I do not think that everybody has to struggle. But to probably at least half of the people, it never seems to enter their minds that they might be engaged in a struggle or that there might be something to struggle with. M. Scott Peck More Quotes by M. Scott Peck More Quotes From M. Scott Peck I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences. M. Scott Peck voice god dream The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. M. Scott Peck growth path spiritual When we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow. M. Scott Peck discipline teaching children Consciousness and Healing To proceed very far through the desert, you must be willing to meet existential suffering and work it through. In order to do this, the attitude toward pain has to change. This happens when we accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been designed for our spiritual growth. M. Scott Peck pain spiritual attitude Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to share the pain-to be there even when we have nothing to offer except our presence and even when being there is painful to ourselves. M. Scott Peck pain being-there compassion Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection. M. Scott Peck growth hard-work grace There is no act of love that is not an act of work or courage. No exceptions. M. Scott Peck acts-of-love exception With total discipline we can solve all problems. M. Scott Peck solve discipline problem True love is not a feeling by which we are overwhelmed. It is a committed, thoughtful decision. M. Scott Peck thoughtful decision love-is The principal form that the work of love takes is attention. When we love another person we give him or her our attention; we attend to that person's growth. M. Scott Peck growth attention giving Jesus was lonely and sorrowful and scared-an unbelievably real person. M. Scott Peck lonely real jesus I have said I have met Satan, and this is true. But it is not tangible. It no more has horns, hooves and a forked tail than God has a long white beard. Even the name, Satan, is just a name we have given to something basically nameless. M. Scott Peck names white fear If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything. M. Scott Peck ifs knows way A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged. M. Scott Peck willingness dedication mean We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them. M. Scott Peck solve problem Consciousness is the foundation of all thinking; and thinking is the foundation of all consciousness. M. Scott Peck foundation consciousness thinking America's greatest sin is the refusal to delay gratification. M. Scott Peck delay sin america Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional. The person who truely loves does so because of a decision to love. This person has made a commitment to be loving whether or not the loving feeling is present. ...Conversely, it is not only possible but necessary for a loving person to avoid acting on feelings of love. M. Scott Peck emotional love-is commitment A discussion becomes destructive when it begins to generate more heat than light. M. Scott Peck discussion heat light All human interactions are opportunities either to learn or to teach. M. Scott Peck interaction teach opportunity
