Man has throughout the ages been seeking something... -Jiddu Krishnamurti

Man has throughout the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare - something we call truth or God or reality, a timeless state - something that cannot be disturbed by circumstances, by thought or by human corruption.

Jiddu Krishnamurti , Philosopher
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Organized murder is war, and though we demonstrate against a particular war, the nuclear, or any other kind of war, we have never demonstrated against...
What religion a man holds, to what race he belongs, these things are not important; the really important thing is this knowledge: the knowledge of God...
We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free....
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We are domesticated animals, revolving in a cage which we have built for ourselves - with its contentions, wranglings, its impossible political leader...
The environment that we call society is created by past generations; we accept it, as it helps us to maintain our greed, possessiveness, illusion....
It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God...
If we depend for our happiness on another, on society or on environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we...
In this constant battle which we call living, we try to set a code of conduct according to the society in which we are brought up, whether it be a Com...

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The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure....
The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either....
A sincere seeker knows what his goal is: the highest Truth. He will not delay his journey. In spiritual life, we aspire for the highest Truth, for God...
Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth....
Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters....
When you are living your truth, you will meet people who love you for that truth....
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world....
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves o...
If anyone offers conjectures about the truth of things from the mere possibility of hypotheses, I do not see by what stipulation anything certain can ...