The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.
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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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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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If you find out what it is you love to do and give your whole life to it, then there is no contradiction, and in that state your being is your doing.
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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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A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
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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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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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Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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