Education and Freedom of Thought
Education is not the acquisition of knowledge, but the cultivation of mind - the development of freedom, which is consciousness.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual teacher and thinker.
All moments: Jiddu Krishnamurti
- The Art of Living — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Do you know what it means to be alone? Not lonely, but alone - completely detached, not trying to solve any problem, not trying to find any answer.
- Truth Cannot Be Found in Words — Jiddu Krishnamurti
If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.
- Roots of Psychological Disorder — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The moment you depend on somebody psychologically, you create fear. And with fear comes every form of deception and control.
- The Search in the Modern World — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
- The End of Suffering — Jiddu Krishnamurti
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
- The Illusion of Continuity — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth and the delight of it, you realize that for you the world is transformed.
- Looking Fear in the Face — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Can you observe your fear? Not run from it, not fight it — simply be aware of it, look at it.
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