection. Fortunately, he left us a detailed roadmap of the psychological-spiritual terrain, for the purpose of human flourishing. For many reasons, these precious teachings remain unknown to most people, Muslims, friends of other faiths, & seekers. God willing, the podcast will make them available to everyone.
It is not lost on me that, after hundreds of years during which this priceless manuscript was held in safekeeping in the basement of a Turkish library, it was translated into English by one of our modern-day luminaries, by the grace of God. This is a truly remarkable story of God’s LOVE for us. Surely, we need these teachings now more than ever. God willing.
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