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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo 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.
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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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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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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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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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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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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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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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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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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It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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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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