From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIDiscipline does not mean suppression and control, nor is it adjustment to a pattern or ideology. It means a mind that sees ‘what is’ and learns from ‘what was’.
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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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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The 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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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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To know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.
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Discipline does not mean suppression and control, nor is it adjustment to a pattern or ideology. It means a mind that sees ‘what is’ and learns from ‘what was’.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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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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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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