The effort to see things without distortion takes something like courage and this courage is essential to the artist, who has to look at everything as though he saw it for the first time.
It starts with vision, and the clarity of vision
What is hardest of all? That which seems most simple: to see with your eyes what is before your eyes.
It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.
I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success.
Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.
Seeing well transforms mere existence into the art of living.
When you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it then becomes sacred.
When the eye is unobstructed, the result is sight. When the ear is unobstructed, the result is hearing. When the mind is unobstructed the result is truth. When the heart is unobstructed, the result is joy and love.
(As human beings) We see everything everything in a glass, darkly. Sometimes we can peer through the glass and catch a glimpse of what is on the other side. If we were to polish the glass clean, we'd see much more. But then we would no longer see ourselves.
I did find my direction at an early age.
Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains. When the Way is attained and the truth is seen, ignorance vanishes and enlightenment abides forever.
When we look at life from the top of the mountain, there is no limitation
Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his hear.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes. [The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.]
Use the light that is in you to recover your natural clearness of sight
I think pure light has something to do with actually seeing everything at once. It's kind of a nirvana of sorts.
The British public sees with blinding clarity.
You can’t go on “seeing through” things forever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it. To “see through” all things is the same as not to see.
O truth divine! enlightened by thy ray, I grope and guess no more, but see my way.
To see things plainly, you have to cross a frontier.
I've always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I've just been dragged along by fate.
Purity of heart is what enables us to see.
A hopeful disposition is not the sole qualification to be a prophet.
It's okay if you can't see what you're doing, cuz even when your eyes are open, you can't see what you're doing.
