Quotes About Understanding

Love, Henry remembered thinking then, was a lengthy series of insignificant questions whose answers you couldn't live without.

don't see what this has to do with us." I say back, "Does everything have to be about you? Can you not project yourself outside yourself? Can you not take on another's life for your own benefit?

It cannot be too firmly realized that every Soul in incarnation is down here for the specific purpose of gaining experience and understanding, and of perfecting his personality towards those ideals laid down by the Soul. Let everyone remember/hat his Soul has laid down for him a particular work, and that unless he does this work, though perhaps not consciously, he will inevitably raise a conflict between his Soul and personality which of necessity reacts in the form of physical disorders

The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers.

I need to discuss science vs. engineering. Put glibly: In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it.

merely bringing up facts that were well known in the scientific community, but perhaps best not discussed in public. A Papua New Guinea language has a term for this, Mokita. It means 'truth that we all know, but agree not to talk about.

Everyone's afraid of what they don't understand, Ringil said quietly.

Childishness is a common enough sin amongst humans. Perhaps we should not be so quick to judge.

There isn't actually any escape. Once you understand this, you are empowered.

Votre culture est trop superficielle pour comprendre la vie terrienne, et votre expérience est limitée. Aimer la même personne durant deux cent cinquante ans… À la fin, si vous y réussissez, si vous déjouez les pièges de l'ennui et de la complaisance, l'amour disparaît… remplacé par un sentiment proche de la vénération.

No son humanos, se relacionan con la humanidad del mismo modo que usted y yo nos relacionamos con el mundo de los insectos.

It's not the answer that enlightens, but the question. EUGENE IONESCO

You cannot pray a prayer I cannot hear. There is no wrong way to reach out to me.

Allow me to bring you companions worthy of your love.

Think of me as deep music. You can always hear me if you try.

I am the great comforter. I bring you solace, understanding, and hope. In times of despair, hope is what you have abandoned.

People are told to JUST LET GO. And they would, if they knew what they are holding on to.

A la ira hay que escucharla. La ira es una voz, un grito, un ruego, una exigencia.

Jealousy is a map. It tells us—with excruciating precision—just where and for what we yearn.

When we feel anger, we are often very angry that we feel anger.

The fruit of your withdrawal is what you need to understand as a positive process, both painful and exhilarating.

To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information with. With our own eyes we see, and with our skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself.

Mi abuela se marchó antes de que yo aprendiera la lección que enseñaban sus cartas: la supervivencia radica en la cordura, y ésta se encuentra en prestar atención.

A la ira hay que escucharla. La ira es una voz, un grito, un ruego, una exigencia. A la ira hay que respetarla. ¿Por qué? Porque la ira es un mapa . La ira nos muestra dónde están nuestros límites. Nos marca a dónde queremos ir. Nos permite ver dónde hemos estado y nos hace saber cuándo no nos ha gustado.