The mind gives meaning to anything but the meaning it gives is meaningless. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Again, I maintain that no organization can lead man to spirituality. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is only the religious mind that is a truly revolutionary mind. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
National discord is, like religion, a standardized form of revolt; and the moment a revolt is standardized, it is no longer a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
The authority of a belief imposed by religion surely destroys the discovery of reality.One relies on authority because one is afraid to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“The mind finds security and strength in religious and political patterns, and this is what gives stamina to the organizations.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
If people are foolish, they are bound to mix the personality and the Truth, and to build a temple around the personality… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
There is only that inevitable danger as long as there is lack of understanding; but the moment the individual understands, there will… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Teaching is not the mere imparting of information but the cultivation of an inquiring mind which will penetrate into the question of… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
True education is to learn how to think, not what to think. If you know how to think, if you really have… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
My chief concern is to make clear the Truth which I have attained, to give an understanding of the Truth, which is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion, it seems to me, has nothing whatsoever to do with any belief, with any priest, with any church or so-called sacred… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“So if we completely reject, not intellectually but actually, all so-called spiritual authority, all ceremonies, rituals and dogmas, it means that we… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Reward in any form is extremely gratifying, especially a so-called spiritual reward when one is somewhat indifferent to the honors of the… — 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
How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“A mind that is free of any distortion is really the true religious mind, not a mind that goes to the temple,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“The world is broken up by tribalism—the British, the German, the Swiss, the Hindu, the Buddhist, are tribes. See the fact that… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Solitude is one thing and being alone is another. Solitude can be isolation, an escape, an unwanted thing; but to be alone… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is necessary for all of us to awaken in ourselves this spirit of cooperation, for then it will not be a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
I want to do a certain thing in the world, and I am going to do it with unwavering concentration. I am… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallized;… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
What religion a man holds, to what race he belongs, these things are not important; the really important thing is this knowledge:… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“It is so much easier to throw oneself into social and political activity than to understand life as a whole; to be… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Instead of old spiritual distinctions you have new spiritual distinctions, instead of old worships you have new worships. You are all depending… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect ... Your… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible fact, whether you like it or not.… — 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
