Thought cannot wake you up. It can start you off on a new fascinating journey into who and what you are really all about, but something unknown to you now must be awakened to explain everything to you. Your true spirit must be awakened. This spirit is eager to learn...
Vernon Howard was a remarkable man who would give bold, fierce talks about mankind's condition on earth. They would inspire you to leave all and seek this unknown higher. Many came and heard his talk(s) and never heard his true message. I was one of the lucky ones who...
I just spent a month in Sicily, and here are a few things that I observed. The food was next-level delicious, the sights, the old buildings were mind-jarring, for it exposed a new meaning and feeling about time. So many civilizations that had risen and fallen and were...
This is very interesting. I woke up this morning thinking about “gratitude,” and how much we humans want to feel good. We want everything in life to obey what our minds say they should be. We are endlessly trying to line up all our ducks, for we feel this will bring...
Fresh energy flows from you into every daily project when you: 1. See the attractiveness of the higher life 2. Don’t accept unhappiness as necessary. 3. Increase your self-awareness. 4. Abandon self-defeating attitudes. 5. Insist upon strict self-honesty. 6. Try to...
"Discovering the Subtle Costly Mistake Most Miss.” This mistake is discovered by only a few. The condition of hating your life and loving your life is a fiendish state to live in that does not want to ever come to an end. We get up every morning with the intention of...
If you like to save money and energy, then join True Principles. Spiritual truths and practicality are one and the same. Time is money, and understanding higher ideas about time saves one’s energies. This energy can be used in a much better way. So the first order of...
"An Unclear Mind Can Only Give You Confusion!" To say it another way, "A clear mind is everything." Until we begin from a place of clarity, nothing will change in our lives for the better. It is impossible to get clarity out of confusion. A confused mind plus a new...
Let's be crystal clear up front here, fact, the brutal world is within you and me. Yes, agreed, it appears to be out there, and if we can only change the outer world, then everything would be fine. We have been taught this since our birth, but this is not true. Yes,...
We all proclaim of an existence of a nice life, but how many of us live in that life? Mankind can easily fool themselves into believing they are already there, but with observation and honesty, you can see that is untrue. Once I see clearly, I have not arrived, and...
"Cosmic Energy is an Unlimited Source!" -Vernon Howard. Vernon continues... "You have to be in a position to receive it." Right now, stop everything, do not take another step in the direction you have been going. I must take a good, hard look at myself, my life, and...
"Be cheerful, also, and seek not eternal help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others." -M. Aurelius. Society says much differently; in fact, the song goes; "People who need people are the luckiest people in the...
We all must look at our lives and tell ourselves the truth about it. Never mind what others say, ask yourself, why have I compromised my spirit to such miserable people? Take a good hard, shocking look at your inner location. "Come out from among them," is a powerful...
One of the most beautiful experiences to have is a mystical experience. A mind-boggling occurrence that turns all of your present beliefs upside down. Shaken by what you observed or occurred, and at the same time, refusing to go into any fear reactions to what just...
The Wandering Lunatic Mind. Do not pay too much attention to the wandering lunatic mind. When you have trained it, informed it, made it clear, decisive, and your flexible instrument and tool, Why, do not then reverse the order and become the mere fatuous attendant and...
"You are Getting Exactly What You Want!" Wherever you may find yourself in life, this is what you have asked for: a rocky marriage, a lack of money, or working a dead-end job? Vernon Howard's ideas of self-observation and becoming aware of inner movements will do the...
"Don't Live at the Mercy of Other People!" People react to this quote by Vernon Howard by telling themselves they already know this, and their reaction keeps them from further investigation. Every day someone will remark, smile, frown, or use angry words, and if...
How to Find the New! How to Find the New! Having a separate self is what keeps you and me from connecting with God/The Universe. The first thing for me to realize, the New cannot be found within the boundaries of thought. I must enter the state of the unknown, not...
There is safety in the now. As soon as you leave now, you are in danger of your wild imagination, which creates enemies, separateness, and the idea that you can do something. As soon as an "I" is born from your mind, you are in trouble. Why? Because you have wandered...
"We see that we cannot behave unlovingly towards others without paying the price in psychic disturbance." -Vernon Howard. Those days are gone when you would justify our behavior by saying to ourselves, "I'm doing it to them for their own good." It really is quite...
All of my life, I have felt I was under pressure from Society to be this or that kind of person. So I would receive love and understanding from my peers. I was taught how to behave very properly, so I would be accepted. I would be welcomed, and if I could, belong. No...
Can I be utterly blunt with you? And, say if you are putting other things ahead of waking up, you are wasting your life. Either there is a God or not. And it seems wise to go to the end of this very important question, it's your very life. So you know absolutely one...
Vernon Howard's ideas and teachings have changed my life! Here is just one little example. About 4 years ago, I purchased a fig tree and planted it in my backyard. This small tree has produced figs every year since, and both my wife and I can't wait for the harvest...
"Leave It Alone," the Exercise & Doorway to Another World. If you were to experience a glimpse into another world where your day is not a struggle, your troubles turn into enlightening opportunities, and you view the universe as being very friendly, wouldn't you want...