From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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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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The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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What you are the world is. And without your transformation, there can be no transformation of the world.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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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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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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The moment I am aware that I am aware, I am not aware. Awareness means the observer is not.
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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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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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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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Do not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
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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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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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