“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
“The light of the supra-conscious, of salvakalpa and nirvikalpa samadhi, is not connected to this world at all. It passes through this world but it is not part of this world, in a way of speaking.” WorldWayLightThis WorldConsciousConnectedSamadhi Author:Frederick Lenz
“The happiest people I have known in this world have been the Saints-and, after these, the men and women who get immediate and conscious enjoyment from little things.” PeopleMenWorldLittlesHas BeensKnownThis WorldHe ManConsciousMen And WomenSaintEnjoymentLittle Things Book:Roman Fountain Source: Roman Fountain
“My real desire is to see people live in the modus of our time, to participate in the contemporary world, to release themselves from nostalgia, antiquated traditions, old rituals, meaningless kitsch and meaningless paradigms.” PeopleWorldRealMomentsDesireAliveThis WorldConsciousTraditionNostalgiaContemporaryReleaseOur TimeRitualMeaninglessKitsch Author:Karim Rashid
“Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody else in the world too. You just can't be drunken with constitution and hear, okay we're gonna do this and then you hear well, we're gonna go kill this guy 'cause he's a terrorist and you keep gettin' it.” WorldWellsGuyCausesThis WorldConsciousAreasOkayConstitutionTerroristThis Guy Author:Chuck D
“Be conscious of one another and everything that we are connected to in this world of ours (not just your relatives and friends).” WorldThis WorldConsciousConnectedRelatives And Friends Author:Noelle Scaggs
“As I've become older and more self-conscious, I'm more aware of films and the film industry. I'm sure you've seen that, but the publicity, the public side of this world is pretty scary to me.” WorldSelfFilmSidesThis WorldIndustryConsciousScaryPublicitySelf ConsciousFilm Industry Author:Ellar Coltrane
“There is only one reality - the reality knowable to reason. And if man does not choose to perceive it, there is nothing else for him to perceive; if it is not of this world that he is conscious, then he is not conscious at all” IfsMenWorldDoeReasonRealityThis WorldConsciousPerceive Book:The virtue of selfishness: a new concept of egoism Source: The virtue of selfishness: a new concept of egoism
“As history confirms, people will change their minds about almost anything, from which god they worship to how they style their hair. But when it comes to existential judgments, human beings in general have an unfalteringly good opinion of themselves and their condition in this world and are steadfastly confident they are not a collection of self-conscious nothings.” PeopleWorldMindHumansSelfHuman BeingsOpinionConditionsStyleThis WorldHairJudgmentWorshipConsciousCollectionsExistentialSelf Conscious Author:Thomas Ligotti