Quotes of: Direct-experience Keyword

There is a major difference between a scuba diver and a drowning man. One is in control of his experiences, the other is in over his head.

The Power of Perception

It is our beliefs, more than our experiences, that determine life's possibilities.

Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

The merit of 's 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding' is its adequacy, and not its consistency. . . He should have widened the title of his book into 'An Essay Concerning Experience.

Process and Reality

It is of the highest importance from the standpoint of experience that we know the Holy Spirit as a person.

The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit

Sometimes our worst fears aren't realized - though in my experience it's only to make room for the fears our imagination was insufficient to house.

Prince of Thorns

Leaving from your body might sometimes be an unpleasant experience for you, if that is what you have built your identity around

The Perfect World

. . . 'exist because there are no longer any , settings in which memory is a real part of everyday experience.' And what are ? [They] are . . . vestiges . . . the rituals of a ritual-less society.

Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century

It is indeed the truth of the traumatic experience that forms the center of its psychopathology; it is not a pathology of falsehood or displacement of meaning, but of history itself” (p. 5)

Trauma: Explorations in Memory

After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment.

Trauma and Recovery

As with . . . even the written word, the remote overview is one more wrenched perspective that developing civilization has glued, collagelike, to the once unified experience of life.

There Was a River

In my experience, I’ve found myself to be inexperienced. But at least I found myself. Some people spend their lives searching in vain.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Experience counts for something. I count with my fingers. I could count on you, but you’ve only got one finger for me (the middle one).

This Book is Not FOR SALE

It was a dumb mistake, sleeping with her, and I learned from the experience. Still, I’d gladly make the same mistake tonight if she calls.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

You have eternity to experience your awakened self. So why not enjoy the dream while you’re in it, even if it is limited?

The Transition Witness

Faith is the poetry of our dreams; action is the builder of our reality.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

When you pray, you are speaking to yourself. When you take action, you are speaking to God.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Great changes in our society are always inspired and set in motion by one person. Be that person today.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Excuses are a time thief. Have a goal, accept responsibility, and take action!

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

With no action to nourish it, your dream becomes a fantasy.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Your life is a reflection of how effectively you balance potential and kinetic energy.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Stop waiting for the perfect day or the perfect moment... Take THIS day, THIS moment and lead it to perfection.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience