10 quotes found
“Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what youdo not want.”
“Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what you do not want.”
“Q. But it seems to me there are circumstances that simply induce one to have negative emo”
“Attaining consciousness is connected with the gradual liberation from mechanicalness, for man is fully and completely under mechanical laws.”
“If one does not develop, one goes down. In life, in ordinary conditions everything goes down, or one capacity may develop at the expense of another.”
“Everything 'happens'. Peoplecan 'do' nothing. From the time we areborn to the time we die things happen, happen, happen, and we think weare doing. This is our normal state in life, and even the sma...”
“Many things are mechanical and should remain mechanical. But mechanical thoughts, mechanical feelingsthat is what has to be studied and can and should be changed. Mechanical thinking is not worth a...”
“Q. Surely it is easier to be objective about other people than aboutoneself?A. No, it is more difficult. If you become objective to yourself you cansee other people objectively, but not before, bec...”
“Everything 'happens'. People can 'do' nothing. From the time we are born to the time we die things happen, happen, happen, and we think we are doing. This is our normal state in life, and even the ...”
“Q. Surely it is easier to be objective about other people than about oneself?A. No, it is more difficult. If you become objective to yourself you can see other people objectively, but not before, b...”
