July 6, 2025
Dear Justin,
I am delighted that our correspondence continues. I am very pleased that you have a cheerful spirit and wise thoughts, seemingly free from biases.
First, I congratulate you on your marriage, as Ehsan shared this news with me, and I wish you endless love from God.
The lecture I sent you pertains to the first step or "valley" in Congress 60. While AA and NA have 12 steps, Congress 60 has 14 valleys. I sent you the interpretation of the first valley, and now I am sending you the second valley. Just as NA has 12 traditions, Congress 60 has 14 laws, which I will also send you.
As Congress 60 and I believe, the reconstruction of an addict must occur in three parts: body, psyche, and worldview. Having discussed the psyche previously, I now turn to it again.
What is the psyche?
From my perspective and that of Congress 60, the psyche refers to a person’s temperament, both outwardly and inwardly. It encompasses the collection of human behaviors in their external actions (visible) and internal movements (hidden). In other words, it is the sum of a person’s actions and reactions, both apparent and concealed.
When we observe people, one may be kind, another angry, one depressed, another anxious, one bipolar, another schizophrenic, one self-harming, another addicted with cravings, and another healthy—along with countless other traits. All these manifest in a person’s temperament, both outwardly and inwardly. In truth, the psyche can be considered a subset of human attributes.
For example:
- A blackboard: "black" is the attribute, and "board" is the subject.
- In a bipolar person: "bipolar" is the attribute, and "human" is the subject.
- In a schizophrenic person: "schizophrenia" is the attribute, and "human" is the subject.
- In a depressed person: "depression" is the attribute, and "human" is the subject.
- In an addicted person: "addiction" is the attribute, and "human" is the subject.
Thus, the psyche is the temperament of a person in their visible and hidden aspects.
Now, the question arises: If we want to change the psyche or temperament of someone who is addicted, bipolar, schizophrenic, or alcoholic—transforming the attribute of "addict" into that of a "healthy person"—what must we do?
I believe two actions are necessary. The question is, what are those two actions?
With respect,
Hossein