Quotes about Consciousness
Tragedy takes us to the very state of consciousness which, were we to hold to it, would go far toward preventing further tragedies.
— Marianne Williamson
I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.
— Deepak Chopra
For, as I know that I am, so I know this also, that I know.
— St. Augustine
Not with doubting, but with assured consciousness, do I love Thee, Lord. Thou hast stricken my heart with Thy word, and I loved Thee. Yea also heaven, and earth, and all that therein is, behold, on every side they bid me love Thee.
— St. Augustine
Don't you believe that there is in man a deep [spirit] so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
— St. Augustine
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
— St. Augustine
What we are looking for is what is looking.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
The worlds of Truth (love) and illusion (fear) are like parallel universes; with every thought we make a choice which one to inhabit
— Marianne Williamson
The whites of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see the handwriting on the wall and many of them will turn to the spiritual path of truth.
— Malcolm X
Conscious awareness is the source of our healing...Only when you say the truth can the truth set you free. This is not a negative process, but at times it is a difficult process.
— Marianne Williamson
For in truth it is life that gives unto life-while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.
— Khalil Gibran