Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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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.
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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one’s life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
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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 word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.
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What you believe you experience.
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When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.
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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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Most people like to live in illusions.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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