Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo 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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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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The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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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 your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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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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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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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 meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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It is very easy to conform to what your society or your parents and teachers tell you. That is a safe and easy way of existing; but that is not living; To live is to find out for yourself what is true.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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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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You want to be loved because you do not love; but the moment you love, it is finished, you are no longer inquiring whether or not somebody loves you.
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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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