Wherever You Go, There You Are

Krishnamurti states it this way:

“Why are we clever and ambitious? Is not ambition an urge to avoid what is? Why are we so frightened of what is? What is the good of running away if whatever we are is always there? ... Is it possible to listen without any prejudice, without any conclusion, without interpretation? We are conditioned ... and whatever we listen to is always apprehended through the screen of this conditioning. That is why it is very important to know how to listen. Conflict is the denial of what is; there is no conflict other than that. There is no complexity in what is, but only in the many escapes that we seek.” ~ via Integral Life

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