The deep inner knowing that guides authentic spiritual development. Conscience is Feeling all together; Consciousness is Knowing all together.
The factors for the being-impulse of your conscience lie in the sorrow of our creator. The tears of God, to put it in metaphoric form." Cynthia Bourgeault The Divine Origin of Conscience "[Cynthia quoting Gurdjieff in Beelzebub's Tales]: 'The factors for the being...
“In a moment of remorse of conscience, you finally take responsibility. And in that moment, you are free of blame and self-justification.” Cynthia Bourgeault Conscience in Different Worlds "In World 24, we're moved by conscience. Conscience is something we can glimpse...
“The joy of good conscience is the accord between the moral rhythms of the lower self and the higher Self.” Meditations on the Tarot The Nature of Conscience "The word conscience ("con-science") contains the idea of balance, for it implies 'simultaneous knowing', i.e....
Exploring one of Plato’s four cardinal virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance (sobriety or hygiene), and Justice. [The image: The higher vessel exchanging with the lower, or perhaps the reverse—an unbroken circuit of transformation. Gurdjieff might call it a depiction...
The Angel and the Lion constitute the other pair of opposites on the cross of man’s instinctivity. The Angel’s moral conscience unites with the Lion’s moral courage. The Nature of Courage "Exploring Plato's four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, temperance and...
“The Quakers taught a practice of welcoming that inner light of conscience when it entered, standing still in it, submitting to it." The Nature of Conscience as Inner Light "Direct communication between intelligence and wisdom is, truth to tell, only the development...
Maurice Nicoll discusses Real Conscience vs Consciousness. Maurice Nicoll addresses Conscience early in his Psychological Commentaries: “Consciousness and Conscience are similar in their respective spheres, one being in the Intellectual Centre, the other in the...