That state of mind which is no longer capable of striving is the true religious mind, and in that state of mind you may come upon this thing called truth or reality or bliss or God or beauty of love. This thing cannot be invited, please understand that very simple fact.

It cannot be invited, it cannot be sought after, because the mind is too silly, too small, your emotions too shoddy, your way of life too confused for that enormity, that immense something, to be invited into your little house, your little corner of living, which has been trampled and spat upon. You cannot invite it. To invite it you must know it. It doesn't matter who says it, the moment he says "I know", he does not know. The moment you say you have found it, you have not found it. If you say you have experienced it, you have never experienced it. They are all ways of exploiting another man- your friend or your enemy.

One asks oneself then whether it is possible to come upon this thing without inviting, without waiting, without seeking or exploring - just for it to happen like a cool breeze that comes when you leave the window open? You cannot invite the wind but you must leave the window open, which doesn't mean that you are in a state of waiting; that is another form of deception. It doesn't mean that you must open yourself to receive; that is another kind of thought.

Freedom from the known

Jiddu Krishnamurti