Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

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Vernon Linwood Howardwas an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.

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It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Quit thinking that you must halt before the barrier of inner negativity. You need not. You can crash through… whatever we see a negative state, that is where we can destroy it.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

To change what you get you must change who you are.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

We are slaves to whatever we don’t understand.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Remember above all that mental stability comes by examining the contents of the mind, not by avoidence.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

A clear understanding of negative emotions dismisses them.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

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.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Beauty is only skin deep, but it’s a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

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

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)

Study carefully the law of cause and effect.

Vernon Howard

American writer (1918-1992)