Quotes about Consciousness

Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don't see him; quietly but surely he's active, and I miss it.

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

If you watch what you think about, you won't have to watch what you talk about.

I have purposed to try to live in such a way that nothing ever gets bigger than my consciousness of God's presence.

The measure we are aware of our need for Him is usually the measure we become aware of Him. It really is all about the Presence. It's about hosting Him.

Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.

The rewards of great living are not external things, withheld until the crowning hour of success arrives; they come by the way, — in the consciousness of growing power and worth, of duties nobly met, and work thoroughly done. To the true artist, working always in humility and sincerity, all life is a reward, and every day brings a deeper satisfaction. Joy and peace are by the way.

Humanity is still advancing; and it will probably continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that we know how to keep the same line of advance as our ancestors towards ever greater consciousness and complexity.

When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego ... things will happen to us so that we don't know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in.

The mind has to be empty to see clearly.

Whether we love, or close our hearts to love, is a mental choice we make, every moment of every day.

Feelings come to us, passively; love comes from us, actively, by our free choice.