Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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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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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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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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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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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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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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It is very easy to conform to what your society or your parents and teachers tell you. That is a safe and easy way of existing; but that is not living; To live is to find out for yourself what is true.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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