Class 057 – The Physical is Mental – Track 1: The principle of existential validation—Transcending religious and cultural differences—Recognizing valid values—The nature of religions—Transformation vs. information— Transforming discipline vs. religious ritual—Judgment vs. observation—Hermeneutic clarification—Importance of not being judgmental –Should thinking—Therapeutic ambition—Jesus as healer—Self-confirmatory ideation—Existential dread—Freedom from existential anxiety–Understanding meanings of symptoms—Discerning a mode of being-in-the-world—Example of man with hernia—Pathogenic vs. health-promoting—Harmful vs. helpful praise—Being a beneficial parent or therapist—The right context.