“The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of the body. The child's primary business is learning. It is also the primary entertainment. To retain that orientation into adulthood, so that consciousness is not a burden but a joy, is the mark of the successfully developed human being.” MindHumansChildrenUseBodyJoyNaturalHuman BeingsPleasureConsciousnessMarkEntertainmentBurdenPrimariesAdulthoodInclinationOrientation Author:Nathaniel Branden
“You can't deny Eros. Eros wills trike, like lightning. Our human defenses are frail, ludicrous. Like plasterboard houses in a hurricane. Your triumph is in perfect submission. And the god of Eros will flow through you, as Lawrence says, in the 'perfect obliteration of blood consciousness.” HumansHousePerfectConsciousnessBloodFlowDenyDefenseTriumphLightningSubmissionHurricanesFrailEros Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“The way of peace is a soul journey. . . . If you can live from the level of your soul, you are doing something very special. The important thing is how much consciousness you add to the whole of human existence, for that is how eternity expresses itself, like a lamp shining through the window of eternity.” IfsWayHumansImportantSoulWholeSpiritualLevelsExistenceConsciousnessJourneySpecialWindowEternityImportant ThingsAddShiningYour SoulLampsHuman ExistenceShining Through Author:Deepak Chopra