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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIChange in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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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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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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No book can teach you about yourself, no psychologist, none of the professors or philosophers. What they can teach you is what they think you are or what they think you should be.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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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Only when the mind is still, tranquil, not expecting or grasping or resisting a single thing, is it possible to see what is true. It is the truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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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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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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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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