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A Few Sayings


“Buddha misread the origins of suffering. The cause of suffering is God’s desire to appear as this creation.” “This is … More

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Mind is the Prison. Walk Out


You are already enlightened but you are thinking you are not — the pot is already is and always was … More

Clay and pot, Enlightenment, Happiness, Liberation, Love, Mind, Mind as prison, Mind as the obstacle, Nama rupa, Name and form, Oneness, True love

Krishnamurti on How Not to Be Born Again


Jiddu Krishnamurti viewed the idea of being “born again” (reincarnation) as a continuity of the “me”—the bundle of memories, conditioning, … More

Conflict, Consciousness, Dying Now, Dying to the me, Dying to the past, I, I-Me-Mine, Inner quiet, J. Krishnamurti, Life after death, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Next life, Philosophy, Rebirth, Reincarnation, Silenceof the mind, Spirituality, The Past, What is

“Is it perfume from a dress / That makes me so digress?”


No, Eliot, it is not the perfumeFrom a dress or otherwiseThat makes me digress. I digressBecause the mind itself is … More

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What We Pay Attention to Becomes Reality for Us: An Idealist Position


If we pay attention to our mind, or what amounts to the same thing pay attention to the thoughts and … More

Attention, Consciousness, Deep sleep, Emotions, Idealism, Meditation, Memories, Mind, Reality, Relationships, Suffering, Thoughts, World

“Not a particle of antagonism” — J. Krishnamurti


The phrase “not a particle of antagonism” comes from a 1968 conversation between Jiddu Krishnamurti and Huston Smith in Claremont, … More

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A Mind Free of the “Me” — J. Krishnamurti


Jiddu Krishnamurti viewed self-centredness as the core of human conflict, sorrow, and isolation, driven by a “me”—a construct of thought, … More

Choiceless Awareness, I-Me-Mine, J. Krishnamurti, Life, Loneliness, Mind, Self-centerdness, Selfishness, Selflessness, Suffering

I Am Not A Thought – So Who Am I Really? – Nisargadatta Maharaj Wisdom


Advaita, Brahman, Freedom, Libertaion, Mind, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Nonduality, Philosophy, Self, Self-enquiry, Self-realization, Thoughts, Upainshads, Who am I, You are not the mind

On Love & Truth


“We need love when we do not love the truth.” “Every movement of the mind and heart takes you away … More

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Mind is Your Friend, NOT Your Enemy


You are attempting the wrong, unnecessary and almost impossible thing. Why? Because you are making the mistaking of thinking mind … More

Action, Desires, Happinesss, Ignorance, Karma, Karma Yoga, Maya, Meditation, Mental discipline, Mental health, Mind, Mind as a computer, Mind control, Mind is not free, Mind is programmed, Mindfulness, personal-development, personal-growth, Purpose of Mind, Spirituality, Thoughts

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