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J. Krishnamurti on fanaticism

To identify oneself with a particular race, with a particular country or with certain ideologies yields security, satisfaction and flattering self-importance. This worship of the part, instead of the whole, cultivates antagonism, conflict and confusion. — J. Krishnamurti, 4 June 1944. Do not let us be clouded by words, names or labels which only bring [...]

Love is a substitute for everything

We may feel jealous of a successful person, but we are never jealous of the success of our own children, even though they are someone other than us. When we see ourselves in the other person, love comes naturally. And where there is love, there is no room for violence, hatred, enmity, or jealousy. Love [...]