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“Words are the supreme objects. They are minded things.”

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This book features a series of conversations with William H. Gass, delving into his thoughts on literature, writing, and life. Gass, known for his philosophical and experimental prose, offers insights into his creative process and the influences that shaped his work. more

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William H. Gass

William H. Gass, born on July 30, 1924, is an accomplished American novelist. His works are renowned for their unique style and profound philosophical insights, making him a significant figure in 20th-century American literature. more

“Scientists may study mainly matter but they cannot ignore the human mind, or consciousness: spiritual practitioners may be engaging mainly in developing the mind but they cannot completely ignore their physical needs. It is for this reason that I have always stressed the importance of combining both mental and the material approach to achieving happiness for humankind.”

Source: MindScience: An East-West Dialogue

“The human mind moves always forward, alters its viewpoint and enlarges its thought substance, and the effect of these changes is to render past systems of thinking obsolete or, when they are preserved, to extend, to modify and subtly or visibly to alter their value.”

Thinking Mind Humans Past Moving Values Effects Substance Human Mind Obsolete Viewpoints

Book:Essays on the Gita

Source: Essays on the Gita

“I know that if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself that everything on it was really interesting. I would say, 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' is so sociologically fascinating that I think I'd better watch.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Interesting Watches Television Convince Fascinating Flats Really Interesting

Author:Brian Eno

“You can indeed be aware of your body, but you can also be aware of your mind - you can right now notice all the thoughts and ideas and images floating in front of the mind's inward eye. You can, in other words, experience your mind, be aware of your mind. And it's very important to experience your mind directly, cleanly, intensely, because only by bringing awareness to the mind can you begin to transcend the mind and be free of its limitations.”

Mind Important Ideas Body Eye Awareness Fronts Right Now Your Body Limitation Inward Floating Thoughts And Ideas

Book:The Essential Ken Wilber

Source: The Essential Ken Wilber

“What view is one likely to take of the state of a person's mind when his speech is wild and incoherent and knows no constraint?”

Knows Mind Persons States Views Speech Constraints

Author:Seneca the Younger

“Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to a humble and grateful mind.”

Mind One Thing Creation Grateful Humble Sufficient Providence

Book:The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments

Source: The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments

“O Reader! had you in your mind Such stores as silent thought can bring, O gentle Reader! you would find A tale in everything.”

Mind Reader Silent Stores Tales Gentle

Book:Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Including Their Thoughts On Poetry Principles and Secrets): Collections of Poetry which marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature, including poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Dungeon, The Nightingale, Dejection: An Ode

Source: Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Including Their Thoughts On Poetry Principles and Secrets): Collections of Poetry which marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature, including poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Dungeon, The Nightingale, Dejection: An Ode

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