The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhen one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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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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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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Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.
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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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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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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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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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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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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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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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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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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