Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIFear 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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When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.
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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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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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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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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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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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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 primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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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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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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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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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