Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurtiwas a speaker and writer on matters that concerned humankind. In his early life he was groomed to be the new World Teacher but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the organization behind it. His subject matter included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth12 May 1895
CountryIndia
As long as the mind clings to belief, it is held in a prison.
To die every day to every problem, every pleasure, and not carry over any problem at all; so the mind remains tremendously attentive, active, clear.
Love may be the ultimate solution to all man's difficulties, problems and travails.
The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.
Nothing can disturb the calm peace of my soul.
A man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions.
It seems to me that the real problem is the mind itself, and not the problem which the mind has created and tries to solve.
Compassion being action without motive, without self-interest, without any sense of fear, without any sense of pleasure.
To learn about oneself, a living thing, you have to watch, learn anew each minute.
One of the functions of thought is to be occupied all the time with something. Most of us want to have our minds continually occupied so that we are prevented from seeing ourselves as we actually are. We are afraid to be empty. We are afraid to look at our fears.
Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.
Society is the product of relationship, of yours and mine together. If we change in our relationship, society changes.
The demand to be safe in a relationship inevitably breeds sorrow and fear.
It is necessary that one be a light to oneself in a world that is becoming utterly dark.