The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIt 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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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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One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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Here is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
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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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Most people like to live in illusions.
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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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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 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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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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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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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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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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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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