"Man is a machine which reacts blindly to……" — P D Ouspensky
"Man is a machine which reacts blindly to external forces and, this being so, he has no will, and very little control of himself, if any at all. What we have to study, therefore, is not psychology-for that applies only to a developed man-but mechanics. Man is not only a machine but a machine which works very much below the standard it would be capable of maintaining if it were working properly."
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P D Ouspensky
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47 Quotes by P D Ouspensky
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The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very…
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Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation says "I." And in each…
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Ideas by themselves cannot produce change of being; your effort must go in the right direction, and one must correspond…
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The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.
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When a man begins to know himself a little he will see in himself many things that are bound to…
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Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.
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Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten,…
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I've found that the chief difficulty for most people was to realize that they had really heard new things: that…
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Think about death. You do not know how much time remains to you. And remember that if you do not…
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Seek the path, do not seek attainment, seek for the path within yourself. Do not expect to hear the truth…
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