Buddhism Quote by U.G. Krishnamurti
““What you know can never be the beyond. Whatever you experience is not the beyond. If there is any beyond, this movement of 'you' is absent. The absence of this movement probably is the beyond, but the beyond can never be experienced by you; it is when the 'you' is not there. Why are you trying to experience a thing that cannot be experienced?””
About This Quote
Source Lecture: “Beyond the Self” (1975)
The “beyond” cannot be experienced when the self is present; it is the absence of self that defines it
In simple terms: Beyond the self is only felt when self is absent
Key Takeaway
Observe without self-identification
Themes
self
experience
emptiness
Mood
inquisitive
spiritual
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- meditation
- artistic creation
- philosophical inquiry
Key Concepts
Phenomenology
Non-duality
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you notice the self’s absence?
- What does “beyond” mean without a self?
A Different Perspective
Attempting to grasp the ungraspable may cause frustration
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