Who is Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, mystic, speaker, and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the organization behind it. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, holistic inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.Krishnamurti was born in South India in what is now the modern day Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh. In early adolescence, he ...
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- Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving for power that are in the heart of almost everyone. Until the source is cleared, there will always be confusion and hate, wars and class antagonisms.
- 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.
- We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.
- 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.
- 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.
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Neeleshmaharaj3: the following of authority is the denial of intelligence. it may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a problem is only to intensify it, and in the process, self knowledge and freedom are abandoned~jiddu krishnamurtiNeeleshmaharaj3: only when the mind is tranquil-through self-knowledge and not through imposed self-discipline-only then, in that tranquillity, in that silence, can reality come into being. it is only then that there can be bliss, that there can be creative action~jiddu krishnamurti
Neeleshmaharaj3: love is the most practical thing in the world. to love, to be kind, not to be greedy, not to be ambitious, not to be influenced by people but to think for your self-these are all very practical things~jiddu krishnamurti
Incredulouswill: when reality got you feeling crazy remember. it is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -jiddu krishnamurti
Goyawisdom: "the more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. self-knowledge has no end." - jiddu krishnamurti
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