There's one uneasy borderline between what is external and what is internal, and this borderline is defined exactly by the sense organs and the skin and the introduction of external things within my own body. Consciousness is altered by physical events and physical objects, which impinge upon my sense organs, or which I introduce into my body. Now the name traditionally given to external objects or processes which change you internally is sacrament. Sacraments are the visible and tangible techniques for bringing you close to your own divinity.

What I feel or believe or experience is my business, and what I do is all our businesses; and reward or punish me according to whether I play the game well - e…

The language of God is not English or Latin; the language of God is cellular and molecular.

The only abuse of drugs is the control of drugs by other people. ...The only control is self-control.

Faith of consciousness is freedom Faith of feeling is weakness Faith of body is stupidity.

I believe that there is a necessary connection in both directions between the physical and the mental, but that it cannot be discovered a priori. Opinion is st…

In man, personality is usually defined with reference to self-consciousness rather than to individuality; but the power of reflection and self-knowledge is lin…