Referring Quotes

“God himself is referring to Jesus as light, illumination, knowledge, insight, understanding, wisdom”

“Without knowing the essential nature of this (referring to the self), we are trying to make a life outside. That is the biggest mistake humanity has made. The first and foremost thing you must know is this (referring to the selfx). Then you can handle the external like a play, without any effort.”

“Shakespeare said that art is a mirror held up to nature. And that’s what it is. The nature is your nature, and all of these wonderful poetic images of mythology are referring to something in you. When your mind is trapped by the image out there so that you never make the reference to yourself, you have misread the image.The inner world is the world of your requirements and your energies and your structure and your possibilities that meets the outer world. And the outer world is the field of your incarnation. That’s where you are. You’ve got to keep both going. As Novalis said, 'The seat of the soul is there where the inner and outer worlds meet.”

“17. One of the secrets of successful living is found in the word balance, referring to the avoidance of harmful extremes. We need food, but we should not overeat. We should work, but not make work our only activity. We should play, but not let play rule us. Throughout life, it will be important to find the safety of the middle ground rather than the imbalance of the extremes.”

“Cale! Have you had a female in here?”Calic laughed carelessly. “Depends on when you're referring to.”

“Each of them is a book through which other books dream. (referring to Nodier's SMARRA and TRILBY)”

“Referring to an event in an untold story is a powerful technique rarely used.”

“It isn't an easy business (...) Love, he said finally. I was referring to love, Rebecca.”

“He is the light in my life and the rock beneath my feet. (Referring to the Lord Jesus)”