“One cannot know God, until one knows the self who is seeking for God. You must be prepared to find What Is, not that which you wish to find, even if it is oblivion.” (Richard Rose)
“must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
― My Stroke of Insight
― My Stroke of Insight
“For humans the idea of freedom is all too often a means of deceiving themselves. And although freedom is among the most exalted of feelings, so is the illusion of freedom among the most exalted of illusions.”
― The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
― The Unhappiness of Being a Single Man: Essential Stories
“Think for yourself and figure out what’s true. That’s it. Ask yourself what’s true until you know.”
― Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing
― Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing
“I have found life to be too short to be preoccupied with pain from the past.”
― My Stroke of Insight
― My Stroke of Insight
“My favorite definition of fear is “False Expectations Appearing Real,”
― My Stroke of Insight
― My Stroke of Insight
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