To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIOnly 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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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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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
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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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Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
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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 crisis is not out there in the world, it is within our own consciousness.
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If you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
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Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
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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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No book can teach you about yourself, no psychologist, none of the professors or philosophers. What they can teach you is what they think you are or what they think you should be.
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If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
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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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