When we recognize that nothing has to go right for us to be happy, that people do not have to behave for us to love them, our walk home can be surprisingly simple. We have enormous power not to manipulate… — 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
