Jiddu Krishnamurti
1895-1986 • Indian
Non-Dual / AdvaitaPerennial Philosophy
Indian philosopher who rejected all organized religion and belief systems, teaching direct inquiry into the nature of the mind.
Key Works
- Freedom from the Known
- The First and Last Freedom
- Talks
115
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Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti
115 quotes“To be free of fear is to be free of the known.”
fearFreedom from the Known
“When you really listen, you listen with your whole being.”
listeningTalks and Dialogues
“The flowering of love is meditation.”
loveMeditations
“Where there is silence, the mind is no longer.”
silenceMeditations
“The known is never new.”
newnessFreedom from the Known
“You must walk alone in the path of self-discovery.”
individualityTalks and Dialogues
“To learn is to know what is, not to compare it with what should be.”
learningThe First and Last Freedom
“Where there is choice, there is no freedom.”
freedomTalks and Dialogues
“Choiceless awareness is the only revolution.”
awarenessThe First and Last Freedom
“You cannot transform that which you do not understand.”
understandingTalks and Dialogues
“Comparison is the root of conflict.”
conflictFreedom from the Known
“Tradition becomes our security; when the mind is secure, it is in decay.”
traditionThe First and Last Freedom
“Religion is essentially the science of self-knowledge.”
religionThe First and Last Freedom
“All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought, is the most destructive, the most evil thing.”
authorityFreedom from the Known
“To follow another, however great, is to deny truth.”
authorityTalks and Dialogues
“The first thing is not to follow anybody.”
directnessFreedom from the Known
“Be a light unto yourself.”
self-relianceKrishnamurti's Notebook
“Without dignity, no real life.”
dignityTalks and Dialogues
“What we resist persists. What we look at directly transforms.”
wisdomFreedom from the Known
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