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Jiddu Krishnamurti

1895 - 1973

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was an Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer known for his teachings on spirituality, human consciousness, and the nature of the mind. He was a prominent figure in the 20th century for his radical approach to self-understanding and challenging societal norms and beliefs.

  1. If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiThe First and Last Freedom, p. 87, 1954
    #understanding#problem-solving#insight

  2. We are identifying with what is passing so fear comes. We are trying to make steady and permanent what is by nature impermanent.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiCommentaries on Living, Series I, p. 125
    #impermanence#fear#identity

  3. With increasing age, dullness of mind and heart sets in.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiCommentaries on Living, Third Series, p. 216, 1960
    #age#dullness#reflection

  4. 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.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiFreedom From The Known, p. 84
    #fear#understanding#acceptance

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

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiThe Observer, 1969
    #health#society#adjustment

  6. 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.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiEducation and the Significance of Life, p. 25, 1953
    #education#learning#life

  7. The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.

    Jiddu KrishnamurtiKrishnamurti, J. You Are the World, p. 105
    #love#freedom#illusion