“We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him from actuality.” LongRealPurposeResultsPatientReal LifeBeing RealNeuroticNeurosisActuality Book:General Psychological Theory: Papers on Metapsychology Source: General Psychological Theory: Papers on Metapsychology
“Your closest relationships are often the ones that have the most effect on you, but they are frequently the ones most difficult to change. These relationships are complex and have long histories. Lifetime habits of avoiding being really present with each other may exist in many of them. Family members, for instance, might want to support you, but will not necessarily know how to genuinely listen or be present with you in a way that is enlivening. . . . Even with the best intentions, it can be very difficult to get beyond the past and into the Now.” KnowsWayWantMayLongMightPastDifficultSupportKnow HowRelationshipEffectsHabitMembersIntentionLifetimeComplexesInstanceBeing RealClosestAvoidingFamily MembersSupport YouBest Intentions Author:Richard Moss
“Like an image in a dream the world is troubled by love, hatred, and other poisons. So long as the dream lasts, the image appears to be real; but on awaking it vanishes.” WorldLongRealDreamLastsHatredPoisonBeing RealHatred For Love Author:Samuel Johnson
“So long as we think dugout canoes are the only possibility-all that is real or can be real-we will never see the ship, we will never feel the free wind blow.” ThinkingFeelsLongRealPossibilityIgnoranceWindBlowShipsBeing Real Book:Going out of our minds: the metaphysics of liberation Source: Going out of our minds: the metaphysics of liberation