Paul sees all kinds of sins in himself and all kinds of accomplishments too, but he refuses to connect them with his identity.
You must know, rest in, think through, and act upon your new identity - you are in Christ
Subjects who reciprocally recognize each other as such, must consider each other as identical, insofar as they both take up the position of subject; they must at all times subsume themselves and the other under the same category. At the same time, the relation of reciprocity of recognition demands the non-identity of one and the other, both must also maintain their absolute difference, for to be a subject implies the claim of individuation.
I don't believe anyone can go through the prison experience without being changed by it. The experience becomes part of your identity forever.
I've really come into my own as an artist. I'm much more sure of my identity and understand it much better, and have accepted the fact that I like to jump around a lot in terms of who I am and what kind of music I create, and that it is okay - in fact, that is my main identity, the fact that I do that.
It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.
I do believe, separate and apart from any particular election or movement, that we are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an us and a them.
You and I, today and always, are to bear witness of Jesus Christ and declare the message of the Restoration. . . . Missionary work is a manifestation of our spiritual identity and heritage.
Try becoming a person people want to be with rather than conforming yourself to the false identity of what you conceive their ideal to be.
For me, it's the slow release of my ego and certain belief systems that I identify with that give me comfort and an identity, and it's scary to let go of that.
What we live with is ourselves. And when you have your own identity you are much easier to live with.
Soul or Intelligence destined to possess the sense of Identity.
In most cases, my favorite Jethro Tull songs will be determined by how I feel about them as live performance songs, not by the recorded identity.
The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.
My films have to do with justice and many, many other concerns. That's the sad part of coming from my generation, and having been boxed in by those words like "identity. "
The ability to fail quietly without having that failure associated with your nameidentity allows for more experimentation and limit pushing.
Meditation is just a strategy to take away your personality, your thoughts, your mind, your identity with the body, and leave you absolutely alone inside, just a living fire. And once you have found your living fire, you will know all the joys and all the ecstasies that human consciousness is capable of.
While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing.
I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.
It is the prayer of my innermost being to realize my supreme identity in the liberated play of consciousness, the Vast Expanse. Now is the moment, Here is the place of Liberation.
