Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.
JIDDU KRISHNAMURTIBe a light unto oneself,
More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
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The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.
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Knowledge, idea, belief stands in the way of wisdom.
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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.
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Those who play a safe game die very safely.
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Without freedom from the past, there is no freedom to all.
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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Religion, 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.
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No book can teach you about yourself, no psychologist, none of the professors or philosophers. What they can teach you is what they think you are or what they think you should be.
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When 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.
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Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.
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Enlightenment is an accident, but some activities make you accident-prone.
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If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset.
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The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.
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The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
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