There is no way reality can be prevented from flowing the way it flows. It is our vain attempts to force it to flow in the service of our imaginary needs which sets us in painful conflict with our- selves and nature.
VERNON HOWARDTo 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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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.
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The need to impress others causes half the world’s woes.
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To change what you get you must change who you are.
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Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
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You have your emergency plan ready. And in simple language what that emergency plan is, what you put into operation, is called worry. If you can worry you are occupied, and what an incredible human situation it is!
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What you really want for yourself is always trying to break through, just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day. Your part is to open the windows of your mind.
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All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
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It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.
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You must never fear anything at all.
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We are slaves to whatever we don’t understand.
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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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The outer storm ceases the moment the inner storm ends, for they are the same storm.
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