Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThroughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThere is hope in people, not in society, not in systems, but in you and me.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIKnowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for the coming of wisdom.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIDo not pursue what should be, but understand what is.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIHere is my secret: I don’t mind what happens.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTII don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIFear is nonacceptance of what is.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhat you believe you experience.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIPut away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo know yourself you need not go to any book, to any priest, to any psychologist. The whole treasure is within yourself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITransformation can only take place immediately; the revolution is now, not tomorrow.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe word ‘innocence’ means a mind that is incapable of being hurt.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIMeditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIChange in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIIf your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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