Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo 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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From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
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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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Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories, absurd superstitions, dogmas, and beliefs.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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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.
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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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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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It is very easy to conform to what your society or your parents and teachers tell you. That is a safe and easy way of existing; but that is not living; To live is to find out for yourself what is true.
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