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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.
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Life Love Politics Religious World
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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Change Existence Feeling Life Transformation
Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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Growth Happiness Life Philosophy Satisfaction
To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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Body Meditation Mindset Responsible
When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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Image Live Sanity Self Esteem World
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.
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Be Yourself Book Philosophy Thinking
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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Desire Love Mean Secure Vulnerable
What you believe you experience.
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Believe Experience
We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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Freedom Life Love Moments Truth
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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Mirror Relationship Yourself
Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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Awakening Philosophy Pursue Spiritual Understand
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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Addiction Freedom Knowledge Understand Wisdom
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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Effort Expectation Freedom Mind Philosophy Possible See True Wisdom
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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Change Human Importance Yourself
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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Generosity Life Love
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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Hands Learning Life Yourself
Most people like to live in illusions.
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Illusion Live People Spiritual
Despair exists only when there is hope.
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Existence Hope
Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine.
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Direction Force Politics Religion Suffering
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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Action Fear Flames Inspirational Love Right
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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Control Discipline Learning Mindset
The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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Life Love One Liner Truth
The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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Deep Ourselves Philosophy World
Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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Guide Intuition Life One Liner
Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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Acceptance Fear One Liner
You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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Deep Fear Thinking
Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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Revolution Tomorrow Transformation

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