Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIMost people like to live in illusions.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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To be free comes not from changing or fixing this world, but from seeing this world as it is and opening the heart in the midst of it.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Look what is happening in the world – we are being conditioned by society, by the culture we live in, and that culture is the product of man. There is nothing holy, or divine, or eternal about culture.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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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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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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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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Be a light unto 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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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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