JK's writings

Truth can never come to the righteous man, for he is enclosed in his becoming. If you try to become merciful, generous then the emphasis is laid on becoming, on the self, the "ME".
The "ME" can never be merciful, it can enclose itself in righteousness but it can never be merciful.

A RIGHTEOUS MAN CAN NEVER BE A VIRTUOUS MAN.

Virtue is necessary for the freedom, but righteousness is an isolation process. Isolation and righteousness go together, virtue and freedom are co-existent.

Freedom must begin with the individual, which is a total process, a total process of MAN.
the understanding of the thought process is the beginning of MEDITATION, which is SELF-KNOWLEDGE, without self knowledge there is no meditation.

A CONTROLLED MIND IS NOT A FREE MIND.

to understand the creation we must understand ourselves.

To transform oneself - self knowledge is essential, because without knowing what you are, there is no basis of right thought and without knowing yourself there cannot be transformation.

The mind must not be tethered to any particular dogma or belief, to any particular pattern of action.

The understanding of what you are without distortion is the beginning of VIRTUE. Virtue is essential, for it gives freedom. It is only in virtue that you can discover, that you can live., where as if you cultivate virtue then you are just trying to bring about respectability to oneself and not understanding about oneself.