“As we slam you with more and more devastating blows of the nagual, at the same time, we strengthen and clear the tonal so that it can easily withstand them - so there is no loss in continuity of consciousness.” LossConsciousnessClearBuddhismBlowContinuitySlam Author:Frederick Lenz
“Fortunately for the human race, pain, however piercing, is not a lasting emotion. The recollection of happiness lingers, but the consciousness never retains for long the first thrust of tragic loss. The details of daily life crowd in upon the mind.” MindFirstsHumansLongPainLossRaceEmotionConsciousnessDetailsCrowdsHuman RaceTragicDaily LifeLastingThrustRecollectionPiercingsTragic Loss Author:Wallis Simpson
“There is a word in Old English which belongs wholly to that civilization - "dustsceawung," meaning contemplation of dust. It is a true image of the Anglo-Saxon mind, or at least an echo of that consciousness which considered transcience and loss to be part of the human estate; it was a world in which life was uncertain and the principal diety was fate or destiny or "wyrd."” WorldMindHumansLossConsciousnessDestinyFateCivilizationDustContemplationPrincipalEchoesUncertainEstatesAnglo SaxonOld English Author:Peter Ackroyd
“I think it's interesting, from a creative point of view, to have witnessed the loss of consciousness on a national level and on a cultural level - Bush had 91 percent support in the polls after 9/11. We wanted to kick some ass!” ThinkingWantedLossInterestingLevelsViewsConsciousnessSupportCreativePercentPoint Of ViewAssKicksPolls Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“The beauty in the losing is a loss finally of self-consciousness. There's a gorgeous moment that can happen in all kinds of places. It can happen with people, it can happen with nature, and it can happen with my eyes shut anywhere I am.” PeopleKindSelfMomentsHappensEyeLossConsciousnessLosingAll KindsGorgeousSelf Consciousness Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“There has been a change in consciousness that makes this one of the most interesting periods of American history, maybe the most interesting. There's a loss of belief in the corporate system; there's a recognition that something is fundamentally wrong, So there's an opening to a whole different vision of where to go forward. I think that's where we are in the question, so let's not blow it; let's see what we can develop over time.” ThinkingHas BeensDifferentWholeBeliefLossInterestingConsciousnessVisionPeriodsBlowOpeningRecognitionCorporateAmerican HistoryMost Interesting Author:Gar Alperovitz