Kinfonet Quote of the Day: Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion.

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Brockwood Park, England | Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Bulletin 57, 1989

Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion. There is a vast strength in being alone. It is the conditioned, programmed brain that is never alone, for it is filled with knowledge. That which is programmed, religiously or technologically, is always limited. This limitation is the major factor of conflict.

Beauty is dangerous for a man of desire.

Tags: beauty, conditioning, desire, freedom, illusion

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