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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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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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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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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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