"If we had the consciousness of a cat……" — Eric Maisel
"If we had the consciousness of a cat or a dog, we would have it in us to become perfect Zen masters. We could gnaw on a bone, take a nap, play with a spider until we killed it, get our litter just right, and be innocently and serenely present. Meaning would mean nothing to us, nor would we need it to mean anything. We would be free, and we would be spared. But, we are human beings, and we posses that odd duck – human consciousness."
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100 Quotes by Eric Maisel
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Creativity is the marriage humanity makes with eternity.
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A key to a long, productive writing life is finding ways to support that life, emotionally and existentially.
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An artist feels vulnerable to begin with; and yet the only answer is to recklessly discard more armour.
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The writer loves the fog as it pours in; he loves the sun when the fog pours out. The rest…
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