R Quotes
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“Reality, in its quantitative aspect, must be considered as a system of populations... The general study of the equilibria and dynamics of populations seems to have no name; but as it has probably reached its highest development in the biological study known as 'ecology,' this name may well be given to it.”
“Reality, like beauty, is in relationship and there only.”
“Reality, like God and History, tends to direct people to wherever they want to go.”
“Reality, looked at steadily, is unbearable.”
Source: A Grief Observed
“REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a vacuum.”
Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“Reality, no matter how utopian, seems to be something people need to frequently take a holiday from.”
“Reality, the oppressor's tongue.”
“Reality, truth, and Jesus Christ are incredibly open-ended”
Source: The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
“Reality, unlike perception, cannot be changed by propaganda.”
“Reality, whether approached imaginatively or empirically, remains a surface, hermetic.”
Source: The collected works of Samuel Beckett
“Reality, while generally probable, is not always interesting.”
“Reality... includes a perceiver, who has memories, thoughts, desires, emotions - [which] a normal camera tends to omit.”
“Reality: "If we can sue the gun manufacturers for human actions, does this mean we can sue the car manufacturers for being hit by a drunk driver?"
They (in favour of gun control) must believe in the existence of a substantial number of persons who are willing and able to break serious laws such asthose prohibiting murder, assault, and robbery, yet who are not willing or able to break gun control laws. Dr.”
“Reality: What a concept!”
“Realizar la limpieza de buena mañana nos permite tener cierto desahogo para que el día transcurra de forma agradable.”
Source: Manual de limpieza de un monje budista
“Realization begins where explanations end.”
Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity
“Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.”
“Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.”
“Realization hit his face like a bomb. His hand trembled on my cheek, and he looked down to the ground, no longer able to hold my gaze.”
Source: Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes
“Realization hits you several times until you can't get up.”
“Realization, in its fullest meaning, is not merely knowing something, but making it real in oneself. We come to this essential Self through a process of deconditioning, reconditioning, and unconditioning. This can also be described as minimizing what is negative, increasing what is positive, and, ultimately, opening to Spirit.”
Source: Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness & the Essential Self
“Realization includes everything, the mundane and the transcendental. In true awakening, nothing stands apart and nothing is excluded. If we find ourselves in a state where something is excluded, that state, however amazing it is, is still a dualistic state.”
“Realization is more important than understanding”
“Realization is not about you, the wave, realizing it is ocean. The ocean realizes itself in you and reveals itself to have never been just a wave. Nothing changes except the falling away of a false belief.”
“Realization is not knowledge about the universe, but the living experience of the nature of the universe. Until we have such living experience, we remain dependent on examples, and subject to their limits.”
Source: The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen
“Realization is the first step to creation.”
Source: Time to Save Medicine
“Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.”
Source: Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
“Realization is wonderful, but you have to expand it until there's not a single defilement left in the mind and the mind is completely open and spacious. Even in that condition, you still use the relative mind. You use them both.”
“Realization of God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love for Him.”
“Realization of this need means adults must awaken to the urgency of the young people's unrest-in other words there must be created an adult unrest against the inequities and injustices in the present system. If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope with revolutionary situations. Jeopardy means that either the leaders or the people do not realize they have all the tools required to make the revolution come true. The tools and the opportunity exist. Only the moral imagination is missing.”
Source: POINTS OF REBELLION
“Realization of Truth is higher than all else. Higher still is truthful living.”
Source: Select Sikh Scriptures - Vol 1
“Realization that i couldn't be a ballet dancer was a blessing in disguise because that was the first time I felt like I stepped into adulthood. I realized, Okay, this is not going to work out. It was frustrating for about a year because I didn't know what to do with the creativity and the discipline that dancing had instilled in me from a very young age. But then I moved to Paris to model, and that was my cultural awakening. Now, I think dancing has been the biggest thing in my life, much more so than modeling, and it still helps me enormously in my work.”
“Realizations in dreams are the purest
31st May, 1958.
These divine dreams are discussed in many ways in the Bible, Quran, Sri Chaitanya’s era, and Sri Ramkrishna’s sayings, as the realizations in dreams are the purest. When a man sleeps, the actions of his outer mind gradually dissolve. In meditation, a man’s subconscious mind exists and for meditation, a separate time is required. But no question arises in the case of dreams as sleeping at night is a natural course and at that time the man will see dreams. How wonderful.”
“Realize all this as illusion, realize that within the illusion is the Real.”
Source: A Concordance to Swami Vivekananda: A-H
“Realize and notice the wrong people and their wrong deeds around you; discourage them by boldly talking and writing; it will flower and colour your society.”
“Realize clarity from calamity.”
Source: From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.”
Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.”
“Realize how good you really are.”
“Realize How Little you Need in Order to be Satisfied and at Peace.”
Source: The Power of Intention
“Realize now the power that your words command if you simply choose them wisely.”
Source: Awaken The Giant Within
“Realize, rise and act – make mistakes, fall hard, then rise again and try again.”
Source: Saint of The Sapiens
“Realize that "I Can't" usually means "I won't"!”
Source: The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within
“Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.”
Source: The Art Spirit
“Realize that agendas drive data, not the other way round”
“Realize that by hurting your own characters, you are not a sadist. You are not deliberately hurting your loved ones merely to watch them suffer. You’re giving a gift. You’re helping them grow and develop. Your characters take on deeper meaning to become more alive on your pages. They’ll become real.”
“Realize that change - whilst we want it to happen fast - is usually the result of a great deal of work, and often comes as a result of a series of compromises (so long as we do not compromise our values).”
“Realize that change takes time and energy.”
“Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.”
“Realize that everything connects to everything else.”