"I don't mind what happens."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Philosopher, Speaker
Jiddu Krishnamurti was a philosopher and speaker known for his teachings on self-awareness, freedom, and the nature of thought, significantly impacting modern spirituality.
- Born
- May 11, 1895
- Died
- February 17, 1973
- Quotes
- 628
- Rank
- #51
Quote collection
Jiddu Krishnamurti quotes (page 25 of 32)
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"My only concern is to set men absolutely, unconditionally free."
"Doesn't becoming imply time?"
"Is not virtue a negation of becoming?"
"It is man's pretence that because he has choice he is free. Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment and reward. Freedom is without motive; freedom is not at the end of the evolution of man but lies in the first step of his existence."
"I have only one purpose: to make people free, to urge them towards freedom, to help them to break away from all limitations, for that alone will give them eternal happiness, will give them the unconditional realization of Self."
"The origin is nameless; the origin is absolutely quiet, it is not whirring about making noise. Creation is something that is most holy, that is the most sacred thing in life, and if you have made a mess of your life, change it. Change it today, not tomorrow. If you are uncertain, find out why and be certain. If your thinking is not straight, think straight, logically, Unless all that is prepared, all that is settled, you cannot enter into this world, into the world of creation."
"You are the world and the world is you."
"If you would listen, sir, in the sense of being aware of your conflicts and contradictions without forcing them into any particular pattern of thought, perhaps they might altogether cease."
"In the search for reality, energy creates its own discipline. But mere discipline, without full comprehension of all this, has no meaning, it is a most destructive thing."
"Activity that perishes, that is not productive of the eternal, of the lasting, is of very little use."
"National discord is, like religion, a standardized form of revolt; and the moment a revolt is standardized, it is no longer a revolt."
"To learn about oneself, a living thing, you have to watch, learn anew each minute."
"Freedom lies beyond the field of consciousness."
"Intelligence is the seeing of what is."
"There is no tranquility in ideas."
"A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations is really an uncreative mind."
"Meditation, then, is a state of mind in which the 'me' is absent. And therefore that very absence brings order."
"A mind that practices love cannot love."
"Now, when you are aware, you see the whole process of your thinking and action, but it can happen only when there is no condemnation. That is. When I condemn something, I do not understand it."