When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Why do you want to read others' books when there is the book of yourself? — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Contentment is not happiness. Contentment is stagnation and decay, whereas happiness is life and growth. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“A profession is only a part of life; but there are also those parts which are hidden, subtle and mysterious.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Wherever there is a suitable environment for the fulfilment of Life, it will fulfil itself. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
When the wind blows across the various continents, it does not bring with it the nationalities of the countries through which it… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
One does not concern oneself with the expressions, but rather with life. You are looking at life through the wrong end of… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life - perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from anybody, that… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
All life is a movement in relationship. There is no living thing on earth which is not related to something or other. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“a human being living an ordinary everyday life in this brutal, violent, ruthless world – a world which is becoming more and… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Charity is unconscious of itself, there is no accumulation first and then distribution. It is like the flower - natural, open, spontaneous. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
If we want to change existing conditions, we must first transform ourselves, which means that we must become aware of our own… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Human beings, each one, right through the world, go through great agonies, the more sensitive, the more alert, the more observant, the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Living is not this tawdry, mediocre, disciplined thing which we call our existence. Living is something entirely different; it is abundantly rich,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
In our relationship with children and young people, we are not dealing with mechanical devices that can be quickly repaired, but with… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Can we change our life? To have no conflict at all in our life, because conflict is part of violence —is that… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is utterly and irrevocably possible to empty all hurts and, therefore, to love, to have compassion. To have compassion means to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is a great art to have an abundance of knowledge and experience - to know the richness of life, the beauty… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
War is the spectacular and bloody projection of our everyday living. We precipitate war out of our daily lives; and without a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity, we do not encourage their inquiry, for… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Do you know what intelligence is? It is the capacity, surely, to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that you… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Woe beside those who live by way of examples! Life is not with them. If you live according to an example, you… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
This is no magnificent deed, because I do not want followers, and I mean this. The moment you follow someone you cease… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Do observe what is actually taking place within yourself and outside yourself in the competitive culture in which you live with its… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“The average person wastes his life. He has a great deal of energy but he wastes it. The life of an average… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
The origin is nameless; the origin is absolutely quiet, it is not whirring about making noise. Creation is something that is most… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
To revolt within society in order to make it a little better, to bring about certain reforms, is like the revolt of… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Innocence alone can be passionate. The innocent have no sorrow, no suffering, though they have had a thousand experiences. It is not… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
To understand life is to understand ourselves, and that is both the beginning and the end of education. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
To bring about a fundamental, radical revolution, we must begin with ourselves. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Thought is really the most mischievous thing in life, the greatest criminal.” — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Knowing the cause of something is not going to help you to be free of it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
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 Image
Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
