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.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIf your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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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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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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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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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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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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The word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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There is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
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There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
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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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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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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Fear is nonacceptance of what is.
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