Shai Quotes

“Only absolute simplicity can resolve a horrible complication; only a state free from psychology can heal psychological connections, and only a lucid brain can let go of a compulsive thought.”

“Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.”

“We cannot stop wanting. Wanting is the tireless engine of life itself.”

“You are the cause of your suffering. That means that you alone have the power to change it.”

“Emotions cannot evolve through intellectual comprehension; there must be direct access to them, access that allows them to go through a transformation from the plane in which they actually exist.”

“Consciousness precedes phenomenon, and therefore consciousness can alter phenomenon.”

“Human suffering is caused mainly by ideas, emotions, and thoughts which are the handiwork of the human itself.”

“The ultimate purpose of psychology is to release from psychology.”

“The brain's transmutation begins when consciousness understands that it made everything up – morality, good and bad, redemption and the truth. With this understanding, it realizes that now it can start anew.”