“You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, why you must sing, dance and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.”
—Krishnamurti
“You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, why you must sing, dance and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.” —Krishnamurti
If experience is the best teacher, there’s nothing that comes close to the experience of life.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
When there is only one thing in your life that is an avenue to ultimate escape, to complete forgetfulness of yourself if only for a few seconds, you cling to it because that is the only moment you are happy.
Jiddu Krishnamurti • On Love and Loneliness
Life is learning. Period. Overcoming ignorance is the whole point of the journey. You’re not supposed to know at the beginning. The whole point of venturing into uncertainty is to bring light to the darkness of our ignorance. I heard a great saying once: Life is like school, with one key difference—in school you get the lesson, and then you take th
... See moreMark Manson • Will
You had better not spend your life worrying about whether people like you or whether your car impresses people. What kind of life is that? It is a life of pain.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
“Creation is light and shadow both, else no picture is possible. The good and evil of maya must ever alternate in supremacy. If joy were ceaseless here in this world, would man ever seek another? Without suffering he scarcely cares to recall that he has forsaken his eternal home. Pain is a prod to remembrance. The way of escape is through wisdom! T
... See moreParamhansa Yogananda • Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of the Philosophical library 1946 First Edition)
... See moreThe point of life is to live, and living isn’t a spectator sport.
Living means taking risks, pursuing your interests, embarrassing yourself, attempting difficult things, setting ambitious goals, trying, failing, and trying again. Living means pushing your mind and body to their limits, just to see what you’re capable of. Living means fighting back a