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Definition of Consciousness

Consciousness

  1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.
  2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention.
  3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.

Consciousness Quotations

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
Albert Einstein

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
Joseph Campbell

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
Lao Tzu

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
Voltaire
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Consciousness Translations

consciousness in Danish is bevidsthed
consciousness in Dutch is besef, bezinning, bewustzijn
consciousness in Latin is animus
consciousness in Norwegian is bevissthet
consciousness in Spanish is consciencia
consciousness in Swedish is medvetande

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