No announcements tell the world that he has come into enlightenment. No heralds blow the trumpets proclaiming man’s greatest victory — over himself. This is in fact the quietest moment of his whole life. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)
Emil Brunner Quote – “In faith, man becomes certain that…”
In faith, man becomes certain that he has himself not in himself. Emil Brunner (1889 – 1966)
Robert Browning Quote – “Progress is the law of life…”
Progress is the law of life; man is not man as yet. Robert Browning (1812 – 1889)
Robert Browning Quote – “Who keeps one thing in view makes all things serve…”
Who keeps one thing in view makes all things serve. Robert Browning (1812 – 1889)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quote – “Earth’s crammed with heaven…”
Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees, takes off his shoes, The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces unaware. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 – 1861)
Christopher Booker Quote – “In order to become mature…”
In order to become mature, in short, we must not only reject the authority of our parents — but at the same time, in order to replace them, we must kill off our fantasy selves. Only by killing this fantasy self can a man become fully mature. Unless he does so, he is still in a state of rebellion, a […]
Saint Bonaventure Quote – “The highest good can only be beheld by those who are…”
The highest good can only be beheld by those who are very pure in spirit, and can only be tasted when the passions are as they should be. This is why Saint Augustine prays: “O Lord, let me taste in my will what I know in my mind, and feel through love what I grasp through awareness.” Saint Bonaventure (1221 […]
Niels Bohr Quote – “Everything I say must be understood not as an affirmation…”
Everything I say must be understood not as an affirmation but as a question. Niels Bohr (1885 – 1962)
David Bohm Quote – “Whatever you think appears in consciousness as a show…”
Whatever you think appears in consciousness as a show. That’s the way thought works to display its content, as a show of imagination. Therefore if you think the observer is separate from the observed, it’s going to appear in consciousness as two different entities. The point is that the words will seem to be coming from the observer who knows, […]
Boethius Quote – “But by never coming to an end…”
But by never coming to an end it seems to make some attempt at rivialing that which it can never fully realize in its being. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (circa 477 – 524)
