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Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Hope People
Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.
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Enlightenment Freedom Spiritual
I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
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Attachment Freedom Goodness Spiritual
Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine.
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Direction Force Politics Religion Suffering
Discipline does not mean suppression and control, nor is it adjustment to a pattern or ideology. It means a mind that sees ‘what is’ and learns from ‘what was’.
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Control Discipline Learning Mindset
The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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Ability Hurt
To be free comes not from changing or fixing this world, but from seeing this world as it is and opening the heart in the midst of it.
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Change Freedom Heart Philosophy World
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.
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Change Existence Feeling Life Transformation
Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Growth Happiness Life Philosophy Satisfaction
Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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Belief Ideas Knowledge Wisdom
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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Belief Clever Energy Fear Men Theory
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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Life Need Simplicity
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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Desire Love Mean Secure Vulnerable
When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Life Love Nature Relationship Religion Truth
Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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Character Clever Thinking
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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Addiction Freedom Knowledge Understand Wisdom

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