Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurtiwas a speaker and writer on matters that concerned humankind. In his early life he was groomed to be the new World Teacher but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the organization behind it. His subject matter included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth12 May 1895
CountryIndia
Jiddu Krishnamurti quotes about
You may be ignorant of all the books in the world, and I hope you are, of all the latest theories, but that is not ignorance.
You may repeat the most marvelous poems. And that is not worth a cent if you don't live it.
Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free. But it is only in freedom that you can find out what is true, what is God, not through any belief; because your belief projects what you think God ought to be, what you think ought to be true. If you believe God is love, God is good, God is this or that, your very belief prevents you from understanding what is God, what is true.
Truth is something which you must see immediately, and to see something clearly you must give your heart, mind and whole being.
Love may be the ultimate solution to all man's difficulties, problems and travails.
Most of us waste our energy through chattering - endlessly chattering, gossiping, criticising, backbiting.
The demand to be safe in a relationship inevitably breeds sorrow and fear.
Training the intellect does not result in intelligence. Intelligence comes into being when one acts in perfect harmony, both intellectually and emotionally.
Nothing can disturb the calm peace of my soul.
Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality.
And it is impossible to treat human beings as human beings if you label them, if you term them, if you give them a name as Hindus, Russians, or what you will. It is so much easier to label people, for then you can pass by and kick them, drop a bomb on India or Japan.
So through identification you have pleasure and pain.
It is necessary that one be a light to oneself in a world that is becoming utterly dark.
You are the world and the world is you.