Religion Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

To be religious is to be sensitive to reality.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is only the religious mind that is a truly revolutionary mind.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Again, I maintain that no organization can lead man to spirituality.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The mind gives meaning to anything but the meaning it gives is meaningless.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

There is only that inevitable danger as long as there is lack of understanding; but the moment the individual understands, there will…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

If people are foolish, they are bound to mix the personality and the Truth, and to build a temple around the personality…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The mind finds security and strength in religious and political patterns, and this is what gives stamina to the organizations.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

National discord is, like religion, a standardized form of revolt; and the moment a revolt is standardized, it is no longer a…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“It is so much easier to throw oneself into social and political activity than to understand life as a whole; to be…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Instead of old spiritual distinctions you have new spiritual distinctions, instead of old worships you have new worships. You are all depending…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible fact, whether you like it or not.…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect ... Your…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

What religion a man holds, to what race he belongs, these things are not important; the really important thing is this knowledge:…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallized;…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

This is no magnificent deed, because I do not want followers, and I mean this. The moment you follow someone you cease…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“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

Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free.…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“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

“Solitude is one thing and being alone is another. Solitude can be isolation, an escape, an unwanted thing; but to be alone…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“A mind that is free of any distortion is really the true religious mind, not a mind that goes to the temple,…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

I want to do a certain thing in the world, and I am going to do it with unwavering concentration. I am…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is necessary for all of us to awaken in ourselves this spirit of cooperation, for then it will not be a…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“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

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

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

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

My chief concern is to make clear the Truth which I have attained, to give an understanding of the Truth, which is…

— 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

I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Teaching is not the mere imparting of information but the cultivation of an inquiring mind which will penetrate into the question of…

— 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