M. Scott Peck
M. Scott Peck
Morgan Scott Peckwas an American psychiatrist and best-selling author, best known for his first book, The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth22 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
lying grace holiness
The path to holiness lies through questioning everything.
pain compassion being-there
Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to share the pain-to be there even when we have nothing to offer except our presence and even when being there is painful to ourselves.
self growth purpose
The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth.
confusion problem solve
We cannot solve a problem by saying, "It's not my problem." We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone else will solve it for us. I can solve a problem only when I say, "This is my problem and it's up to me to solve it."
source nurture
We cannot be a source for strength unless we nurture our own strength.
names white long
I have said I have met Satan, and this is true. But it is not tangible. It no more has horns, hooves and a forked tail than God has a long white beard. Even the name, Satan, is just a name we have given to something basically nameless.
spiritual pain goal
If your goal is to avoid pain and escape suffering, I would not advise you to seek higher levels of consciousness or spiritual evolution.
healing self keys
Self examination is the key to insight, which is the key to wisdom
believe would-be reason
I believe it would be considerably healthier for us to dare to live without a reason for many things than with reasons that are simplistic.
love-is emotional genuine-love
Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional.
hard-work grace growth
Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection.
children giving discipline
Good discipline requires time. When we have no time to give our children, or no time that we are willing to give, we don't even observe them closely enough to become aware of when their need for our disciplinary assistance is expressed subtley.
suffering virtue constructive
There is no virtue inherent in un-constructive suffering.
falling-in-love love-is elude-us
Falling in love is not an act of will. It is not a conscious choice. No matter how open to or eager for it we may be, the experience may still elude us. Contrarily, the experience may capture us at times when we are definitely not seeking it, when it is inconvenient and undesirable.