“Just as words have two functions - information and creation - so each human mind has two personalities, one on the surface, one deeper down. The upper personality... is conscious and alert... The lower personality is a... perfect fool, but without it there is no literature.” MindHumansTwoLiteraturePerfectCreativityInformationCreationFoolPersonalityConsciousFunctionDeeperSurfaceHuman MindTwo Personalities Author:E. M. Forster
“Enlightened teachers are not logical. They don't function from levels that are understandable to the human mind. They're not religious. Religions form around them, usually after they've died.” MindHumansFormReligiousLevelsTeacherFunctionDiedEnlightenedLogicalHuman Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“Faith as ultimate concern is an act of the total personality. It happens in the center of the personal life and includes all its elements. Faith is the most centered act of the human mind. It is not a movement of a special section or a special function of man's total being. They all are united in the act of faith.” MindHumansHappensFaithUnitedSpecialMovementPersonalityElementsConcernUltimateFunctionHuman MindPersonal LifeSections Author:Paul Tillich
“As human, we all have the same human potential, unless there is some sort of retarded brain function. The wonderful human brain is the source of our strength and the source of our future, provided we utilize it in the right direction. If we use the brilliant human mind in the wrong way, it is really a disaster.” IfsWayMindHumansUseBrainWonderfulSourceFunctionBrilliantDisasterHuman MindOur FutureWrong WayRight DirectionHuman BrainHuman PotentialRetardedBrain Function Book:The Power of Compassion: A Collection of Lectures Source: The Power of Compassion: A Collection of Lectures
“This kind of overall way of thinking is not only a fertile source of new theoretical ideas: it is needed for the human mind to function in a generally harmonious way, which could in turn help to make possible an orderly and stable society.” ThinkingWayMindHumansKindIdeasHelpingTurnsSourceNeededFunctionHuman MindStableTheoreticalWay Of ThinkingHarmoniousFertileOrderly Book:Wholeness and the Implicate Order Source: Wholeness and the Implicate Order
“This is the most important thing I will ever say to you. The human mind is the ultimate testing device. You can take all the notes you want on the technical data, anything you forget you can look up again, but this must be engraved on your hearts in letters of fire. There is nothing, nothing, nothing, more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool metal. That’s all.” MenWantMindHumansLooksHeartMayImportantLawLyingForgetFireFoolIntegrityMen And WomenLettersUltimateFunctionAbsolutesImportant ThingsTrainNotesPhysicsDataLook UpDevicesHuman MindMetalsTestingForget YouLaws Of PhysicsInspectorsEngravedPersonal Integrity Author:Lois McMaster Bujold
“There is supercomputer somewhere in the Nevada desert whose sole function is to count the number of times that I have said the following, because it is unquantifiable by human minds at this point, but this time it’s really true: I should have stayed home.” ShouldMindHumansSaidHomeNumbersRegretShould HaveFunctionFollowingDesertHuman MindSoleReally TrueNevadaSupercomputers Author:David Rakoff