J. Krishnamurti

Spiritual Teacher Indian 1895 – 1986

Spiritual teacher; emphasized freedom from belief systems.

379 quotes

"Your problems are your property; they are yours and you are protecting them."
Life
"The ending of sorrow is the beginning of wisdom."
Wisdom
"Art is not an escape from life, but an expression of life."
Art
"Beauty exists where there is simplicity and a certain order."
Beauty
"Nature is not something separate from us; we are nature."
Nature
"The ability to listen without judgment is a gift."
Kindness
"Ambition is the root of all conflict."
Power
"When you understand that nothing is in your control, you are free."
Philosophy
"Thought creates the world and the same thought says it will destroy the world."
Science
"The moment you follow someone, you cease to follow truth."
Leadership
"Imitation is the death of understanding."
Knowledge
"You cannot find truth through any organization, through any creed, through any dogma."
Truth
"The religious mind is not a believer's mind."
Faith
"In ourselves lies the whole world, and if we know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in our hand."
"When you stop learning, you stop living."
Education
"Happiness is not the pursuit of pleasure, but the absence of fear."
Happiness
"The mind that seeks security will never be free."
Freedom
"Patience is not a virtue; it is a state of understanding."
Patience
"Work without love is slavery."
Work
"The beauty of life is its spontaneity."
Beauty
"Your achievements are your prison if you identify with them."
Success
"Death is not something to fear; it is a transition like any other."
Death
"The mind must be innocent to see clearly."
Wisdom
"When there is no division between the observer and the observed, there is freedom."
Philosophy
"Hope is a chain that binds us to disappointment."
Hope
"The moment you make an effort to be happy, you prevent happiness."
Happiness
"Psychological time is the enemy of being."
Time
"To love without possessing is the highest form of affection."
Love
"The mind that is seeking always finds what it is looking for, nothing more."
Knowledge
"Your relationship with another is a mirror of your relationship with yourself."
Relationships