Freedom from something is not freedom. Jiddu Krishnamurti More Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti More Quotes From Jiddu Krishnamurti Is there a thinker apart from thought? Jiddu Krishnamurti thinker Do you know that even when you look at a tree and say, `That is an oak tree', or `that is a banyan tree', the naming of the tree, which is botanical knowledge, has so conditioned your mind that the word comes between you and actually seeing the tree? To come in contact with the tree you have to put your hand on it and the word will not help you to touch it. Jiddu Krishnamurti mindtreehands There's a great and unutterable beauty in all this. Jiddu Krishnamurti Living in the present is the instant perception of beauty and the great delight in it without seeking pleasure from it. Jiddu Krishnamurti perception-of-beautydelightpleasure Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction. Jiddu Krishnamurti confusionselfknowledge Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace. Jiddu Krishnamurti curbdisciplinemind Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality. Jiddu Krishnamurti shadowself-esteemimagination To be whole, nonfragmented in action, in life, in every kind of relationship, that is the very essence of sanity. Sanity means to be whole, healthy and holy. Jiddu Krishnamurti healthyessencemean There you have the two extremes: the man that is concerned mainly with the hidden life, and the man who seriously concerns himself with the expression of that life. What I want to do is to bring about harmony between the two extremes, for therein lies the Truth. The harmony of life is the understanding of Truth. Jiddu Krishnamurti mentwolying The moment you venture out, something takes place in you and about you. Life comes to your aid in various ways. You may not like the form in which it comes to you - it may be misery, struggle, starvation - but when you invite life, things begin to happen. Jiddu Krishnamurti strugglelifeway To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom. Jiddu Krishnamurti We demand to be coaxed and comforted, to be encouraged and gratified, so we choose a teacher who will give us what we crave for. We do not search out reality, but go after gratification and sensation. Jiddu Krishnamurti teachergivingreality Truth does not belong to an individual. Jiddu Krishnamurti individualspiritualdoe That is the first thing to learn - not to seek. When you seek you are really only window-shopping. The question of whether or not there is a God or truth or reality, or whatever you like to call it, can never be answered by books, by priests, philosophers or saviours. Nobody and nothing can answer the question but you yourself and that is why you must know yourself. Immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self. To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom. Jiddu Krishnamurti ignorancebooklying When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it. Jiddu Krishnamurti inspirationallovelife We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall. Jiddu Krishnamurti levelsself-esteemfall Intelligence comes into being when the mind, the heart and the body are really harmonious. Jiddu Krishnamurti yogamindheart Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education. Jiddu Krishnamurti teachingeducationchildren The beauty of meditation is that you never know where you are, where you are going, what the end is. Jiddu Krishnamurti where-you-aremeditationends If you wish to produce a perfect rose, you must cut off the other buds which are spoiling the growth of the perfect flower. Jiddu Krishnamurti cuttingflowerperfect
