Dream Quote by P.D. Ouspensky

“Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.”

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The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.

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Ideas by themselves cannot produce change of being; your effort must go in the right direction, and one must correspond to the other.

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Desire is when you do what you want, will is when you can do what you do not want.

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