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“What is morality? It is not the following of enjoined rules of conduct. It is not a question of standing above temptations, or of conquering hate, anger, greed, lust and violence. Questioning your actions before and after creates the moral problem. What is responsible for this situation is the faculty of distinguishing between right and wrong and influencing your actions accordingly.Life is action. Unquestioned action is morality. Questioning your actions is destroying the expression of life. A person who lets life act in its own way without the protective movement of thought has no self to defend. What need will he have to lie or cheat or pretend or to commit any other act which his society considers immoral?”

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Book:The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Radical Ideas of U.G. Krishnamurti
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U.G. Krishnamurti
U.G. Krishnamurti

U.G. Krishnamurti was an Indian writer and philosopher known for his profound philosophical thoughts and unique existentialist views. His works mainly focused on themes such as human consciousness, self-awareness, and freedom, which had a profound impact on contemporary philosophy and psychology. more

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