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 KRISHNAMURTIThere is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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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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Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.
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I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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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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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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No book can teach you about yourself, no psychologist, none of the professors or philosophers. What they can teach you is what they think you are or what they think you should be.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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