The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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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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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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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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From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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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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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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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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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.
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