Life cannot be made to conform to a system, it cannot be forced into a framework, however nobly conceived; and a mind that has merely been trained in factual knowledge is incapable of meeting life with its variety, its subtlety, its depths and great heights.
— Krishnamurti
Life cannot be made to conform to a system, it cannot be forced into a framework, however nobly conceived; and a mind that has merely been trained in factual knowledge is incapable of meeting life with its variety, its subtlety, its depths and great heights. — Krishnamurti
To have this profound revolution, you must become fully conscious of the structure which you have created about yourself and in which you are now caught. That is, we have now certain values, ideals, beliefs, which act as a net to hold the mind, and by questioning and understanding all their significance, we shall realize how they have come into exi... See more
J. Krishnamurti • Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti
I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. That is my point of view, and I adhere to that absolutely and unconditionally. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or ... See more
J. Krishnamurti • Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti
After all, a cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind; it is merely a repetitive mind.
Jiddu Krishnamurti • The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti
Thus education, in the true sense, is the understanding of oneself, for it is in each one of us that the whole of existence is gathered.’
Mary Lutyens • The Life and Death of Krishnamurti
“You must understand the whole of life, not just one part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, why you must sing, dance and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.”
—Krishnamurti
—Krishnamurti
Steve Schlafman • Tweet
Be simple … and don’t try to become something or to capture some experience.