Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo 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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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 begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.
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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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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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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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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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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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