There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThere is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking interfering with perception.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhen one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIWhen you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not treat them all as the mass.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIContentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIOnly when the mind is still, tranquil, not expecting or grasping or resisting a single thing, is it possible to see what is true. It is the truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTITo ask the ‘right’ question is far more important than to receive the answer. The solution of a problem lies in the understanding of the problem; the answer is not outside the problem, it is in the problem.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIBe a light unto oneself,
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIYou can only be afraid of what you think you know.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIOne is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIYou want to be loved because you do not love; but the moment you love, it is finished, you are no longer inquiring whether or not somebody loves you.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIReligion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIFrom innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIThe more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to an achievement, you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.
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