Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.
Interpretation
Being alone can be a positive experience that allows for clarity of thought, distinct from the negative connotation of loneliness.
Jiddu Krishnamurti highlights the beauty of solitude, emphasizing that being alone is not synonymous with feeling lonely. Instead, solitude can offer a space for the mind to achieve clarity and independence away from societal pressures and influences. It suggests that true understanding and personal growth can come from periods of isolation, where one's thoughts are not swayed by external factors.
In practice
In a speech about mental health, one might say, 'As Krishnamurti said, it's beautiful to be alone, highlighting the importance of solitude for self-reflection.'
The following of authority is the denial of intelligence. [It] may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a problem is only to intensify it, and in the process, self-knowledge and freedom are abandoned.
In seeking comfort, we generally find a quiet corner in life where there is a minimum of conflict, and then we are afraid to step out of that seclusion.
If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.
If you have this extraordinary thing going in your life, then it is everything; then you become the teacher, the disciple, the neighbour, the beauty of the cloud - you are all that, and that is love.
Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life - perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from anybody, that is the beauty of it.
All of us have been trained by education and environment to seek personal gain and security and to fight for ourselves. Though we cover it over with pleasant phrases, we have been educated for various professions within a system which is based on exploitation and acquisitive fear.
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
When you suffer, don't speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don't stop.
When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend.
You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.
It's almost a blessing when we meet people who naturally want to do the sort of things that are in high demand in society. What a gift to do that, as opposed to other people who would say, 'I want to be a novelist but actually I have to be an accountant.'
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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