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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe 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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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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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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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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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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