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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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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 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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What you are the world is. And without your transformation, there can be no transformation of the world.
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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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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