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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIt’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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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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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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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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Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.
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When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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You want to be loved because you do not love; but the moment you love, it is finished, you are no longer inquiring whether or not somebody loves you.
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