Quotes Tagged "consciousness-raising"

Don’t feel bad about feeling bad. Don’t be frightened of feeling afraid. Don’t be angry about getting angry. There is no need to give up when we are feeling depressed. Nor should we be dismayed at the grief which often accompanies the outgrowing of anything which needs outgrowing. We can be glad that our soul is speaking to us and pushing us onwards. We frequently need to persevere with a period of inner turmoil before the dust can settle and be swept out the door.

If we become aware that someone is sending thoughts of ill will in our direction, we do not argue with the apparent reality of malice. To do so would give it more substance. We remove the personal sense of ourself and the other person.

We may talk lightly but never carelessly. We keep at bay the flow of common, ignorant thought which runs its damaging course through the pathways of ordinary human conversation.

When we bring love and compassion to our community, it raises the consciousness for everyone.

When you catch yourself slipping into a pool of negativity, notice how it derives from nothing other than resistance to the current situation.

Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart.

You are consciously awakened and aware. Now it is time to spread your wings to fly.

How simplified human history becomes, when we view it in terms of consciousness development. The real movers and shakers of our species have all been on the same journey - the journey of consciousness development.