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Believe in god Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Don’t just make statements. Just look. There are two million years of inheritance, thousands and thousands of experiences, impressions, conditions, knowledge. All that is my background, and I want to learn about it, open it all up and be free of it, because those things are controlling my present…” quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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““Don’t just make statements. Just look. There are two million years of inheritance, thousands and thousands of experiences, impressions, conditions, knowledge. All that is my background, and I want to learn about it, open it all up and be free of it, because those things are controlling my present and shaping the future, and so I continue to live in a cage. So I say to myself: ‘This is terrible. I must get rid of it.’ I do not know what to do. I do not know. Then I ask myself: what is the state of my mind when I say I really do not know? You and I are the result of two million years of conditioning. Right? In that two million years there is not only the animal inheritance but the human endeavour to grow, to become – hundreds of things. We are that. And all that is operating in the present and the future. This is the rat race I have lived in. So I look at this rat race, and I say: ‘I must get rid of it.’ I ask you about it, and you do not know: I ask the Pope, dozens of people, and they do not know. They know only according to their terminology; that is, if you believe in Jesus, if you believe in God, you think you know according to that. So I am now in a position to find out what is the state of my mind when I say: I really do not know.””

Jiddu Krishnamurti

About This Quote

Conditioning from millennia shapes our mind, creating mental cages that limit freedom and self‑knowledge.

In simple terms: Deep conditioning traps our thoughts.

Key Takeaway

Question and free yourself from inherited mental patterns.

Themes

psychology philosophy self‑awareness

Mood

introspective curious

Type

philosophical inspirational

When to use this quote

  • therapy
  • meditation
  • education
  • personal growth

Key Concepts

conditioning mindfulness

Questions to Reflect On

  • What mental habits hold you back?
  • How can you observe thoughts without judgment?
A Different Perspective

Breaking conditioning can be painful and confusing.

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