Despair exists only when there is hope.
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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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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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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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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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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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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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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Using another as a means of satisfaction and security is not love. Love is never security; love is a state in which there is no desire to be secure; it is a state of vulnerability.
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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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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.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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