Transcending Quotes

78 quotes by 69 authors

Realists are, as a rule, only men in the rut of routine who are incapable of transcending a narrow circle of antiquated notions. — Theodor Herzl
In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity. — C.S. Lewis
St. John of the Cross points out that the divine music can best be heard in solitude and silence. The sonorous music is not a… — Charles Cumming
Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself. — Gabriel Marcel
True religion is a universal and (necessarily) ego-transcending psycho-physical motivation of human beings. However, up to the present stage in human history, only relatively few… — Adi Da
Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of… — Thomas de Quincey
Our goal is to go from bright to brighter to brightest, from high to higher to highest. And even in the highest, there is no… — Sri Chinmoy
Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place. — Virginia Postrel
The aim of scientific thought, then, is to apply past experience to new circumstances; the instrument is an observed uniformity in the course of events.… — William Kingdon Clifford
We are so addicted, either to materialism or to transcending material reality, that we donâ€™t see God right in front of us, in the beggar,… — Andrew Harvey
Artists are most themselves when they are out of their minds, transcending the ego skirmishes of conceptual thought, and intuitively relinquishing control to the greater… — Alex Grey
Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to… — Ibrahim Babangida
"Transcending the ego" thus actually means to transcend but include the ego in a deeper and higher embrace, first in the soul or deeper psychic,… — Ken Wilber
One's attention has to penetrate the chaotic activity, pass through all the layers of subtle thought, and at last emerge into silence. This is the… — Deepak Chopra
Love is transcending the ego to connect with another, — Joan Konner
Sometimes consciousness devises an obstacle in order to have theÂ experience of transcending it. — Mooji
I strive to express the spiritual nature of the Universe. Painting for me is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and… — Richard Pousette-Dart
I believe that if an individual is not on the path to transcending his society and seeing in what way it furthers or impedes the… — Erich Fromm
I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like. — Dwayne Johnson
The individual is defined only by his relationship to the world and to other individuals; he exists only by transcending himself, and his freedom can… — Simone de Beauvoir

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