Vernon Howard
Vernon Howard
Vernon Linwood Howardwas an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 March 1918
CountryUnited States of America
understanding negative emotion
A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.
heaven earth building
If heaven existed as a physical building on earth, human beings would remodel it to make it right.
perception conflict conscious
We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
break-through always-trying mind
What you really want for yourself is always trying to break through, just as a cooling breeze flows through an open window on a hot day. Your part is to open the windows of your mind.
costumes crowds carnivals
Society is like a crowd in carnival costumes with everyone fearful that others will see through his disguise.
rain self wind
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.
strong energy
When you are genuinely strong, you neither attack nor defend and so retain your energy.
mind remember mental-illness
Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.
kindness genuine
Genuine kindness is not what we do, it is what we are.
people morality helping
The terrible immoralities are the cunning ones hiding behind masks of morality, such as exploiting people while pretending to help them.
men world illusion
Men have the illusion of having a duty to make the world spin properly, which is precisely what makes it wobble.
men miracle opposition
It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
chosen
We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
reflection trying world
It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.