Jiddu Krishnamurti
1895-1986 • Indian
Non-Dual / AdvaitaPerennial Philosophy
Indian philosopher who rejected all organized religion and belief systems, teaching direct inquiry into the nature of the mind.
Key Works
- Freedom from the Known
- The First and Last Freedom
- Talks
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Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti
115 quotes“Time as duration is the past, present, and future. But there is a timeless awareness.”
timelessnessMeditations
“Conflict is the very nature of the self.”
conflictFreedom from the Known
“Look at yourself with new eyes.”
renewalTalks and Dialogues
“Action without an end is true action.”
actionTalks and Dialogues
“Negation is the highest form of thinking.”
negationFreedom from the Known
“Religion is to be free of all conditioning.”
religionThe First and Last Freedom
“What you are, the world is.”
unityYou Are the World
“Without changing yourself, you cannot change the world.”
transformationYou Are the World
“Fear is the destroyer of love.”
fearFreedom from the Known
“To love, the mind must be utterly still.”
loveMeditations
“True relationship is to look at the other without the screen of the past.”
relationshipFreedom from the Known
“To live is to be related.”
relationshipTalks and Dialogues
“You are not the thinker. The thinker is the thought.”
identityThe Awakening of Intelligence
“Stillness is total action.”
stillnessMeditations
“Beauty exists in being totally what one is.”
beautyTalks and Dialogues
“In the silent observation of what is, the mind is transformed.”
observationMeditations
“There is no path to truth.”
truthTalks and Dialogues
“The man who is full of knowledge is not the man who is intelligent.”
intelligenceThe Awakening of Intelligence
“Where there is desire, there is no love.”
loveTalks and Dialogues
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