Vernon Howard

“Stop looking for a harbor. Be the harbor.”

“Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”

“A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that is playing inside him.”

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

“A truly peaceful person is not a person who is without problems. A truly peaceful person is a person that is not possessed by their problems.”

“You cannot be the victim of a fallen world, for you are the world.”

“You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going.”

“The way out of a room is not through the door. It is a state of mind.”

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”

“Knowledge is a destination. Truth is a journey.”

“Inner-life questions are the only questions that have answers.”

“You can't change the world, but you can change your world.”

“There is nothing wrong with you. You are just in the wrong place.”

“You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off your face.”

“Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not.”

“Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power.”

“Pain is a signal that you are attached to something that is not you.”

“All of our miseries are extensions of our own illusions.”

“Let the world call you lazy for not running about like a frightened ghost. Just be quiet inside yourself.”