“People are mostly sane enough, of course, in the affairs of common life: the getting of food, shelter, and so on. But the moment they attempt any depth or generality of thought, they go mad almost infallibly. The vast majority, of course, adopt the local religious madness, as naturally as they adopt the local dress. But the more powerful minds will, equally infallibly, fall into the worship of some intelligent and dangerous lunatic, such as Plato, or Augustine, or Comte, or Hegel, or Marx.” PeopleMindEnoughMomentsFallCoursesReligiousPowerfulCommonDangerousWorshipMadnessIntelligentDressesMadMajorityDepthAffairLocalsSaneShelterPlatoLunaticGeneralitiesHegelAugustineCommon LifePowerful Mind Author:David Stove
“When you're creating you have to descend to depths. You've just got to go there - to the boredom, the banality, the loneliness and all that. Those moments of really feeling in the flow are fleeting.” MomentsFeelingsLonelinessCreatingFlowDepthBoredomFleetingBanality Author:Errollyn Wallen
“I fervently wish no misery ever came near anyone; yet it is that alone that gives us an insight into the depths of our lives, does it not? In our moments of anguish, gates barred forever seem to open and let in many a flood of light.” GivingDoeMomentsLightSeemsWishForeverOur LivesMiseryDepthInsightGatesFloodAnguish Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“I maybe had a first love and had my heart broken, but reflecting on it, I don't think that was love. I think as I'm getting older and having more in-depth relationships, maybe I'll experience it. At the moment, I don't know, exactly, if I've been in love.” IfsThinkingKnowsFirstsHeartMomentsBrokenMy HeartDepthFirst LoveGetting OlderReflectingBeen In Love Author:Selena Gomez
“Only in the sacredness of inward silence does the soul truly meet the secret, hiding God. The strength of resolve, which afterward shapes life, and mixes itself with action, is the fruit of those sacred, solitary moments. There is a divine depth in silence. We meet God alone.” DoeSoulMomentsActionSecretSilenceDivineShapesSacredFruitDepthResolveHidingSolitaryInwardSacredness Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Second Series Source: Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Second Series
“Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on high even during storms, we can at each moment create value and develop our state of life, enjoying our existence to the fullest in times of both suffering and joy.” LifeStatesMomentsJoySufferingValuesEnjoyExistenceSunOceanRemainsShiningDepthCalmWaveStormSurfaceRageOver ItEnjoy Life Author:Daisaku Ikeda