When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.
VERNON HOWARDYou have it made when you don’t care whether you have it made or not.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.
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The most marvelous experience of life is to transform life according to reality, not imagination.
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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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As incredible as it sounds, an unhappy man does not realize that happiness is better than unhappiness. Knowing only his own concealed anguish, he worships it, which is the same as self-worship.
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You know what is right. Deep down, you know. The battle between your true wisdom and the counterfeit wisdom of society is what causes frustration. Refuse to compromise with what you know is right-with what is right for you.
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We are slaves to whatever we don’t understand.
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Suppose you stand on a high place to enjoy the beauty of the sparkling sea below. You need do nothing to create that beauty; you need only BE IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT IS, and let nature do the rest. So it is with the inner life.
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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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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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Pseudo-mysticism seeks to evade reality; authentic mysticism wants to live it.
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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.
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The search for truth is really a lot of good fun.
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See human nonsense as nonsense and save years of trying to make sense out of it.
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Find yourself for courage and confidence are as easy as breathing to the person who really knows who he is.
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Do not let them deceive you into assuming that they are creative forces; they are not. They are thieves of genuine powers. As always, your awareness of their thievery is your first fine step toward casting them out.
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