Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the…

Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity,...

By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity,...

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only...

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only...

Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving...

Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense...

A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn,...

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn,...

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that...

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that...

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make...

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache

Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache