Jiddu Krishnamurti quotes

Jiddu Krishnamurti, a renowned philosopher and spiritual leader, impacted countless lives with his profound teachings. Born in India in 1895, he captivated audiences worldwide through his wisdom and unique approach to spirituality. Krishnamurti's philosophy emphasized the importance of self-inquiry, challenging individuals to question their beliefs and conditioning. His messages of freedom, truth, and consciousness resonated deeply with seekers of truth. With a focus on being present in the moment, Krishnamurti empowered individuals to find their own path to enlightenment. Explore the timeless teachings of this influential philosopher and discover a new perspective on life, love, and self-discovery. Let his profound insights guide you on a transformative journey towards inner peace and fulfillment.

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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The flowering of love is meditation.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm Of pain and pleasure.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats phrases and thinks in a groove.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

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What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

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All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.

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When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it.

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I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

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We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

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A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth. I am not concerned whether you pay attention to what I say or not. I want to do a certain thing in the world and I am going to do it with unwavering concentration. I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from all fears, and not to found religions, new sects, nor to establish new theories and new philosophies.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

You are accustomed to authority, or to the atmosphere of authority, which you think will lead you to spirituality. You think and hope that another can, by his extraordinary powers—a miracle—transport you to this realm of eternal freedom, which is Happiness. Your whole outlook on life is based on that authority.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

When you draw or paint a tree, you do not imitate the tree; you do not copy it exactly as it is, which would be mere photography. To be free to paint a tree or a flower or a sunset, you have to feel what it conveys to you: the significance, the meaning of it.

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Truth is a pathless land.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

What brings understanding is love. When your heart is full, then you will listen to the teacher, to the beggar, to the laughter of children, to the rainbow, and to the sorrow of man. Under every stone and leaf, that which is eternal exists. But we do not know how to look for it. Our minds and hearts are filled with other things than understanding of what is. Love and mercy, kindliness and generosity do not cause enmity. When you love, you are very near truth. For, love makes for sensitivity, for vulnerability. That which is sensitive is capable of renewal. Then truth will come into being. It cannot come if your mind and heart are burdened, heavy with ignorance and animosity.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

You can take a piece of wood that you brought back from your garden, and each day present it with a flower. At the end of a month you will adore it, and the idea of not giving it an offering will be a sin.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti