Observing humans and observing
Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature. Gao Xingjian
Oneself
If you are willing
If you are willing to take an instant to withdraw attention from whatever your internal dialogue is, to withdraw energy from whatever the latest point of view about your suffering is, it is immediately obvious what is here: the fullness, the richness and the love of oneself as conscious life. Gangaji
If there is such
If there is such a thing as sin in this world, I think it must be shutting oneself up against hope. Gail Godwin
The only type of
The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself. G. I. Gurdjieff
Physical well-being is not
Physical well-being is not only a priceless asset to oneself-it is a heritage to be passed on. With good health, all other activities of life are greatly enhanced. A clean mind in a healthy body enables one to render far more effective service to others. It helps one provide more vigorous leadership. It gives our … Read more
The critic who doesn’t
The critic who doesn’t make a personal statement, in remeasurements he himself has made, is merely an unreliable critic. He is not a measurer but a repeater of other men’s results. KRINO, to pick out for oneself, to choose. That’s what the word means. Ezra Pound
To convince oneself that
To convince oneself that one has the right to live decently takes time. Evita Peron
I have always been
I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it. Always I want to live more intensely and richly. why muck and conceal one’s true longings and loves, when by speaking of them one might find someone to understand them, and by acting on them one might discover oneself? Everett Ruess
A chair’s function is
A chair’s function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about status, for example. Or signalling something about oneself. That’s why the words chair, seat and bench have found themselves used to describe high status professions, from academia to Parliament to the law. … Read more
Laughter at oneself is
Laughter at oneself is always proof that god has healed us in the touchy places! Eugenia Price