Jiddu Krishnamurti
Born: 01-01-1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti was an influential Indian philosopher and speaker known for his teachings on psychological revolution, self-inquiry, and the nature of the mind. Born in 1895, he was discovered by the Theosophical Society as a young boy, but later distanced himself from organized religion and spiritual leaders. Krishnamurti's work emphasizes the importance of observing without bias and understanding oneself to achieve true freedom and transformation.
Book summaries for books written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Quotes
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.
The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.
To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention.
The individual is of first importance, not the system; and as long as the individual does not understand the total process of himself, no system, whether of the left or of the right, can bring order and peace to the world.
Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.
The moment you follow someone, you cease to follow Truth.
Truth is not something to be gained. You cannot come to it through any organization, through any creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophic knowledge or psychological technique.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
It is not a matter of time. Time does not bring freedom; it is the understanding of what is true that brings freedom.
The mind that is seeking is not a free mind, is not an innocent mind, because the mind that is seeking is always looking for security, permanency, certainty.
Truth is not something to be found. It is not a thing that can be lost. It is the discovery of what is, which is liberation from what has been.
The observer is the observed. There is no psychological difference between the observer and the observed.