Introspection is self-improvement and therefore introspection is self-centeredness. Awareness is not self-improvement. On the cont...rary, it is the ending of the self, of the "I," with all its peculiar idiosyncrasies, memories, demands, and pursuits. In introspection there is identification and condemnation. In awareness there is no condemnation or identification; therefore, there is no self-improvement. There is a vast difference between the two.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In medieval society the idea of childhood did not exist; this is not to suggest that children were neglected, forsaken or despised.... The idea of childhood is not to be confused with affection for children; it corresponds to an awareness of the particular nature of childhood, that particular nature which distinguishes the child from he adult, even the young adult. . . . That is why, as soon as the child could live without the constant solicitude of his mother, his nanny or his cradle- rocker, he belonged to adult society.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ensnared in his starvation, Chaplin-man is always just below political awareness. A strike is a catastrophe for him because it thr...eatens a man truly blinded by his hunger; this man achieves an awareness of the working-class condition only when the poor man and the proletarian coincide under the gaze (and the blows) of the police.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Central to Jungian psychology is the concept of "individuation," the process whereby a person discovers and evolves his Self, as o...pposed to his ego. The ego is a persona, a mask created and demanded by everyday social interaction, and, as such, it constitutes the center of our conscious life, our understanding of ourselves through the eyes of others. The Self, on the other hand, is our true center, our awareness of ourselves without outside interference, and it is developed by bringing the conscious and unconscious parts of our minds into harmony.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values--whether pr...esented on television or in "real life." The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some "high" to feel worthwhile.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...I was confronted with a virile idealism, an awareness of what man must have for manliness, dignity, and inner liberty which, by... contrast, made me see how easy living had made my own group into childishly unthinking people. The Negro's struggles and despairs have been like fertilizer in the fields of his humanity, while we, like protected children with all our basic needs supplied, have given our attention to superficialities.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent... determines its own destiny.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »