Awareness Quote by George Greer

It [MDMA] takes away the feelings of self-hatred and condemnation, which are the biggest obstacles to insight... For reasons we don't understand, MDMA allows…

— Ann Shulgin

I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than…

— Darren Shan

“Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing or…

— Narcotics Anonymous

When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the…

— Anonymous

Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.

— Ming-Dao Deng

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. Thich…

— Richard Carlson

The Buddha always reminds us that our afflictions, including our fear and our desiring, are born from our ignorance. That is why in order…

— Nhat Hanh

Most of us are facing big changes in our lives. But, in our more evolved moments, I think we can all agree that fear-based…

— Brenda Strong

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our…

— Thomas Aquinas

Fear is the memory of pain. Addiction is the memory of pleasure. Freedom is beyond both.

— Deepak Chopra

“Powerful support for an amygdaloid role in fear processing comes from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In PTSD sufferers the amygdala is overreactive to mildly…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

Our fears are those that cause cancer and those fears operate in the regions that the drugs we use to hide our fears is…

— Steven Machat