“Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.” — Lao Tzu The above quote is not meant to be a quixotic turn of phrase. The distilled truth of the statement is profusely evident, during every waking hour of our present lives. Ruminating on that concept as it relates to consciousness, brings us to [...]
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.” — Albert Camus In listening to individuals involved with a myriad of groups on various topics, it is always fascinating to me how people are impressed with what they believe is an intellectual, on whatever level they perceive it to be true. At the same time I [...]
“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.” — Mark Twain Taking the above quote one step further, do you even recognize consciously that you may be lying . . . to your friends, family, loved ones and most importantly yourself? Whether we wish to admit it or not, we [...]
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” — Eckhart Tolle Given the above quote is extremely unique to the individual, the question then becomes at what point in our lives do we have any clue of what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and in what direction [...]
“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is; what are we busy about?” — Henry David Thoreau We may all have a good laugh at the above quote, unfortunately when we take a good look around us . . . this is exactly what is happening with very few [...]
“If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.” — Edmund Burke Let’s take the above quote one step further, if you can be without consciousness you may not even comprehend that you are a non-functioning being without knowing who you are. Look around you, thousands upon thousands of individuals believe [...]
“Happiness is the state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.” — Ayn Rand To align basically means to produce a proper relationship or orientation. Taking this further, it also means to adhere to a prescribed course of action. Coupling this with consciousness which is the awareness of one’s existence, sensations, thoughts [...]
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard, is not what I meant.” — Robert McCloskey We have all experienced the conundrum of individuals whose conduct, behavior, actions etc., become their albatross and if we allow it . . . ours. They [...]
“Health, wealth, beauty and genius are not created; they are only manifested by the arrangement of your mind — that is, by your concept of yourself, and your concept of yourself is all that you accept and consent to as true.” — Neville What else has your mind arranged, implemented, fabricated, engineered and fueled up [...]
“All a man can betray is his own conscience.” — Joseph Conrad Have you ever had the experience of meeting anyone without a conscience? I have brushed past a few over the years. It is quite eye-opening given the ramifications of the meeting. However, when you become a skilled observer of human behavior either by [...]