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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIPut away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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The crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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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.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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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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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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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 constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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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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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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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Intuition is the whisper of the soul.
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