Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIPut away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIUsing 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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhen 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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIn 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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIDo not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhere 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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIf you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIContentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIFear is nonacceptance of what is.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIA lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhat you believe you experience.
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.
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