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The Program discussion Group :Does my culture determine who I am?


The Program discussion Group :Does my culture determine who I am?

Our experience certainly convinced us that culture and its corresponding mindsets can be quite limiting, at times even prohibiting movement into more integrative patterns of thought and action. Cultural conditioning can foster a kind of addiction; it becomes the equivalent of a drug that one must have to preserve a sense of personal identity and stability. It seems that many people are not able to define who they are without reference to culture.
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