Those who play a safe game die very safely.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhen one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.
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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 moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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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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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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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.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
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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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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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Using another as a means of satisfaction and security is not love. Love is never security; love is a state in which there is no desire to be secure; it is a state of vulnerability.
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It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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What you believe you experience.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to an achievement, you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.
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In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
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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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If you find out what it is you love to do and give your whole life to it, then there is no contradiction, and in that state your being is your doing.
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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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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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