J. Krishnamurti

Spiritual Teacher Indian 1895 – 1986

Spiritual teacher; emphasized freedom from belief systems.

379 quotes

"Without self-knowledge, how can you understand anything?"
Wisdom
"The beauty of something is its simplicity."
Beauty
"It is your responsibility to free yourself from all conditioning."
Freedom
"Patience is not a virtue; it is a sign of understanding."
Patience
"When there is fear, there is no love; when there is love, there is no fear."
Courage
"The problem is not how to find the right answer, but to discover the truth."
Truth
"You see the world through your conditioning."
Philosophy
"Life is not separate from understanding."
Life
"To love is to be vulnerable."
Love
"The moment you have identified yourself with a group, you have ceased to think."
Wisdom
"What you resist, you strengthen."
Power
"The mind is like a computer—it stores and retrieves, it cannot create."
Technology
"Real security comes not from holding on, but from letting go."
Peace
"Your beliefs separate you from others."
Relationships
"Nature is not something outside you; you are nature."
Nature
"The mind that is full of opinions cannot be silent."
Solitude
"You must live every moment completely."
Time
"Competition is the root of all conflict."
Justice
"Ambition breeds fear and insecurity."
Success
"To understand is to dissolve the barrier between yourself and others."
Friendship
"The mind cannot understand what is beyond thought."
Wisdom
"You are imprisoned by your own thinking."
Freedom
"Real hope has no opposite; it is always present."
Hope
"The greatest revolution is within yourself."
Change
"To be creative, you must be free from all imitation."
Creativity
"Your family mirrors your relationship with yourself."
Family
"Art is the expression of truth without words."
Art
"Money is necessary, but the pursuit of it destroys life."
Money
"Health is not merely the absence of disease, but the presence of vitality."
Health
"Adventure is not escape; it is self-discovery."
Adventure