If we want to change existing conditions, we must first transform ourselves, which means that we must become aware of our own actions, thoughts and feelings in everyday life.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIMost people like to live in illusions.
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Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.
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Using another as a means of satisfaction and security is not love. Love is never security; love is a state in which there is no desire to be secure; it is a state of vulnerability.
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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
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Look what is happening in the world – we are being conditioned by society, by the culture we live in, and that culture is the product of man. There is nothing holy, or divine, or eternal about culture.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to an achievement, you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.
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Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
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Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.
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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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