We all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain of our natural compulsions. This requires clear decisions. Because it does not happen by itself, it is in a way "unnatural" or "supernatural"... (we) simply have to cut loose now and then, and in the process... make mistakes.


The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (ed. Crossroad Publishing Company, 2001) - ISBN: 9780824519506

Richard Rohr Quotes

We all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain ...

We all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain ...

We all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain ...

We all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain ...