Man is a machine which reacts blindly to external forces and, this being so, he has no will, and very little control of himself, if any at all. What we have to study, therefore, is not psychology-for that applies only to a developed man-but mechanics. Man is not only a machine but a machine which works very much below the standard it would be capable of maintaining if it were working properly.
Art is the communication of ecstasy. - P.D. Ouspensky
Art is the communication of ecstasy.
- P.D. Ouspensky
The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them. - P.D. Ouspensky
The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.
When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake. - P.D. Ouspensky
When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.
Love is the eternally burning fire in which humanity & all the world are being purified. - P.D. Ouspensky
Love is the eternally burning fire in which humanity & all the world are being purified.
Seek the Path, do not seek attainment, Seek for the Path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth from others, nor to see it, or read it in b… - P.D. Ouspensky
Seek the Path, do not seek attainment, Seek for the Path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth from others, nor to see it, or read it in b…
It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning. - P.D. Ouspensky
It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.
The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious. - P.D. Ouspensky
The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.
Think about death. You do not know how much time remains to you. And remember that if you do not become different, everything will be repeated again,… - P.D. Ouspensky
Think about death. You do not know how much time remains to you. And remember that if you do not become different, everything will be repeated again,…
Everything we do consciously remains for us. - P.D. Ouspensky
Everything we do consciously remains for us.
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