The Conduct of LifeSecker & Warburg, 1952 - 342 pages |
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Page 46
... conscious- ness and sleeping consciousness than there now is . Against the cur- rent tendency to over - value the externalized and the objective , John Butler Yeats ' words are a fine corrective : " ... My theory is that we are always ...
... conscious- ness and sleeping consciousness than there now is . Against the cur- rent tendency to over - value the externalized and the objective , John Butler Yeats ' words are a fine corrective : " ... My theory is that we are always ...
Page 87
... consciousness of what lies beyond our immediate present state , in space and time , was the specific contribution of the classic religions . To act in terms of that consciousness is to acknowledge that no act exists for the actor alone ...
... consciousness of what lies beyond our immediate present state , in space and time , was the specific contribution of the classic religions . To act in terms of that consciousness is to acknowledge that no act exists for the actor alone ...
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... conscious animal existence as , say , the cosmic ray , find a path to consciousness that is usually blocked . On those terms , the resulting sense of illumination and ecstasy might make more life - limited forms of consciousness seem ...
... conscious animal existence as , say , the cosmic ray , find a path to consciousness that is usually blocked . On those terms , the resulting sense of illumination and ecstasy might make more life - limited forms of consciousness seem ...
Contents
THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
Canvass of Possibilities | 5 |
Diagnosis of Our Times | 11 |
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