“Needless fear and panic over disease and misfortune that seldom materialize are simply bad habits. By proper ventilation and illumination of the mind it is possible to cultivate tolerance, poise and real courage.” MindRealFearHabitDiseaseToleranceMisfortunesPanicIlluminationBad HabitsPoiseReal CourageVentilation Author:Elie Metchnikoff
“Once you realize that the world is your own projection, you are free of it. You need not free yourself of a world that does not exist, except in your own imagination! However is the picture, beautiful or ugly, you are painting it and you are not bound by it. Realize that there is nobody to force it on you, that it is due to the habit of taking the imaginary to be real. See the imaginary as imaginary and be free of fear.” WorldNeedsDoeRealBeautifulForceFearRealizingImaginationPaintingHabitBoundsUglyDuesBeing RealImaginaryProjectionFree Yourself Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
“Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.” DoeCausesFearPerfectWonderHabitConflictAngryExpectedSincerity Author:Tacitus
“She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken. And since old Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt or fear, she had practiced denying them in herself. And since, when a joyful thing happened, they looked to see whether joy was on her, it was her habit to build laughter out of inadequate materials....She seemed to know that if she swayed the family shook, and if she ever deeply wavered or despaired the family would fall.” IfsKnowsChildrenJoyFallStrongFearHurtAcceptingTakenHappenedPositionMaterialsHabitLaughterWelcomeJoyfulTomsInadequateCitadels Author:John Steinbeck
“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.” WayTwoRealSelfSufferingFallFearChallengesWorryHabitLosingTragedyGrievingDestructiveInner StrengthTwo WaysSelf DestructiveLosing Hope Author:Dalai Lama