Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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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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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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Transformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
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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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Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.
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The mind has to be empty to see clearly.
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Despair exists only when there is hope.
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Intuition is the only true guide in life.
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Using another as a means of satisfaction and security is not love. Love is never security; love is a state in which there is no desire to be secure; it is a state of vulnerability.
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To meditate is to observe yourself, for you are totally responsible for your body, mind, thought.
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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 you come across fear, stare it in its eyes. Face it and you will notice that fear fades away.
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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 ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
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All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.
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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 word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
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It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick 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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Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
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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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A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.
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Be a light unto oneself,
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The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one’s life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed.
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