Look what is happening in the world – we are being conditioned by society, by the culture we live in, and that culture is the product of man. There is nothing holy, or divine, or eternal about culture.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIt’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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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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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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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 primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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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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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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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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To ask the ‘right’ question is far more important than to receive the answer. The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the problem; the answer is not outside the problem, it is in the problem.
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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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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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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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If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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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