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Alexander Lowen Quotes

Sustenance for the infant and child is more than alimentary nourishment. The child needs love, security, narcissistic supplies -- however one may describe it Picture Quote #1
The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the ‘action generation’ whose motto is ‘do more but feel less.’ Picture Quote #1
We believe it is bad or dangerous to be carried away by our emotions. We admire the person who is cool, who acts without feeling Picture Quote #1
Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being Picture Quote #1
We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing we are attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all Oriental and mystic philosophies, the breath holds the secret to the highest bliss Picture Quote #1
Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it Picture Quote #1
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The only way you can make a marriage work is as free, independent people. It needs to be based on the good feelings that you have for each other, not on need Picture Quote #1
Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs Picture Quote #1
The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the action generation whose motto is do more but feel less Picture Quote #1
If the ego is inflated it must be gradually deflated Picture Quote #1
No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error Picture Quote #1
The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy Picture Quote #1
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What happened to me is that as I grew up, I found that I was smart. My mother had insisted on that you see. Oh, but I loved to play ball. I loved the physical aspect. So you have one leg in one field, and one leg in the other and you’re nowhere Picture Quote #1
The repression of the memory is dependent upon and related to the suppression of feeling, for as long as the feeling persists, the memory remains vivid Picture Quote #1
Power seems to confer on its possessor a mantle of superiority, specialness, and sexual potency, which the envious person desperately wants because he feels himself on some level to be inferior, unimportant, and impotent Picture Quote #1
The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life, as we know, would be impossible without the ubiquitous motorcar. It broke up the old family and community Picture Quote #1
Life is not a mixture of matter and energy but energy in matter, bound in such a way that dissociation is impossible so long as the living process continues Picture Quote #1
In my opinion the hectic and almost frantic pace of modern living is a clear sign of the fear we have of being and of life. And as long as this fear exists in a person’s unconscious, he will run faster and do more so as not to feel his fear Picture Quote #1
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I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely Picture Quote #1
Crying, that is, sobbing is the earliest and deepest way to release tension. Infants can cry almost from the moment of birth, and do so easily following every stress that produces a state of tension in the body... Human beings are the only creatures who can react in this way to stress and tension. Most probably, they are the only ones who need this form of release Picture Quote #1
Without awareness of bodily feeling and attitude, a person becomes split into a disembodied spirit and a disenchanted body Picture Quote #1
As one grows older, the sense of separateness is slowly reduced. Old people do not live on an ego level. Their concerns are not about their individuality but about the river of life, the family, the community, the nation, people, animals, nature, life. They can die easily if they are assured that life will continue positively, for they feel part of the river again, and soon they will be part of the ocean. When they are very old, they no longer belong to our time and space, but to all time and all space Picture Quote #1
It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If the past is cut off, the future does not exist Picture Quote #1
Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense of belonging to one’s community, to one’s country and to the earth. Above all it is a feeling of being grounded in one’s body, in one’s humanity, and in one’s animal nature. It can be all of these things because it is a manifestation of life, an expression of the living force that unites all beings. It is a biological phenomenon and not a psychic creation Picture Quote #1
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The primary nature of every human being is to be open to life and love. Being guarded, armoured, distrustful and enclosed is second nature in our culture. It is the means we adopt to protect ourselves against being hurt, but when such attitudes become characterological or structured in the personality, they constitute a more severe hurt and create a greater crippling than the one originally suffered Picture Quote #1
A person with faith does not question its roots, for he knows that if he subjected it to the critical examination of his intellect, he would end up without faith. The same thing can be said of any feeling. You can analyze any feeling to death, but when you do that, you end up without feeling and without a meaninful life Picture Quote #1
Beneath the seemingly rational exterior of our lives is a fear of insanity. We dare not question the values by which we live or rebel against the roles we play for fear of putting our sanity in doubt Picture Quote #1
A person does not choose his or her fate; he or she only fulfills it. We are bound by our fate as long as we accept the values that determine it Picture Quote #1
Love is the feeling that emanates from the heart and extends through the blood to every cell of the body Picture Quote #1
