If the ocean was pure mind and I was a wave, I would be in terror if I tried to distinguish myself from the water that produced me. What is a wave without water, and what is a mind without God?
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Forgive and be happy. That is the ancient secret...the only wisdom ever to be attained.
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Birth: | 23rd January, 1938 |
Death: | 15th November, 2010 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Writer |
Hugh Edmondson Prather III was born in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an American writer, most famous for his first book, Notes to Myself. It has sold over 5 million copies, and has been translated into ten languages. He earned a bachelor's degree at Southern Methodist University in 1966 after study at Principia College and Columbia University. He wrote other books include: Standing on My Head, Love and Courage, The quiet answer, How to live in the world and still be happy, A Book for Couples, Notes to Each Other, I Will Never Leave You, Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual notes to myself, The Little Book of Letting Go, Shining Through, and Morning Notes.
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