“A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.” PeopleMenLeadershipEffortConsciousOpposites Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Developing a genius mindset essentially comes down to two things: operating at speed and using the subconscious mind more than the conscious. This intuitive or relaxed approach to study is the polar opposite of traditional and mainstream forms of education.” MindTwoFormStudyGeniusApproachConsciousOppositesMindsetSpeedTraditionalDevelopingTwo ThingsMainstreamSubconsciousRelaxedIntuitiveSubconscious MindPolar Opposites Author:James Morcan
“Water and petrol both come from the earth, and though they seem to be alike and even the same, they are in nature and purpose exact opposites, for the one extinguishes fire and the other adds fuel to it. So also the world and its treasures, the heart and its thirst for God are alike His creation. Now the result of the attempt to satisfy the heart with the wealth and pride and honours of this world is the same as if one tried to put out a fire with petrol, for the heart can only find ease and satisfaction in Him who created both it and the longing desire of which it is conscious.” IfsWorldHeartSeemsEarthDesirePurposeWaterWealthResultsFireCreationThis WorldPrideConsciousOppositesLongingAddSatisfactionTreasureEaseFuelHonourConsumerismThirstOverconsumptionPetrolThirst For God Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh
“If a union is to take place between opposites like spirit and matter, conscious and unconscious, bright and dark, and so on, it will happen in a third thing, which represents not a compromise but something new.” IfsMatterHappensSpiritDarkConsciousOppositesThirdsUnionsCompromiseUnconsciousSomething NewConscious And Unconscious Book:Mysterium coniunctionis Source: Mysterium coniunctionis
“The opposite of thinking clearly is being muddled. To be conscious of being muddled is a horrible experience. To avoid it we may even be tempted to shut our minds and swallow a belief, ready-made, from some expert authority.” ThinkingMindMayMadeBeliefReadyAuthorityConsciousOppositesHorribleExpertsTemptedHorrible ExperienceThinking Clearly Author:Susan Stebbing
“Meditation does not imply only the development of single-pointed concentration, sitting in some corner doing nothing. Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and how you are doing it.” LifeShouldMindDoeStatesMomentsWisdomMeditationDevelopmentConsciousSittingOppositesCornersConcentrationDaily LifeState Of MindDoing Nothing Author:Thubten Yeshe
“I use [Heraclitus' discovery of] enantiodromia for the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. This characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, onesided tendency dominates conscious life; in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up, which first inhibits the conscious performance and subsequently breaks through the conscious control.” FirstsUseCoursesPowerfulBreakConsciousDiscoveryBuiltOppositesPerformancesExtremesTendenciesCharacteristicsUnconsciousPhenomenonBreak ThroughEmergence Book:Psychological Types Source: Psychological Types
“When an individual does not become conscious of their inner contradictions, the world acts out the conflict and is torn in opposite halves.” WorldDoeIndividualHalfConflictConsciousOppositesContradictionTorn Author:Carl Jung
“I'd done two years on a soap opera where I was shooting things every day and they gave me a hard time about that, which I think is the wrong way to teach a young actor. They just made me really, really self-conscious about everything I did, which is the opposite of what you need to be when you're filming.” ThinkingWayNeedsYearsMadeTwoSelfHardDoneYoungActorsTeachConsciousOppositesShootingHard TimesTwo YearsOperaSoapSelf ConsciousWrong WaySoap OperasYoung Actors Author:Iwan Rheon