Kinfonet Quote of the Day: Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.

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New Delhi, India | 1st Public Talk 14th November, 1948

So, a man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions. Again, this is not a matter of time. There is no end to self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.

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