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Vernon Howard was an American author known for his work in the fields of self-help and metaphysics. Born on March 16, 1918, he gained recognition for his teachings on personal development and the power of the mind. Howard's writings have inspired many, and his philosophy continues to influence individuals seeking self-improvement. He passed away on August 23, 1992.

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“Suppose you stand on a high place to enjoy the beauty of the sparkling sea below. You need do nothing to create that beauty; you need only BE IN THE SAME PLACE WHERE IT IS, and let nature do the rest. So it is with the inner life. There is nothing we can DO to gain psychic beauty. It already exists without our effort. We need only be where we belong, that is, in self-union. Then, beauty IS.”

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“Happiness is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and loneliness are abolished permanently. Financial affairs are not financial problems. You are at ease with yourself. You are not at the mercy of unfulfilled cravings. Confusion is replaced with clarity. There is a relieving answer to every tormenting question. You possess a True Self. Something can be done about every unhappy condition. While living in the world you can be inwardly detached from its sorrows to live with personal peace and sanity.”

“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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“Don't try to be unafraid. That is impossible. Rather, go ahead while being afraid. That is the entire secret for abolishing fear. The Supermind teaches us to have no self-concern at all. Whatever happens to you, act as though it happened to someone else.”

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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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“There exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.”

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“Your central self is totally untouched by grief, confusion, desperation.”

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“Self-knowledge is the great power by which we comprehend and control our lives”

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“All forms of self-defeating behavior are unseen and unconscious, which is why their existence is denied.”

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“There is no way reality can be prevented from flowing the way it flows. It is our vain attempts to force it to flow in the service of our imaginary needs which sets us in painful conflict with our- selves and nature. You are not separate from the flowing reality; you are that flowing reality. See this and you will not see any- thing else which conflicts with it. You will be what you see.”

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“As incredible as it sounds, an unhappy man does not realize that happiness is better than unhappiness. Knowing only his own concealed anguish, he worships it, which is the same as self-worship.”

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“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.”

“Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.”

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“Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like that. Nothing can ever harm you once you are consciously aware that it is so.”

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“Self awakening enables you to see the human scene as it is, not as it appears to be, which frees you of its chaos.”

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“The miracle of self-healing occurs when the inner patient yields to the inner physician.”

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Born: March 16, 1918
Died: August 23, 1992
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Quotes: 141

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