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Sustenance for the infant and child is more than alimentary nourishment. The child needs love, security, narcissistic supplies -- however one may describe it  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the ‘action generation’ whose motto is ‘do more but feel less.’  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) We believe it is bad or dangerous to be carried away by our emotions. We admire the person who is cool, who acts without feeling.  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Sexuality is not a leisure or part-time activity. It is a way of being  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) We live in an ocean of air like fish in a body of water. By our breathing we are attuned to our atmosphere. If we inhibit our breathing we isolate ourselves from the medium in which we exist. In all Oriental and mystic philosophies, the breath holds the secret to the highest bliss  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The only way you can make a marriage work is as free, independent people. It needs to be based on the good feelings that you have for each other, not on need  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the action generation whose motto is do more but feel less  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) If the ego is inflated it must be gradually deflated  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The feeling of love is a rich feeling, but the expression of love in word or deed is a joy  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) What happened to me is that as I grew up, I found that I was smart. My mother had insisted on that you see. Oh, but I loved to play ball. I loved the physical aspect. So you have one leg in one field, and one leg in the other and you’re nowhere  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The repression of the memory is dependent upon and related to the suppression of feeling, for as long as the feeling persists, the memory remains vivid  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Power seems to confer on its possessor a mantle of superiority, specialness, and sexual potency, which the envious person desperately wants because he feels himself on some level to be inferior, unimportant, and impotent  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The single factor most responsible for the disruption of the family is the automobile. Its full effect cannot be assessed. Modern life, as we know, would be impossible without the ubiquitous motorcar. It broke up the old family and community  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Life is not a mixture of matter and energy but energy in matter, bound in such a way that dissociation is impossible so long as the living process continues  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) In my opinion the hectic and almost frantic pace of modern living is a clear sign of the fear we have of being and of life. And as long as this fear exists in a person’s unconscious, he will run faster and do more so as not to feel his fear  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Crying, that is, sobbing is the earliest and deepest way to release tension. Infants can cry almost from the moment of birth, and do so easily following every stress that produces a state of tension in the body... Human beings are the only creatures who can react in this way to stress and tension. Most probably, they are the only ones who need this form of release  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Without awareness of bodily feeling and attitude, a person becomes split into a disembodied spirit and a disenchanted body  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) As one grows older, the sense of separateness is slowly reduced. Old people do not live on an ego level. Their concerns are not about their individuality but about the river of life, the family, the community, the nation, people, animals, nature, life. They can die easily if they are assured that life will continue positively, for they feel part of the river again, and soon they will be part of the ocean. When they are very old, they no longer belong to our time and space, but to all time and all space  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) It is only by making the past alive again for a person that a true growth in the present is facilitated. If the past is cut off, the future does not exist  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Faith is a quality of being: of being in touch with oneself, with life, and with the universe. It is a sense of belonging to one’s community, to one’s country and to the earth. Above all it is a feeling of being grounded in one’s body, in one’s humanity, and in one’s animal nature. It can be all of these things because it is a manifestation of life, an expression of the living force that unites all beings. It is a biological phenomenon and not a psychic creation  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) The primary nature of every human being is to be open to life and love. Being guarded, armoured, distrustful and enclosed is second nature in our culture. It is the means we adopt to protect ourselves against being hurt, but when such attitudes become characterological or structured in the personality, they constitute a more severe hurt and create a greater crippling than the one originally suffered  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) A person with faith does not question its roots, for he knows that if he subjected it to the critical examination of his intellect, he would end up without faith. The same thing can be said of any feeling. You can analyze any feeling to death, but when you do that, you end up without feeling and without a meaninful life  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Beneath the seemingly rational exterior of our lives is a fear of insanity. We dare not question the values by which we live or rebel against the roles we play for fear of putting our sanity in doubt  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) A person does not choose his or her fate; he or she only fulfills it. We are bound by our fate as long as we accept the values that determine it  (Alexander Lowen Quotes) Love is the feeling that emanates from the heart and extends through the blood to every cell of the body  (Alexander Lowen Quotes)