Change in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIf 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.
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If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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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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To ask the ‘right’ question is far more important than to receive the answer. The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the problem; the answer is not outside the problem, it is in the problem.
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Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.
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From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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