The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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You want to be loved because you do not love; but the moment you love, it is finished, you are no longer inquiring whether or not somebody loves you.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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The very desire to be certain, to be secure, is the beginning of bondage.It’s only when the mind is not caught in the net of certainty, and is not seeking certainty, that it is in a state of discovery.
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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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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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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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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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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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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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