Vernon Howard
Vernon Howard
Vernon Linwood Howardwas an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 March 1918
CountryUnited States of America
hurt pain resistance
Truth does not really hurt, rather it is our resistance to its message that causes us pain.
path deceived
A false path must be tensely and angrily defended by those it has deceived.
inspirational strength strong
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
men becoming accepting
We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.
health healing yield
The miracle of self-healing occurs when the inner patient yields to the inner physician.
important way
The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
life happiness success
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
hurt reality thinking
We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.
running night painful-experiences
A chief cause of unhappiness is what I call mental movies. Mental movies are a misuse of the imagination. You know how it goes. You have a painful experience with someone, then run it over and over in your mind. You visualize what you said, what he did, how you both felt. As awful as it is, you feel compelled to repeat the film day and night. It is as if you were locked inside a theatre playing a horrible movie.
running night darkness
Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.
inspirational inspiring education
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
freedom numbers walks
Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.
motivational book reading
Many of us knock on the door but remain outside, because knocking and entering are entirely different actions. Knocking is necessary, consisting of reading books, attending meetings, asking questions. But entrance requires much bolder action. It requires one to enter into himself, to uncover hidden motives, to see contradictions, and to realize his actual power for self-change.
frustration battle causes
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.