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 HOWARDSelf-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives
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Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation; it requires simple acceptance and nothing else.
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The answers come when you are quietly willing to be without them.
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Do not mistake desire for love. Desire leaves home in a frantic search for one gratification after another. Love is at home with itself.
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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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A perfect method for awakening is to examine the results of our daily actions. If they are harmful, we know we need more consciousness.
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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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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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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can’t have both.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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The search for truth is really a lot of good fun.
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A false path must be tensely and angrily defended by those it has deceived.
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Persistence prevails, like a stream that is temporarily blocked by boulders and then collects force enough to overflow onward.
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The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
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