“An honest self-portrait is extremely rare because a man who has reached the degree of self-consciousness presupposed by the desire to paint his own portrait has almost always also developed an ego-consciousness which paints himself painting himself, and introduces artificial highlights and dramatic shadows.” MenSelfDesireConsciousnessHonestPaintingEgoDegreesShadowPaintDramaticArtificialIntroducingPortraitsHighlightsSelf ConsciousnessSelf Portrait Author:W. H. Auden
“The thought of both East and West (philosophies) can indeed be integrated into a higher truth. They show us that the West is correct in maintaining that life is about progress about evolving toward something higher. Yet the East is also correct in emphasizing that we must let go of control with the ego. We can't progress by using logic alone. We have to attain a fuller consciousness, an inner connection with God, because only then can our evolution toward something better be guided by a higher part of ourselves.” PhilosophyShowsLife IsConsciousnessProgressEvolutionHigherLetting GoEgoConnectionsLogicWestEastEvolveMaintainingSomething BetterIntegratedSelf ConsciousnessEast And WestCelestine Prophecy Author:James Redfield
“Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing.” MeanSelfTodayConsciousnessKnowingEgoReflectionRealizationEmbarrassmentSelf ConsciousnessImpotenceFetish Book:Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life Source: Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life
“Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves.” SelfNamesConsciousnessObjectsEgoCuresSensibilityEgotismSelf ConsciousnessMorbid Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
“When you are self-conscious you are in trouble. When you are self-conscious you are really showing symptoms that you don't know who you are. Your very self-consciousness indicates that you have not come home yet.” KnowsSelfHomeConsciousnessMeditationTroubleEgoConsciousWho You AreComing HomeSymptomsSelf ConsciousSelf Consciousness Author:Rajneesh