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 HOWARDThere exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.
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Pseudo-mysticism seeks to evade reality; authentic mysticism wants to live it.
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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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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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Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
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The search for truth is really a lot of good fun.
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A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
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Whenever encountering a troublesome person, do not identify him as being cruel or stupid or rude or anything else like that. Instead, see him as a frightened person.
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The leap is made by dropping vanity over knowledge and by a willingness to become nothing in order to become everything.
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The outer storm ceases the moment the inner storm ends, for they are the same storm.
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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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You are not separate from the flowing reality; you are that flowing reality. See this and you will not see any- thing else which conflicts with it. You will be what you see.
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There exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.
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Be teachable. That is the whole secret.
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The power of the present moment is so immense it is capable – when lived in fully – of destroying forever every past mistake and regret.
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The most marvelous experience of life is to transform life according to reality, not imagination.
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