The genuinely spiritual person is one who has lost all desire to be anyone but exactly who he is, without labels and without apologies. He is what he is and that’s all there’s is to it. Such a man is undivided, uncomplicated and contented.
VERNON HOWARDIf you call one thing good, you must call its opposite bad. If you think it wonderful to make a big profit in your business, you will also think it terrible if you incur a large loss. The idea is to live above the opposites.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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Society is like a crowd in carnival costumes with everyone fearful that others will see through his disguise.
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Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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To change what you get you must change who you are.
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Examine every action and reaction. Do you act naturally or do you act because you feel compelled? If you feel compelled, stop. Compulsion is slavery. Example: Refuse to go along with the crowd.
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We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
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Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.
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Resistance to the disturbance is the disturbance.
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Truth does not really hurt, rather it is our resistance to its message that causes us pain.
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
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Who asks a king for a penny?
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A cheery relaxation is man’s natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.
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Don’t try to live. Let yourself be lived.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so.
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