We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
VERNON HOWARDIt 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.
More Vernon Howard Quotes
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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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Inner 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.
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We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.
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You must never fear anything at all.
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All we have to do is to receive what we are given…We are given the naturalness to love someone, to be calm in crisis, to ignore self-defeating suggestions, to be pleasant, forgiving, tender, helpful, unworried, brave, energetic.
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When the mind is exhausted in trying to find the answer, the answer dawns.
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We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.
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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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Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through… whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.
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Truth does not really hurt, rather it is our resistance to its message that causes us pain.
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Don’t try to be spiritual. That is only a word in the dictionary. Make it your goal to become a normally functioning individual. Let these principles shape you according to your real nature of a simple, decent, honest, unafraid human being.
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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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When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.
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