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“Mystical experiences nearly always lead one to a belief that some aspect of consciousness is imperishable. In a Buddhist metaphor the consciousness of the individual is like a flame that burns through the night. It is not the same flame over time, yet neither is it another flame.”

Night Individual Belief Consciousness Aspect Metaphor Buddhist Flames Mysticism Mystical Mystical Experiences

Author:Marilyn Ferguson

“Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness. There are parables in the New Testament that speak of the importance of being awake, of not falling back to sleep.”

“Eating is our earliest metaphor, preceding our consciousness of gender difference, race, nationality, and language. We eat before we talk.”

Language Differences Race Consciousness Eating Metaphor Gender Nationality Gender Differences

Book:The Edible Woman

Source: The Edible Woman

“Face, to me, is a metaphor of sadness. And I want to share this sadness. I'm not really interested whether it's an Indian face or not - that's not as important for me. But it's still important to establish the relationships in order to bring about a consciousness of our fragility.”

Want Stills Important Faces Order Consciousness Sadness Share Metaphor Indian Fragility

Author:Luis Gonzalez

“Using painting as a metaphor for consciousness is what I'm interested in.”

Consciousness Painting Metaphor

Author:Nigel Cooke

“I was really interested in this ability for others to create virtual memories for us. In "The Cartographers" I explore this through Adam Woods, and the company he works for, which produces virtual memories that people can beam into their consciousness. While the technology is sci-fi, the story is also a metaphor for the way love relationships create memories in our minds.”

People Way Mind Stories Memories Ability Consciousness Company Technology Produce Metaphor Woods Sci Fi Adam Beam Love Relationship

Author:Alexander Weinstein

“...I sense that stepping into the light is also a powerful metaphor for consciousness, for the birth of the knowing mind, for the simple and yet momentous coming of the sense of self into the world of the mental.”

World Mind Self Light Simple Powerful Consciousness Knowing Birth Metaphor Sense Of Self

Author:Antonio Damasio

“So I should be aware of the dangers of self-consciousness, but at the same time, I’ll be plowing through the fog of all these echoes, plowing through mixed metaphors, noise, and will try to show the core, which is still there, as a core, and is valid, despite the fog. The core is the core is the core. There is always the core, that can’t be articulated. Only caricatured.”

Should Trying Stills Self Shows Consciousness Danger Metaphor Core Noise Despite Echoes Fog Self Consciousness Plowing

Book:A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story

Source: A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story