“Talking to a peasant one day, I suggested to him the hypothesis that there might indeed be a God who governs heaven and earth, a Consciousness or Conscience of the Universe, but that even so it would not be sufficient reason to assume that the soul of every man was immortal in the traditional and concrete sense. And he replied, "Then what good is God?” MenSoulReasonMightEarthUniverseHeavenConsciousnessTalkingOne DayConscienceAssumingEvery ManTraditionalImmortalitySufficientImmortalConcreteHypothesisPeasantsHeaven And Earth Book:The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations Source: The Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations
“The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness ; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience .” IdeasConsciousnessConscienceGoverningSpontaneityHellenism Book:Arnold: 'Culture and Anarchy' and Other Writings Source: Arnold: 'Culture and Anarchy' and Other Writings
“We're still growing into that place of higher consciousness; we are becoming a global conscience. The idea is to unravel the onion and let go of the ego and evolve to that place where you perceive everything to be a beautiful experience rather than a daunting experience.” StillsIdeasBeautifulConsciousnessGrowingBecomingHigherLetting GoEgoConscienceEvolvePerceiveHigher ConsciousnessOnionsBeautiful Experiences Author:Jon Anderson
“Cooperation will save the future. And America should lead it. Every time humanity has been in danger of extinguishing itself, our consciousness and our conscience have led us to come together. That's the big issue of the 21st century.” ShouldHas BeensBigsTogetherAmericaHumanityConsciousnessIssuesCenturyDangerConscienceCooperation21st Century Author:William J. Clinton
“When the epistemologists' concept of consciousness first became popular, it seems to have been in part a transformed application of the Protestant notion of conscience."Consciousness" was imported to play in the mental world the role played by light in the mechanical world.” WorldFirstsHas BeensPlayLightSeemsConsciousnessRolesConscienceConceptsNotionApplicationTransformedProtestants Author:Gilbert Ryle
“To dine, drink champagne, raise a racket and make speeches about the people's consciousness, the people's conscience, freedom andso forth while servants in tails are scurrying around your table, just like serfs, and out in the severe cold on the street await coachmen--this is the same as lying to the holy spirit.” PeopleSpiritLyingConsciousnessStreetsColdDrinkHolySpeechConscienceRaisesTablesSlaveryServantHoly SpiritHypocrisyTailsSevereChampagneRacketDineSerfs Author:Anton Chekhov
“To engage in civil disobedience is to feel the abundance of courage, the gratitude for a democracy that still invites us to speak from our hearts, to act from our conscience and have faith in the consequences of moral action. Abundance is a form of consciousness.” FeelsHeartStillsActionFormSpeakConsciousnessMoralDemocracyGratitudeConscienceConsequenceAbundanceHave FaithInvitesDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceMoral Action Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“I don't want to be a propagandist, no matter how good the cause. I want to tell stories. It's just that the stories have to square with my consciousness as a woman and my conscience as a human being.” WantHumansMatterStoriesCausesHuman BeingsConsciousnessConscienceSquaresPropagandist Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Unfortunately I feel like a lot of the issues that the show [OJ Simpson ] was dealing with are still very much in the forefront of the American consciousness and the world consciousness today. Police misconduct was at the heart of the defense and Johnny Cochran did a masterful job at putting that defense at the forefront of the jury's conscience as opposed to the double homicide of Ron [Goldman] and Nicole [Brown Simpson].” WorldFeelsHeartStillsShowsTodayJobsConsciousnessIssuesConsciencePoliceDefenseBrownJuryHomicideNicoleMisconductOj Simpson Author:Sterling K. Brown
“Remember, character is not of much value. What is valuable is consciousness - not conscience but consciousness. Conscience is created by the society. The more foolish you are, the more the society is able to create a conscience in you. It gives you an idea how to live your life. It manipulates you in a very subtle way. It hypnotizes you and conditions you. And the conditioning is so long that you forget completely that these are not your ideas.” WayGivingLongIdeasCharacterAbleRememberValuesForgetConsciousnessSocietyConditionsConscienceValuableFoolishSubtleLive Your LifeManipulateConditioning Author:Rajneesh
“For dignity of character, consciousness is needed, not conscience and that's the function of meditation. Meditation does not give you any character directly. It does not say what to do and what not to do. It never gives you any commandments. It simply gives you a technique for becoming more aware, for being more alert, watchful, witnessing.” GivingDoeCharacterConsciousnessMeditationBecomingNeededConscienceDignityFunctionTechniqueCommandmentsBecoming More Author:Rajneesh
“Meditation is the art of awareness. And once you are aware, out of your awareness your actions will arise - not out of conscience. Conscience is cultivated by others, by the vested interests, by the establishment. Consciousness is yours. It is individual, it is not collective. Conscience is part of the mob psychology. Consciousness gives you dignity because it gives you individuality. It gives you rebellion, it makes you capable of saying yes or no of your own accord. There is no foreign agency manipulating you in the name of religion, morality, etcetera.” GivingArtActionNamesIndividualInterestConsciousnessPsychologyMeditationAwarenessMoralityCapableConscienceDignityIndividualityAriseAgencyCollectivesRebellionEstablishmentAccordSaying YesVested InterestsYes Or NoEtcetera Author:Rajneesh