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
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Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti
113 quotes“Be utterly quiet within. Then you may know what is true.”
stillnessMeditations
“Real freedom is freedom from the known.”
freedomFreedom from the Known
“Mind is a slave to the past.”
mindFreedom from the Known
“Insight is action.”
insightThe Awakening of Intelligence
“What is, is the most sacred.”
realityTalks and Dialogues
“Real attention is total awareness.”
attentionMeditations
“To be free is to live without struggle.”
freedomTalks and Dialogues
“You can only be free when you stand alone.”
freedomTalks and Dialogues
“In the seeing of what is, there is the freedom from what is.”
seeingMeditations
“Don't seek experiences; understand the seeker.”
inquiryTalks and Dialogues
“To live is to die to yesterday.”
renewalFreedom from the Known
“You cannot find truth through belief.”
truthThe First and Last Freedom
“Where there is comparison, there is the destruction of the self.”
comparisonFreedom from the Known
“To be a light unto oneself is the only meditation.”
meditationMeditations
“To live is to think and feel anew.”
renewalTalks and Dialogues
“Awareness is not concentration.”
awarenessThe First and Last Freedom
“True meditation is the dissolution of the meditator.”
meditationMeditations
“You yourself have to be the truth.”
truthTalks and Dialogues
“The mind is the result of conditioning.”
conditioningFreedom from the Known
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