Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes


When I understand myself, I understand you, and out of that understanding comes love. Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we lack that love, that tenderness, that generosity, that mercy in relationship, we escape into mass action which produces further confusion, further misery. We fill our hearts with blueprints for world reform and do not look to that one resolving factor which is love.


Citations

Krishnamurti, Jiddu. The First and Last Freedom. Harper & Row, 1954, p. 27.

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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
  • Born: May 11, 1895
  • Died: February 17, 1986
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Philosopher, Author, Public Speaker

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the Theosophy organization behind it. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.