“Fear is self-awareness raised to a higher level.”

— Don DeLillo , book White Noise

Source: White Noise

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American novelist, playwright and essayist 1936

Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) Peruvian-American author

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“The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.”

Norman Mailer (1923–2007) American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, actor and political candidate

As quoted in Peter's Quotations : Ideas for Our Time (1977) by Laurence J. Peter

“The purpose of fear is to raise your awareness not to stop your progress.”

Steve Maraboli (1975)

Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 16

“Once you've recognized your own limits, you've raised yourself to a higher level of being, since you're closer to the real you…”

Banana Yoshimoto (1964) Japanese writer

“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.”

Nathaniel Branden (1930–2014) Canadian–American psychotherapist and writer

“Nobody can teach you love. Love you have to find yourself, within your being, by raising your consciousness to higher levels.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

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Context: Nobody can teach you love. Love you have to find yourself, within your being, by raising your consciousness to higher levels. And when love comes, there is no question of responsibility. You do things because you enjoy doing them for the person you love. You are not obliging the person, you are not even wanting anything in return, not even gratitude. On the contrary, you are grateful that the person has allowed you to do something for him. It was your joy, sheer joy. Love knows nothing of responsibility. It does many things, it is very creative; it shares all that it has, but it is not a responsibility, remember. Responsibility is an ugly word in comparison to love. Love is natural. Responsibility is created by the cunning priests, politicians who want to dominate you in the name of God, in the name of the nation, in the name of family, in the name of religion -- any fiction will do. But they don't talk about love. On the contrary, they are all against love, because love is unable to be controlled by them. A man of love acts out of his own heart, not according to any moral code. A man of love will not join the army because it is his responsibility to fight for his nation. A man of love will say there are no nations, and there is no question of any fight.