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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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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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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.
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No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people it is your reaction.
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You need only choose ... then keep choosing as many times as necessary. That is all you need do. And it is certainly something you can do. Then as you continue to choose, everything is yours.
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A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
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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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Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.
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We find the light only after total defeat of our attempts to deceive and outwit it.
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Every day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth Is a supremely successful day.
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One false idea is that anyone can hurt you. Events can ruin your reputation, take your money, mistreat you, revenge itself upon you, deceive, betray, abandon you, but cannot hurt you.
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You can end half your troubles immediately by no longer permitting people to tell you what you want.
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It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.
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Insight into the two selves within a man clears up many confusions and contradictions. It was our understanding that preceded our victory.
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It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
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Interpretation blocks reception while masquerading as reception. Rightness does not need interpretation it requires simple acceptance and nothing else.
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Mysticism is not this or that particular cup on the table it is the water poured into all of them.
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You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward Trueness at last.
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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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