The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.Love and death, Public Talk 5, Ojai, California, 1977
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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.
1895–1973·lived 77 years
The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.Love and death, Public Talk 5, Ojai, California, 1977
If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it.
We are identifying with what is passing so fear comes. We are trying to make steady and permanent what is by nature impermanent.
With increasing age, dullness of mind and heart sets in.Education and the Significance of Life
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.Commentaries on Living 1, p. 45, 1956
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.Commentaries on Living Series 3, 1960
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.The Whole Movement of Life is Learning, 1990
That’s all 7 quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti.