By their openness, people dedicated to the truth live in the open, and through the exercise of their courage to live in the open, they become free from fear. | Scott Peck Continue reading People Dedicated to the Truth Live in the Open Scott Peck
There really are people and institutions made up of people, who respond with hatred in the presence of goodness and would destroy the good insofar as it is in their power to do so. They do this not with conscious malice but blindly, lacking awareness of their own evil — indeed, seeking to avoid any … Continue reading On Evil Scott Peck
Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly understand and accept it — then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters. | Scott Peck Continue reading Life Is Difficult Scott Peck
I define love thus: “The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” | Scott Peck Continue reading The Definition of Love Scott Peck
The Road Less Traveled, first published in 1978, is a self-help and psychology book by M. Scott Peck. It covers topics like discipline, love, religion, and grace. The book’s overarching theme is that spiritual and psychological growth requires effort, or work, on the part of the individual. Peck argues that life is difficult and that … Continue reading The Road Less Traveled M. Scott Peck (1978)
