Jiddu Krishnamurti

"The moment you acknowledge the I, there is separation and from that separation all conflict begins."

"To understand oneself completely is the beginning of wisdom and virtue."

"The real revolution is in the understanding of oneself completely."

"Beauty exists not in the object but in the quality of perception."

"When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim, a Christian or a European, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent?"

"The problem is that we do not educate people to understand themselves."

"Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end."

"You cannot be free if you are enslaved by your own habits and conditioning."

"The world reflects your own consciousness; what you see outside is what exists inside."

"Fear ends when self-knowledge begins."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun exploring the unknown."

"The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical but one must be alone to really love another."

"Tradition is the illusion of permanence."

"Pleasure and joy are not the same thing. Pleasure is mechanical; joy is not."

"You must understand yourself completely; that is the foundation of all knowledge."

"The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."

"Real relationship is possible only when there is freedom from the past."

"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination."

"In the mirror of your own consciousness you will find the answers to all your questions."

"The moment you are conscious of yourself, you have ceased to be innocent."

"To live with awareness of your own mortality is to live truly."

"Thought cannot create love. Love is not of the mind."

"The greatest revolution is not political or economic, but a revolution in consciousness."

"You are the world and the world is you."

"What matters is not how much you know, but how deeply you understand."

"Patience is not a virtue when it comes to injustice. Act swiftly but with awareness."

"Nature is not separate from you; you are nature."

"The mind that is not free from fear cannot understand truth."

"Work that is done with attention and care becomes meditation."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation; but it must be grounded in reality."