Every day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth Is a supremely successful day.
VERNON HOWARDEvery day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth Is a supremely successful day.
VERNON HOWARDBitterness is the outcome of a wrong mental movement – the attempt to force external events to conform to internal fantasy. The cure is to see fantasy as fantasy, which will reveal it as neither necessary nor rewarding.
VERNON HOWARDDon’t look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.
VERNON HOWARDAloneness is a wise teacher. Kierkegaard remarked that one sign of spiritual maturity was the ability to be comfortable when alone.
VERNON HOWARDWho asks a king for a penny?
VERNON HOWARDA clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
VERNON HOWARDAll heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
VERNON HOWARDThe world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.
VERNON HOWARDWhen the mind is exhausted in trying to find the answer, the answer dawns.
VERNON HOWARDWhenever 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.
VERNON HOWARDJust be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
VERNON HOWARDThe miracle of self-healing occurs when the inner patient yields to the inner physician.
VERNON HOWARDInner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man than you can paint the air.
VERNON HOWARDExamine 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.
VERNON HOWARDIf you call one thing good, you must call its opposite bad. If you think it wonderful to make a big profit in your business, you will also think it terrible if you incur a large loss. The idea is to live above the opposites.
VERNON HOWARDSee human nonsense as nonsense and save years of trying to make sense out of it.
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