Divide in yourself the mechanical from the conscious, see how little there is of the conscious, how seldom it works, and how strong is the mechanical - mechanical attitudes, mechanical intentions, mechanical thoughts, mechanical desires. P.D. Ouspensky More Quotes by P.D. Ouspensky More Quotes From P.D. Ouspensky Man is confronted with two obvious facts: The existence of the world in which he lives; and the existence of psychic life in himself. P.D. Ouspensky psychics men two The problem of Eternity, of which the face of the Sphinx speaks, takes us into the realm of the impossible. Even the problem of Time is simple in comparison with the problem of Eternity. P.D. Ouspensky sphinx simple faces Can one alter one´s chief feature?" asked someone else. First it is necessary to know it. If you know it, much will depend on the quality of your knowing. If you know it well, then it is possible to change it. P.D. Ouspensky quality knowing firsts A symbol may serve to transfer our intuitions and to suggest new ones only so long as its meaning is not defined. P.D. Ouspensky intuition may long I have become so accustomed to think "scientifically" that I am afraid even to imagine that there may be something else beyond the outer covering of life. I feel like a man condemned to death, whose companions have been hanged and who has already become reconciled to the thought that the same fate awaits him. P.D. Ouspensky fate men thinking Two things can get people to make efforts: if people want to get something, or if they want to get rid of something. Only, in ordinary conditions, without knowledge, people do not know what they can get rid of or what they can gain. P.D. Ouspensky effort two people Effort plus motive equals result. P.D. Ouspensky plus effort results The most difficult thing is to know what we do know, and what we do not know. P.D. Ouspensky difficult-things difficult knows I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that is things that they had never heard before. They kept translating what they heard into their habitual language. They had ceased to hope and believe there might be anything new. P.D. Ouspensky might believe people If you want to remember yourself, the best thing is not to think about yourself. As long as you think about yourself, you will not remember yourself. P.D. Ouspensky want long thinking If a man gives way to all his desires, or panders to them, there will be no inner struggle in him, no 'friction,' no fire. But if, for the sake of attaining a definite aim, he struggles with desires that hinder him, he will then create a fire which will gradually transform his inner world into a single whole. P.D. Ouspensky struggle fire men Truths that become old become decrepit and unreliable; sometimes they may be kept going artificially for a certain time, but there is no life in them. P.D. Ouspensky truth may sometimes Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams. P.D. Ouspensky first-impression dream interesting What is the best way to look for one´s chief feature?" someone asked. Simply see yourself. I do not know how to explain it better. It is possible one may find something -- chief feature of the moment. It is imaginary personality; this is the chief feature for everybody."Can one alter one´s chief feature?" asked someone else. First it is necessary to know it. If you know it, much will depend on the quality of your knowing. If you know it well, then it is possible to change it. P.D. Ouspensky quality knowing personality Everything we do consciously remains for us. P.D. Ouspensky remains thinking Philosophy is based on speculation, on logic, on thought, on the synthesis of what we know and on the analysis of what we do not know. Philosophy must include within its confines the whole content of science, religion and art. P.D. Ouspensky analysis philosophy art
