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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe mind has to be empty to see clearly.
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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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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Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.
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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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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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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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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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To be free comes not from changing or fixing this world, but from seeing this world as it is and opening the heart in the midst of it.
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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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Most people like to live in illusions.
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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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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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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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