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It is beautiful to acquire knowledge, but it is misleading to expect it to bring us peace, love and happiness.
Ken Keyes Jr.
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Ken Keyes Jr.
Age: 74 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 19
Died: 1995
Died: December 20
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A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world.
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Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.
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Life goes by rapidly. Don't delay. Don't put it off. Don't wait until you have some spare time. Don't wait until the time's 'right'.
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Love is not a matter of what happens in life. It's a matter of what's happening in your heart.
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Think of the world as a loving place that is designed to give you everything that you need.
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Keep in mind that you don't need to be addicted to money in order to acquire it. You can prefer to have money you will then be able to enjoy whatever money you receive, but your happiness will not be contingent on the size of your bank account.
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I take full responsibility here and now for everything I experience, for it is my own programming that creates my actions and also influences the reactions of people around me.
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If your washing machine stops working and you're addicted to appliances that work, you'll get upset and you will suffer. If you prefer that your appliances work well, then when your washing machine breaks down you won't compound the problem by superimposing your uncomfortable emotions on the situation.
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To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
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Serenity is the end - and serenity is also the means - by which you live effectively.
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Watch your own body and mind, and the people and things surrounding you, from the deep, calm place inside of you. When you do that you'll have insights as to what you need to do in order to flow with the river of life around you.
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You can make really effective changes when your consciousness is free of emotional turmoil.
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