No book can teach you about yourself, no psychologist, none of the professors or philosophers. What they can teach you is what they think you are or what they think you should be.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThere is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Discipline does not mean suppression and control, nor is it adjustment to a pattern or ideology. It means a mind that sees ‘what is’ and learns from ‘what was’.
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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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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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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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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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What you believe you experience.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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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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To 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.
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I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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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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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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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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