Human beings Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Does a human being know the responsibility he has to himself and to all of mankind

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Change in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

There can only be a relationship between human beings when we accept what is, not what should be.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

I think it is absurd to give such tremendous importance to the distinctions between men and women. When I meet someone I…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

We are concerned, not with the development of just one capacity, such as that of a mathematician, or a scientist, or a…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education isn't to…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Human beings, each one, right through the world, go through great agonies, the more sensitive, the more alert, the more observant, the…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

And it is impossible to treat human beings as human beings if you label them, if you term them, if you give…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Surely, life is not merely a job, an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Though we are all human beings, we have built walls between ourselves and our neighbors through nationalism, through race, caste, and class…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

If we could, and we must, establish a deep long abiding relationship with nature, with the actual trees, the bushes, the flowers,…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is utterly and irrevocably possible to empty all hurts and, therefore, to love, to have compassion. To have compassion means to…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Relationship between human beings is based on the image-forming, defensive mechanism. In our relationships each of us builds an image about the…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Of course it is better to emphasize the unity of human beings rather than to emphasize the diversity of forms, that is…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

If you have no love, do what you will - go after all the gods on earth, do all the social activities,…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

When inquiry is suppressed by previous knowledge, or by the authority and experience of another, then learning becomes mere imitation, and imitation…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

True education is to learn how to think, not what to think. If you know how to think, if you really have…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

We need tremendous energy to bring about a psychological change in ourselves as human beings, because we have lived far too long…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti