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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to an achievement, you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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Fear is nonacceptance of what 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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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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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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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If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.
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When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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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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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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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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What you are the world is. And without your transformation, there can be no transformation of the world.
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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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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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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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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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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 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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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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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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What you believe you experience.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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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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