“The fact of our deriving constant pleasure from whatever is a type or semblance of divine attributes, and from nothing but that which is so, is the most glorious of all that can be demonstrated of human nature; it not only sets a great gulf of specific separation between us and the lower animals, but it seems a promise of a communion ultimately deep, close, and conscious, with the Being whose darkened manifestations we here feebly and unthinkingly delight in.” HumansFactsSeemsPleasureAnimalHuman NatureDivineTypePromiseConsciousConstantDelightSeparationManifestationGloriousAttributesCommunionSemblance Book:Modern Painters: (pt.3) Of ideas of beauty Source: Modern Painters: (pt.3) Of ideas of beauty
“Although I knew enough Freud to believe that the sex urge was an important mainspring of life, it still seemed to me that any conscious manifestation of sex was necessarily ludicrous. Defecation and copulation were two activities which made a human being totally ridiculous. At least the former could be conducted in private, but the latter by definition demanded a partner. I discovered, though, that whenever I ventured this opinion, people took it as a joke.” PeopleBelieveHumansMadeStillsTwoImportantEnoughSexHuman BeingsOpinionActivityJokesConsciousDefinitionsPartnersRidiculousFormerManifestationLatterUrges Author:Paul Bowles
“We acknowledge God only when we are conscious of His manifestation in us.” ConsciousAcknowledgeManifestation Author:Leo Tolstoy
“Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny.” WayInspirationalYearsMindSometimesStepsDestinyConsciousManifestationSubconsciousLife And LoveOur DestinySubconscious MindConscious Mind Author:Nathaniel Branden
“Unless you become alert and aware in life, unless you change the quality of your living, you will not die consciously. And only a conscious death can bring you to a conscious birth; and then a far more conscious life opens its doors.” DiesSpiritualityBeliefQualityDoorsBirthConsciousManifestation Author:Rajneesh