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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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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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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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In 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.
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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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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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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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When 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.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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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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