A mind that is always comparing, always measuring, will always engender illusion. If I am measuring myself against you, who are clever, more intelligent, I am struggling to be like you and I am denying myself as I am. I am creating an illusion.
Interpretation
Comparing ourselves to others creates false perceptions and undermines our individuality.
This quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti emphasizes the dangers of constant comparison with others. When we measure ourselves against those we perceive as superior, we often lose sight of our true selves and create illusions about our worth, leading to self-denial and dissatisfaction. Instead of fostering our unique identities, we may become trapped in a cycle of striving to be someone we are not.
In practice
During a motivational speech to remind people to embrace their uniqueness.
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If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.
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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.
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Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.
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Honesty allows us to live with not knowing. We do not know the full story; we do not know where we are in the story. We do not know who, ultimately, is at fault or who will carry the blame in the end.
There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.
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