One of the fundamental causes of the disintegration of society is copying, which is the worship of authority.

There must be a certain amount of imitation, copying, in outward technique, but when there is inward, psychological imitation surely we cease to be creative.

Acquiring knowledge is a form of imitation.

Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.

Meditation is not following any system; it is not constant repetition and imitation. Meditation is not concentration.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society