"e;The benediction of meditation - 17 November 1968 We shall explore together into this life, existence, in which is includedrelationship, love and death, not merely as a phenomenon but as something tremendously significant, to be cherished, deeply lived.
"e;Thought is the cause of fear - 10 November 1968 Though we have plenty of energy, apparently we lack the drive, enthusiasm,vitality to bring about a change in ourselves.
"e;To look without a concept is to be aware of the observer and the thing observed - 20 May 1967 Violence and sorrow are not limited to the West or the East; it is part of the human structure, psychologically.
"e;implicity comes into being when there is freedom from the desire to achieve - 27 August 1949 One who is sincere can never be simple because he who is trying to be sincerealways has the desire to pattern or approximate himself to an idea.
"e;Love is that quality of mind in which there is no division - 14 February 1971 To live in this world with intelligence, in spite of all the complications.
"e;The intelligence of love - 16 September 1980 Can the mind, brain, the whole psychological structure ever be free from allconflict, from all shadow of disturbance?
"e;You can understand yourself very simply when you are quiet - 4 December 1965 When you are really quiet, alone with yourself, you begin to know yourself andto see the intricacies of your mind.
"e;The mind that is free of authority is a very intense, alive mind - 15 November 1968 Can a mind be free of authority so that there is no impingement of the past, so that the mind is always alert, learning in the present?
"e;Meditation means a life that is totally different every minute of the day - 14 March 1971 A mind that inquires into this whole question of meditation must havetremendous discipline.
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