Senses Quote by Laura Huxley

“Everything has to come through the senses, as though the soul is speaking out through the senses.”

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One asana is strong, then again another is very soft and gentle. So you have this modulation from one asana to another, just as you have from one feeling to another. Then they all, of course, make you lighter, give you space. I feel that space is what I get and receive and like to have - space inside which…

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Power is just so much part of the human being because power is survival. But I wonder if that is the best way to…

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Probably, the secret is to be less complicated. We of course love to make complications - look at the way we live. We have…

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As long as there is no control of population, the population explosion will make it so easy for politicians to dominate.

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I find beauty almost everywhere. Now more and more I find almost everything beautiful. That is why I have great difficulty in throwing away…

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At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying…

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Age teaches us how to be more aware of other people's feelings.

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The teenage pregnancy is such a tragic thing. It is such a sad and tragic thing because the children who have children do it…

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I have seen several deaths, too many deaths in my life, and they were all different. Each one was different. It didn't seem to…

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Ignorance, according to the Buddha, is our basic difficulty. Psychedelics and the process of aging make that clear to me all the time.

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The preparation for conception to me is one of the most important things, if we are we interested in the general progress of our…

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