Emmet Fox Quotes

Without consciousness there would, practically speaking, be no world, for the world exists as such only in so far as it is consciously reflected and considered by a psyche. Consciousness is a precondition of being.

If I use the word consciousness, in our lab, in our institute, what we mean is the special quality of mind, the special features that exist in the mind, that permit us to know, for example, that we, ourselves, exist, and that things exist around us.

Consciousness ... is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known.

This perceiving, active being is what I call mind, spirit, soul, or myself. By which words I do not denote any one of my ideas, but a thing entirely distinct from them, wherein they exist, or, which is the same thing, whereby they are perceived; for the existence of an idea consists in being perceived.

The problem is we think we exist.

Many people mistakenly suppose that the essence of consciousness is that of a control mechanism

We can conceive a thinking being to have either many or few perceptions. Suppose the mind to be reduced even below the life of anoyster. Suppose it to have only one perception, as of thirst or hunger. Consider it in that situation. Do you conceive any thing but merely that perception? Have you any notion of self or substance? If not, the addition of other perceptions can never give you that notion.

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact.

Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.

The mind, whatever else it is, is a constant of everyone's experience, and, in more ways than we know, the creator of the reality that we live within... Nothing is more essential to us.

Life is a state of consciousness.

Life is but thought.

Without consciousness, space and time are nothing.

Where you are in consciousness has everything to do with what you see in experience.

Our nature is the mind. And the mind is our nature.

You are not a human being. You are not your body, you are not your mind, and you are not your soul. These are things that You have. The You that has these things - indeed, that has given your Self these things - is far bigger than any of them, and even all of them put together.

When anything is present to the mind, what is the very first and simplest character to be noted in it, in every case, no matter how little elevated the object may be? Certainly, it is its presentness .

Consciousness in the individual is that area where the totality of life is located.

Life in the true sense is perceiving or thinking.

It seems to me that the real problem is the mind itself and not the problem which the mind has created and tries to solve.

Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.

Consciousness is nothing but awareness the composite of all the thing we pay attention to.

The physical body is conceived and constructed in consciousness as are time and space. All happens within our self.

Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people.

In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.