“I know myself as mortal, but this raises the question: "What is I?" Am I an individual, or am I an evolving life stream composed of countless selves?” KnowsSelfIndividualRaisesMortalsEvolveStreams Book:Autobiography of values Source: Autobiography of values
“The idea is that of the earth not only becoming covered with myriad grains of thought, but becoming enclosed in a single thinking envelope so as to form, functionally, no more than a single vast grain of thought on the sidereal scale, the plurality of individual reflections grouping themselves together and reinforcing one another in the act of a single unanimous reflection...A new domain of psychical expansion- that is what we lack. And it is staring us in the face if we would only raise our heads to look at it.” IfsThinkingLooksIdeasEarthTogetherFacesFormIndividualBecomingReflectionHarmonyRaisesScalesStaringCoveredGrainExpansionDomainEnvelopes Author:Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“The realms of light exist everywhere forever. But it is up to an individual to raise their mind to a level of stillness at which they can perceive these most beautiful realms of light.” MindLightBeautifulIndividualLevelsForeverRaisesBuddhistPerceiveRealmsStillnessCosmology Author:Frederick Lenz
“The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.” PeopleIfsThinkingHumansChildrenBodyUsedCertainCultureIndividualSocialCommunityHurtEconomicRaisesMereMold Author:Michael Gurian
“Every gain made by individuals or societies is almost instantly taken for granted. The luminous ceiling toward which we raise our longing eyes becomes, when we have climbed to the next floor, a stretch of disregarded linoleum beneath our feet.” MadeEyeNextIndividualWealthTakenFeetGainsRaisesLongingGrantedCeilingsLuminousTaken For GrantedDisregarded Book:Adonis and the alphabet: and other essays Source: Adonis and the alphabet: and other essays
“Healthy parenting is nothing if not a process of empowerment. As we help to raise our children's self-esteem, we also increase their personal power. When we encourage them to be confident, self-reliant, self-directed, and responsible individuals, we are giving them power.” IfsGivingChildrenSelfHelpingIndividualProcessSelf EsteemHealthyEmpowermentIncreaseResponsibleOur ChildrenRaisesEsteemBe ConfidentPersonal PowerSelf Reliant Author:Louise Hart