If my attention is wandering, there is somewhere it wants to go, so obviously it does not want to be where I… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
If your reaction to your partner's fear-or any other form of distress- is disdain or irritation, you do not want oneness or… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
If the ocean was pure mind and I was a wave, I would be in terror if Itried to distinguish myself fromthe… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
It is your right to be happy. This is what you were made for. And if you will not resist, happiness will… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Peace, or freedom from conflict, is the absolute core of happiness. It is in learning to watch our sense of peace that… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly.… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Many books on communication are strong on theory but impractical on application. Marshall Rosenberg's instant classic is the stand-out exception. It is… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
For communication to have meaning it must have a life. It must transcend "you and me" and become "us." If I truly… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
The ego, as a collection of our past experiences, is continually offering miserable lines of thought. It's as if there were a… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Within me is the potential to commit every evil act I see being committed by other men, and unless I feel this… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
Ultimately, my character is defined by the quality of my sensitivity to other people. I exist in equilibrium. I am here to the degree… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
“I wish" assumes that I know what is the opposite of my present experience.” — Hugh Prather Copy Share
Sometimes when I generalize, I am saying, 'Let's pretend I am God,' and of course the other person argues that point endlessly. But I… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
If the ocean was pure mind and I was a wave, I would be in terror if Itried to distinguish myself fromthe water that… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now. — Hugh Prather Copy Share
Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
I can not 'make my mark' for all time - those concepts are mutually exclusive. 'Lasting effect' is a self-contradictory term. Meaning does not… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
Love, the magician, knows this little trick whereby two people walk in different directions yet always remain side by side… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
Books seek us out. They slip themselves into our hands just at the time we are ready for a new self-concept. — Hugh Prather Copy Share
Happiness is gentleness, peace, concentration, simplicity, forgiveness, humor, fearlessness, trust, and now. — Hugh Prather Copy Share
One element of maturity is the realization that we don't get away with anything. Any advantage gained or convenience taken, any private procrastination or… — Hugh Prather Copy Share
