From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.
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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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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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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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Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one’s life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed.
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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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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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The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.
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The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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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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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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Only when the mind is still, tranquil, not expecting or grasping or resisting a single thing, is it possible to see what is true. It is the truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
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