The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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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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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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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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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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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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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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