If you set out to meditate, it will not be meditation. If you set out …

Jiddu Krishnamurti
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If you set out to meditate, it will not be meditation. If you set out to be good, goodness will never flower. ✨ Jiddu Krishnamurti, Evelyne Blau (2002). Meditations, p.13, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.
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If you set out to meditate, it will not be meditation. If you set out to be good, goodness will never flower. ✨ Jiddu Krishnamurti, Evelyne Blau (2002). Meditations, p.13, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.

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