By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity, we do not encourage their inquiry, for we are rather apprehensive of what may be asked of us; we do not foster their discontent, for…

Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.

The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.

Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put...

Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put...

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

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 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...

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

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...

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

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.

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 constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

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

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

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

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...

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because...

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because...

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,...

The flowering of love is meditation.

The flowering of love is meditation.

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released...

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released...