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Quote by Ken Wilber

“You can't have good without evil, pleasure without pain, and so on.”

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Ken Wilber is an American writer and philosopher, born on January 31, 1949. He is the founder of Integral Theory, which aims to integrate human knowledge, philosophy, psychology, and religion. Wilber's work covers a wide range of fields, including personal growth, spiritual development, and cultural studies. more

“Spirit forgets that it's Spirit and condenses to a smaller version of itself, which is soul. Soul forgets that it's soul and condenses to mind. Mind forgets that it's mind and condenses to body. Body forgets that it's body and condenses to the lowest dimension that you can have, which is matter.”

Mind Soul Matter Body Spirit Forget Versions Dimensions Lowest

Author:Ken Wilber

“Matter begins evolving back to Spirit and, when it's reached, the whole process begins over again for the billionth time.”

Matter Whole Spirit Process Evolve

Author:Ken Wilber

“If humanity doesn't destroy the planet first, which is always a possibility because as Spirit threw itself out there, that included free will. So, if we don't blow ourselves up first, soul will become as common of a mature development in adults as mind currently is and, eventually, Spirit will become the common experience for humanity.”

Ifs Mind Firsts Soul Spirit Humanity Common Possibility Planets Development Adults Blow Free Will Mature Common Experience

Author:Ken Wilber

“Let's not forget that what is looking out of your eyes and hearing with your ears right now is already Spirit. And that Spirit, that I AMness, is always present in all sentient beings.”

Eye Spirit Forget Right Now Ears Hearing Sentient Beings

Author:Ken Wilber