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 KRISHNAMURTIHere is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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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A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
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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.
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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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