To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.
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If we try to listen we find it extraordinarily difficult, because we are always projecting our opinions and ideas, our prejudices, our background, our inclinations, our impulses; when they dominate, we hardly listen at all to what is being said…. One listens and therefore learns, only in a state of silence, in which this whole background is in abeyance, is quite; then, it seems to me, it is possible to communicate.
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Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person, when we obey because there is fear. So violence isn’t merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper, and we are inquiring into the very depths of violence.
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We carry about us the burden of what thousands of people have said and the memories of all our misfortunes. To abandon all that is to be alone, and the mind that is alone is not only innocent but young – not in time or age, but young, innocent, alive at whatever age – and only such a mind can see that which is truth and that which is not measurable by words.
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Birth: | 1895 |
Death: | 1986 |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Philosopher |
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an Indian philosopher, public speaker and author. His subject matter included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. Krishnamurti's teachings have had an influence on the thoughts of several notable public figures, including Kahlil Gibran, Aldous Huxley, Henry Miller, Bruce Lee, Jackson Pollock, David Bohm, Deepak Chopra, Indira Gandhi, and Eckhart Tolle. He wrote several books include: Education and the significance of life, The First and Last Freedom, Life Ahead, The Only Revolution, The Flight of the Eagle, The awakening of intelligence, Krishnamurti's Notebook, The ending of time (with David Bohm), On Love and Loneliness, On relationship, On fear, and The book of life. He established Krishnamurti foundations in the United States, Britain, India, Spain, and Canada to further his aims. His death at his home in Ojai, California, USA.
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