A man who is really earnest must begin with himself, he must be passively aware of all his thoughts, feelings and actions. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
There is an art of seeing things as they are: without naming, without being caught in a network of words, without thinking… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Perception without the word, which is without thought, is one of the strangest phenomena. Then the perception is much more acute, not… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Without total freedom, every perception, every objective regard, is twisted. It is only the man who is totally free that can look… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Man has throughout the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare - something we call truth or God or reality,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
We are asking a really fundamental question whether thought can ever be creative. If thought is not the ground of creation then… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Understanding of the self only arises in relationship, in watching yourself in relationship to people, ideas, and things; to trees, the earth,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Meditation is to be aware of every thought and of every feeling, never to say it is right or wrong, but just… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“But you see, most of us are concerned with revolt within the prison; we want better food, a little more light, a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Perception without the perceiver in meditation is to commune with the height and depth of the immense. This perception is entirely different… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Because, after all, what we deeply want is pleasure and all our values are based on it. Pleasure is the constant factor… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“If one wants to see a thing very clearly, one’s mind must be very quiet, without all the prejudices, the chattering, the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
When we stop fighting with ourselves, we aren't creating anymore conflict in our mind. Then our mind can for the first time… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
I have only one purpose: to make people free, to urge them towards freedom, to help them to break away from all limitations, for… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Knowing the cause of something is not going to help you to be free of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Whatever discipline you exercise should be based on the goal your child is eventually to reach, namely, freedom and happiness. I would show him… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Without discontentment, without revolt, you can never attain harmony. It is a necessary stage, which must be gone through by everyone. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
Meditation is a state of mind which looks at everything with complete attention, totally, not just parts of it. And no one can teach… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
We need tremendous energy to bring about a psychological change in ourselves as human beings, because we have lived far too long in a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
“Life is a movement, a constant movement in relationship; and thought, trying to capture that movement in terms of the past, as memory, is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
“Meditation is like going to a well, the waters of which are inexhaustible, with a pitcher that is always empty. The pitcher can never… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
When we stop fighting with ourselves, we aren't creating anymore conflict in our mind. Then our mind can for the first time relax and… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
