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Understanding Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti
- In awareness there is no becoming, there is no end to be gained. There is silent observation without choice and condemnation, from which there comes…
- Awareness is observation without choice, condemnation, or justification. Awareness is silent observation from which there arises understanding without the experiencer and the experienced. In this…
- True understanding is possible only when we are fully conscious of our thought, not as an operative observer on this thought, but completely and without…
- Religion becomes a matter of belief, and belief acts as a limitation on the mind; and the mind then is never free. But it is…
- In our relationship with children and young people, we are not dealing with mechanical devices that can be quickly repaired, but with living beings who…
- All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and followers…
- Understanding does not come through analysis;understanding comes only when the mind is very quite,unburdened,no longer seeking success and therefore being thwarted,afraid of faluire.
- Understanding of the self only arises in relationship, in watching yourself in relationship to people, ideas, and things; to trees, the earth, and the world…
- Meditation is the process of understanding your own mind.
- Our conflict is in relationship, at all levels of our existence; and the understanding of this relationship, completely and extensively, is the only real problem…
- Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery. Love, and don't be caught in opinions and ideas…
- A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he…
- As long as the mind is in conflict-blaming, resisting, condemning-there can be no understanding. If I want to understand you, I must not condemn you,…
- Without understanding the process of the self, there is no bais for thought, there is no basis for right thinking.
- After all, without understanding yourself, what basis have you for right thinking?
- I do not know if you have ever noticed that the more you struggle to understand, the less you understand any problem. But, the moment…
- Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.
- Knowledge is an addiction, as drink; knowledge does not bring understanding. Knowledge can be taught, but not wisdom; there must be freedom from knowledge for…
- When the mind is relaxed, no longer making an effort, when it is quiet for just a few seconds, then the problem reveals itself and…
- Religion, it seems to me, has nothing whatsoever to do with any belief, with any priest, with any church or so-called sacred book. The state…
- Aloneness is obviously not isolation, and it is not uniqueness. To be unique is merely to be exceptional in some way, whereas to be completely…
- Can I reject everything my brain experienced? Is intellectual understanding any understanding at all?
- There is not first understanding and then action. When you understand, that very understanding is action.
- What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it,…
- Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.
More Understanding Quotes
- Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. — Isaac Asimov
- An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. — David Attenborough
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is… — Dean Acheson
- To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius
- Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely. — Marcus Aurelius
- Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. — Richard Bach
- Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already… — Richard Bach
- The Holy Spirit is our comforter, our teacher. That's why, in prayer, we can ask the Lord to open up Scripture and… — Michele Bachmann
- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. — Francis Bacon