“The classicist, and the naturalist who has much in common with him, refuse to see in the highest works of art anything but the exercise of judgement, sensibility, and skill. The romanticist cannot be satisfied with such a normal standard; for him art is essentially irrational - an experience beyond normality, sometimes destructive of normality, and at the very least evocative of that state of wonder which is the state of mind induced by the immediately inexplicable.” MindArtSometimesStatesCommonWonderExerciseSkillsNormalHighestStandardsArt IsRefuseSatisfiedJudgementDestructiveWorks Of ArtState Of MindSensibilityIrrationalInexplicableNormalityNaturalistClassicistsState Of Wonder Author:Herbert Read
“Buddhists don't feel that enlightenment is particularly unusual. We feel that it's the natural state. Enlightenment simply means perceiving life directly as it is in all of its infinite, ever changing wonder, in all of its varied, myriad states of mind or as pari-nirvana, or whatever.” FeelsMindMeanStatesNaturalWonderEnlightenmentInfiniteBuddhistState Of MindUnusual Author:Frederick Lenz
“The wonder of immaculate, perfect, pure mind is that when it is in its perfect, extant state without confusion, it can be anything it wants to be.” WantMindStatesPerfectWonderPureEnlightenmentConfusionImmaculate Author:Frederick Lenz
“If one steps out on a starry night and observes one's inner state, one asks if one could hate or be overwhelmed by envy or resentment. ... Is it not true that no man or woman has ever committed a crime while in a state of wonder?” IfsMenStatesNightHateAsksWonderStepsCrimeCommittedEnvyResentmentOverwhelmedStarry NightState Of Wonder Author:Jacob Needleman
“New York, home of the vivisectors of the mind, and of the mentally vivisected still to be reassembled, of those who live intact, habitually wondering about their states of sanity, and home of those whose minds have been dead, bearing the scars of resurrection.” MindHas BeensStillsStatesHomeWonderNew YorkSanityScarResurrection Author:Muriel Spark
“I wonder if my shrink (sorry, psychiatrist) was a woman not a man I'd be in a better or worse state?” IfsMenStatesWonderSorryShrinksPsychiatrist Author:Fay Weldon
“Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. To make victory certain, we would have to march into Washington and dictate the terms of peace in the White House. I wonder if our politicians, among whom armchair arguments about war are being glibly bandied about in the name of state politics, have confidence as to the final outcome and are prepared to make the necessary sacrifices.” IfsShouldWarStatesEnoughCertainHouseNamesTermWhiteUnitedWonderBreakUnited StatesSacrificeVictoryPoliticianArgumentPreparedFinalsOutcomesJapanMarchWhite HouseHawaiiSan FranciscoHostilityHave ConfidenceBreak OutPhilippinesArmchairsGuam Author:Isoroku Yamamoto
“In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight--a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in other words, is the way things ought to be.” WayNeedsMeanStatesNaturalWonderRichDoorsInspireOughtCreaturesUniversalAffairDelightCreatorSatisfiedSaviorJoyfulWholenessEmployedFlourishingNatural GiftsShalom Author:Cornelius Plantinga
“Nobody likes to let go of the ego- it is so precious to everyone. However, once you have attained a state of egolessness, the world won't disappear, as you may think it will. The world will continue, but a change takes place within you. Something is uncovered. You start seeing everything with the wonder and innocence of a child.” ThinkingWorldMayChildrenStatesWonderSeeingLetting GoEgoInsightDisappearLikesInnocenceWithin You Book:Awaken Children Vol. 8 Source: Awaken Children Vol. 8