Aloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.
VERNON HOWARDYou 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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Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation; it requires simple acceptance and nothing else.
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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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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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When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.
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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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Who asks a king for a penny?
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Don’t look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.
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To change what you get you must change who you are.
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Every day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth Is a supremely successful day.
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Change is never a loss – it is change only.
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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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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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Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives
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The search for truth is really a lot of good fun.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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