[This is a very minor criticism, however, especially considering how repetition works magnificently in other areas. In fact, repetition is at the heart of the book's power.] It's not just that you raise your level of awareness in regard to some problem, but you sustain the level of awareness over time, ... It isn't so much that an awareness heals, but it is sustained awareness that heals. |
A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him. |
For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality. |
In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn |
In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn |
In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions |
Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss. |
Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause |
Reason and emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between two opposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifests itself in the form of a feeling. |
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. |
Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves. |
The Art of Living Consciously. |
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. |
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. |
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. |