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“I grew up around a lot of various religions, so it's a part of my consciousness in a way. Everything from heavy Catholicism to followers of Indian spiritual masters to Unitarian universalists - all in one family. Though the family aspect was stronger than any particular dogma.”

Way Spiritual Consciousness Particular Masters Grew Grew Up Aspect Stronger Various Heavy Indian Catholicism Followers Dogma Spiritual Masters Unitarian

Author:St. Vincent

“The consciousness of a general idea has a certain "unity of the ego" in it, which is identical when it passes from one mind to another. It is, therefore, quite analogous to a person, and indeed, a person is only a particular kind of general idea.”

Mind Kind Persons Ideas Certain Consciousness Particular Ego Unity Identical

Book:Peirce on Signs: Writings on Semiotic

Source: Peirce on Signs: Writings on Semiotic

“It is as if the formation of patterns within the unconscious mind is accompanied by physical patterns in the outer world. In particular, as psychic patterns are on the point of reaching consciousness, the synchronicities reach their peak; moreover, they generally disappear as the individual becomes consciously aware of a new alignment of forces within his or her own personality...It is as if the internal restructuring produces external resonance, or as if a burst of 'mental energy' is propagated outward onto the world.”

“serene illumination, or just sitting, is not a technique, or a means to some resulting higher state of consciousness, or any particular state of being. Just sitting, one simply meets the immediate present. Desiring some flashy experience, or anything more or other than 'this' is mere worldly vanity and craving.”

Mean States Consciousness Particular Higher Sitting Experience Mere Technique Vanity Worldly Craving Illumination Serene States Of Consciousness Flashy

Book:The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza (Large Print 16pt)

Source: The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza (Large Print 16pt)

“The mastery of any subject requires that one identify himself with the particular state of consciousness appropriate to that subject.”

States Consciousness Subjects Particular Appropriate Mastery States Of Consciousness

Author:Goswami Kriyananda

“The feeling of an unbridgeable gulf between consciousness and brain-process:When does this feeling occur in the present case?It is when I (for example) turn my attention in a particular way on to my own consciousness, and, astonished, say to myself: THIS is supposed to be produced by a process in the brain!--as it were clutching my forehead.”

Way Doe Self Feelings Turns Process My Own Attention Brain Consciousness Cases Example Particular Supposed To Be Self Conscious Foreheads Self Consciousness

Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein

“I think that there is an infinite creative force that generates all consciousness and all matter and we are all connected and if you align yourself with this infinite creative force then you can be positive and you can be beautiful, I don't think its a person or god, I don't believe in any particular doctrine or dogma, only that humanity is connected.”

Ifs Thinking Believe Persons Matter Beautiful Humanity Force Consciousness Creative Particular Infinite Don't Believe Connected Doctrine Dogma Being Positive

Author:Russell Brand

“Once I learned how to talk, personally, by myself to any number of people, which means do radio without talking to anyone in particular on the air - I just found that my brain became very free to engage in a sort of stream-of-consciousness style of doing what I do.”

People Mean Found Numbers Brain Consciousness Talking Air Style Particular Radio Streams Stream Of Consciousness

Author:Marc Maron

“The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness and unconsciousness , of fear and pleasure; it's a little like making love, the physical act of love.”

“The excitement of theatre is palpable but the frustrations, and the complete absence of a definitive evening - the play as text means practically nothing in a way - , there's no particular performance that is definitive in the way a novel is a solid object you hold in your hands and here it is. You can't say that about a play. If the novel gives us a sense of throbbing consciousness, theater is pure soul, beautiful and elusive.”

Ifs Way Giving Mean Soul Play Hands Beautiful Consciousness Novel Objects Particular Pure Performances Theater Theatre Absence Evening Excitement Frustration Elusive Pure Soul

Author:Don DeLillo

“Zen is consciousness unstructured by particular form or particular system, a trans-cultural, trans-religious, transformed consciousness.”

Form Religious Consciousness Particular Transformed Trans

Book:Thoughts On The East

Source: Thoughts On The East

“Everyone has his own truths and every such truth corresponds to a particular intelligence or consciousness level. If some religious absurdities are your truths, then you must increase your level to approach to the real truth! At the position of low level intelligence and consciousness, it is impossible to see the real truth!”

Ifs Real Religious Levels Consciousness Impossible Position Particular Approach Lows Increase Absurdity Low Level Real Truth

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“I think Willa Cather did a short story called "Paul's Case," and in it, when he finally commits suicide, it says, "He surrendered to the black design of things." And that's what I anticipate death will be: a totally unconscious void in which you float through eternity with no particular consciousness of anything. I think once around is enough. I don't want to start it all over again.”

Thinking Want Enough Stories Black Consciousness Cases Design Particular Eternity Suicide Commit Unconscious Short Story Void Floats Anticipate

Author:Rod Serling

“Despite one or two minority appeals our society is not outraged at man's unremitting use of the animal world. Ecologists and environmentalists may talk of "ecological consciousness" or "environmental responsibility" but seldom, if ever, is this responsibility articulated towards other non-human species in particular.”

Source: Animal rights: a Christian assessment of man's treatment of animals

“Growing up in Asia in a particular time period - the '50s and '60s - I attended a Catholic missionary school where I was taught by nuns and where consciousness of the body was repressed. Yet at the same time, the female body was a highly visible and sensitive site.”

Body School Consciousness Growing Up Growing Taught Particular Periods Female Catholic Sensitive Visible Missionary Site Asia Nun Repressed Female Body Time Periods

Author:Shirley Geok-lin Lim