“Logical reasoning leads to scientific knowledge, but it can also lead to wisdom — and not only by clarifying first principles and overthrowing false assumptions, but also by perceiving the patterns in our personalities, in the covert qualities of our desires, in the inescapable continuum of our free wills’ pursuit of happiness and even in our supposedly irrational emotions, clearly revealing the beauty of life’s inherent rules and effectively eliminating the illusions we have ironically been relying upon to give us hope in the absence of a more profound perspective.” PhilosophyWisdomHappinessScienceEmotionsLogicFree Will Author:George Hammond
“Whenever your emotions are inconsistent with the currents of your conscious beliefs, pay attention. You may perceive the even stronger undercurrents of the conflicting beliefs your experiences have unconsciously taught you.” EmotionsSubconsciousBeliefs Author:George Hammond
“It is the despair of multitudes that our personal emotions are not subject to our own direct, willful manipulation. Instead, our emotions stubbornly remain at all times just automatic mental reactions to our perceptions. But therein lies the key to success. The quality, quantity and continuity of the emotions we continuously experience can definitely be influenced immensely by shifting those perceptions, and thus our choice of desires, through understanding the universal pursuit of happiness better.” HappinessSelf HelpSelf ImprovementEmotionsControlChanging Your Attitude Author:George Hammond
“It is hard for people to think clearly because their emotional needs keep getting in the way. The trick is to make thinking clearly an emotional need.” EmotionsThinking Clearly Author:George Hammond