If you investigate the matter deeply enough and widely enough, you will find that happiness eludes nearly all men despite the fact that they are forever seeking it. The fortunate and successful few are those who have stopped seeking with the ego alone and allow the search to be directed inwardly by the higher self. They alone can find a happiness unblemished by defects or deficiencies, a Supreme Good which is not a further source of pain and sorrow but an endless source of satisfaction and peace. β¨ Paul Brunton (1984). The Notebooks of Paul Brunton: Perspectives (posthumous)
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- God needs no worship, no praise, no thanksgiving. It is man himself who needs the benefit to be derived from these activities. β¨ Paul Brunton (1984). The Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Larson Publication
- Let us accept the invitation, ever-open, from the Stillness, taste its exquisite sweetness, and heed its silent instruction. β¨ Paul Brunton (1984). The Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Larson Publication
- Deep down within the heart there is a stillness which is healing, a trust in the universal laws which is unwavering, and a strength which is rock-like. But because it is so deep we need both patience β¦ βΆ
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