Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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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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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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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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What you are the world is. And without your transformation, there can be no transformation of the world.
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A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
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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.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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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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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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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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The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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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Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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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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