“I can see now how deeply God's absence affected my unconscious life, how under me always there was this long fall that pride and fear and self-love at once protected me from and subjected me to.... For if grace woke me to God's presence in the world and in my heart, it also woke me to his absence. I never truly felt the pain of unbelief until I began to believe.” IfsWorldBelieveHeartLongI CanSelfPainFallFeltGracePrideSelf LoveMy HeartAbsenceUnconsciousAffectedProtectedUnbeliefGod's Presence Author:Christian Wiman
“The danger is that we may fail to perceive life's greatest meaning, fall short of its highest good, miss its deepest and most abiding happiness, be unable to render the most needed service, be unconscious of life ablaze with the light of the Presence of God - and be content to have it so - that is the danger. That some day we may wake up and find that always we have been busy with the husks and trappings of life - and have really missed life itself.” MayHas BeensLightFallFailingMissingDangerNeededHighestWake UpBusyPerceiveUnconsciousAbidingPresence Of God Author:Phillips Brooks
“Twenty-five years now and I still love to watch my wife sleep. I'm fascinated by the way the unconscious self (the deeper self) rises when consciousness falls away and often expresses itself in the face of a sleeper.” WayYearsStillsSelfFacesFallSleepConsciousnessWatchesFiveWifeTwentiesDeeperMy WifeFive YearsUnconsciousFascinatedTwenty FiveSleepers Author:David Bottoms
“After sex, men fear too much intimacy; they want to separate again. Women want to talk, to continue the merging, melting fusion into one. Postcoital conversations keep the woman's power alive. Through unconscious severance, by falling asleep, the man regains his self.” MenWantSelfFallSexToo MuchAliveHe ManConversationIntimacyUnconsciousMeltingWomen WantX MenFusionMergingFalling Asleep Author:Nancy Friday
“Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain.” WayGivingMindPersonsPainFallHurtSleepNewsMarkDistancePassingPassingsUnconsciousWoundedName Of The Wind Book:The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chonicle: Source: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chonicle:
“But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to quickly go unconscious again, to fall back into an automatic-pilot mode of unawareness. These lapses in awareness are frequently caused by an eddy of dissatisfaction with what we are seeing or feeling in that moment, out of which springs a desire for something to be different, for things to change.” MindDifferentMomentsFeelingsDesireFallFocusSeeingAwarenessSpringInstanceUnconsciousThat MomentUnusualPilotsDissatisfactionFall BackLapsesUnawareness Book:Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life