Subtle Quotes - Page 25

• Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable.

  Francis Beaumont

  Wisdom, Lying, Honor

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• The ego is not a thing but a subtle effort, and you cannot use effort to get rid of effort - you end up with two efforts instead of one. The ego itself is a perfect manifestation of the Divine, and it is best handled by resting in Freedom, not by trying to get rid of it, which simply increases the effort of the ego itself

  Ken Wilber

  Two, Perfect, Effort

  Ken Wilber (2000). “One Taste”, p.256, Shambhala Publications

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• That is again the same story played on a more subtle level. That's what the religious people have been doing down the ages - pious egoists they have been. They have made their ego even more decorated; it has taken the color of religion and holiness. Your ego is better than the ego of a saint; your ego is better, far better - because your ego is very gross, and the gross ego can be understood and dropped more easily than the subtle. The subtle ego goes on playing such games that it is very difficult. One will need absolute awareness to watch it.

  Rajneesh

  Religious, Taken, Color

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• It is one of the greatest problems. It will appear very paradoxical, but this is true - before you can lose your ego, you must attain it. Only a ripe fruit falls to the ground. Ripeness is all. An unripe ego cannot be thrown, cannot be destroyed. And if you struggle with an unripe ego to destroy and dissolve it, the whole effort is going to be a failure. Rather than destroying it, you will find it more strengthened, in new and subtle ways.

  Rajneesh

  Fall, Struggle, Effort

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• For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich intuitive talent. But for the chess struggle nowadays one needs a subtle knowledge of human nature, an understanding of the opponent's psychology.

  Alexander Alekhine

  Struggle, Psychology, Understanding

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• The Yoga of the Dream State has always held to be one of the fastest, most efficient ways of reaching a plateau experience of subtle and causal realms, thus quickly opening the door to stable adaptation at - and transcendence of - those realms.

  Ken Wilber

  Dream, Yoga, Doors

  Ken Wilber (2000). “One Taste”, p.295, Shambhala Publications

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• If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only way to gain the attention of the immortals... These angelic teachers cannot be sought out; it is they who seek out the student. When you succeed in connecting your energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will follow.

  Laozi

  Teacher, Angel, Practice

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• Like it or not - and often we don't - power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation. Yes, it can be - and often is - abused, in business as in all arenas of endeavor. But it can also be used to do great good for great numbers. And as a career-building tool, the slow and steady (and subtle) amassing of power is the surest road to success.

  Tom Peters

  Business, Power, Numbers

  Tom Peters (2010). “The Pursuit of Wow!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times”, p.43, Vintage

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• By following this simple path, you become extraordinary, unfathomable, a being of profound cosmic subtlety. You outlive time and space by realizing the subtle truth of the universe.

  Laozi

  Time, Truth, Simple

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.

  Gene Stratton-Porter

  Spring, Air, Odor

  Gene Stratton-Porter (1915). “The Song of the Cardinal”

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• I want an intelligent girl whom I can talk about everything. I want her to be my friend, to be partners. I don't like when a girl is rough, but delicate and subtle. I like good manners and not rudeness nor arrogance.

  Bill Kaulitz

  Girl, Intelligent, Arrogance

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• On the one hand, we are faced with the stewardship of this beautiful, subtle, incredibly delicate, fragile planet. On the other, we confront the destiny of our fellow man, our brothers. How can we say that we are followers of Christ if this dual responsibility does not seem to us the essence and heart of our religion?

  Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

  Beautiful, Brother, Heart

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• The way we move within time is a kind of dance. We are always keeping time within one rhythm or another. Music, of course, is exemplary. One reason we love music so much is that it's so complete and the notes harmonize with one another in time to make a beautiful, ideal statement; not like our daily life where the rhythms are more subtle or hard to find or are constantly being interrupted or changed in ways that aren't so easy to handle.

  Mel Weitsman

  Beautiful, Moving, Way

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• If you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Silence, Sound, Mindfulness

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• One's attention has to penetrate the chaotic activity, pass through all the layers of subtle thought, and at last emerge into silence. This is the basic process of transcending.

  Deepak Chopra

  Silence, Layers, Lasts

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• Who ever comes to shroud me, do not harm Nor question much That subtle wreath of hair, which crowns my arm; The mystery, the sign you must not touch, For 'tis my outward soul, Viceroy to that, which then to heaven being gone, Will leave this to control, And keep these limbs, her provinces, from dissolution.

  John Donne

  Hair, Heaven, Soul

  'Songs and Sonnets' 'The Funeral'

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• . . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.

  Laozi

  Learning, Important, Today

  Laozi, Brian Browne Walker (1992). “Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu”

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• In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It is first necessary to promote. In order to grasp, It is necessary first to give. This is called subtle light. The weak and the tender overcome the hard and the strong.

  Laozi

  Strong, Character, Light

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• Sometimes I've been to cryin' for unborn children
  That might have made me complete
  But I, I took the sweet life and never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet
  I spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that cost too much to be free
  Hey lady, I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me

  Maureen McGovern

  Song, Sweet, Children

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• The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king, or exploiting the subtle superiority of one piece over another.

  Pal Benko

  Kings, Squares, Pieces

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• Trees are the largest and most spiritually advanced plants on Earth. They are constantly in meditation. Subtle energy is their natural language.

  Mantak Chia

  Meditation, Tree, Energy

  Mantak Chia (2006). “Chi Nei Tsang: Chi Massage for the Vital Organs”, p.84, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

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• Worry is a subtle way of telling God that He's fallen asleep at the wheel and that things aren't under His authority, but ours.

  Margaret Feinberg

  Wisdom, Worry, Way

  Margaret Feinberg, Women of Faith, (2014). “Overcoming Worry: Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When you get free from certain fixed concepts of the way the world is, you find it is far more subtle, and far more miraculous, than you thought it was.

  Alan Watts

  Change, World, Way

  Alan Watts (2010). “What Is Zen?”, p.123, New World Library

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• The subtle are the causes, the gross the effects.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Causes, Gross, Effects

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Raja Yoga: Art of Living”, p.7, editionNEXT.com

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• If you are flattering a woman, it pays to be a little more subtle. You don't have to bother with men, they believe any compliment automatically.

  Alan Ayckbourn

  Women, Believe, Littles

  Alan Ayckbourn (1988). “The Norman Conquests: A Trilogy of Plays”, p.199, Grove Press

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