Vernon Howard Quotes
1918–1992 United States
Vernon Linwood Howard (March 16, 1918 – August 23, 1992) was an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.
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All heartache is caused by wrong viewpoints.
Procrastination is illogical from every viewpoint. It is like the man who wanted to cross the stream, so he sat on the bank to wait for all the water to run by.
Try to see what attitudes rule your day, then ask what kind of a day you usually have.
No man is really interested in getting what he craves. He is really interested in being at peace with himself, but dosen't know how.
Take disturbance as an awakening sign that you misunderstand something you assumed you understood.
Ask spiritual questions with intense integrity, and inspiring answers will surely arrive.
If we will repeatedly suffer the humiliation of admitting that we really do not know what we're talking about, eventually we will.
The power of the present moment is so immense it is capable - when lived in fully - of destroying forever every past mistake and regret.
Why do you permit a mere word to stand in your way? Forget the word "difficult" and take your next step.
You are not really bothered by what others think of you. You are bothered by what you think of yourself.
Worried thought prevents practical thought which could prevent worried thought.
The need to impress others causes half the world's woes. Don't add to them. Be real, not impressive.
A perfect method for awakening is to examine the results of our daily actions. If they are harmful, we know we need more consciousness.
When we associate with others we really associate with ourselves. We like or dislike in others whatever we like or dislike in ourselves.
Human opinions are formed by accident and hardened by repetition. We cling to acquired opinions only because they give the illusion of being wise opinions. This creates division and hostility between people.
What a dawning appears to the man or woman who earnestly inquires, 'Who is living my life for me?' Am I really thinking for myself or am I unknowingly projecting acquired ideas which may be all wrong?
We burden ourselves with useless ideas which we carelessly take as facts. Instead of letting reality come as a new surprise, we insist that it conform to our habitual concepts, and thus, we spoil everything.