But there's a sacredness which is not of thought, nor of a feeling resuscitated by thought. It is not recognizable by thought nor can it be utilized by thought. Thought cannot formulate it. But there's a sacredness, untouched by any symbol or word. It is not communicable. It is a fact.
To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.
Authority in its very nature prevents the full awareness of oneself and therefore ultimately destroys freedom; in freedom alone can there be creativeness.
If, living in the world, you refuse to be a part of it, you will help other out of this chaos - not in the future, not tomorrow, but now.
It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.
Passion is a rather frightening thing because if you have passion you don't know where it will take you.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
One of the fundamental causes of the disintegration of society is copying, which is the worship of authority.
The word 'innocence' means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
Because we want to be inwardly secure, we are constantly seeking methods and means for this security, and thereby we create authority, the worship of another, which destroys comprehension, that spontaneous tranquility of mind in which alone there can be a state of creativeness.
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