The following quotes have been gathered from the verified writings and recorded teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti. Each reflects a lifetime of wisdom that has helped millions of readers find clarity, peace, and deeper meaning.
“The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgment.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Truth is a pathless land.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Do you want to know what my secret is? I don’t mind what happens.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“In obedience there is always fear, and fear darkens the mind.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The description is not the described; I can describe the mountain, but the description is not the mountain, and if you are caught up in the description, as most people are, then you will never see the mountain.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely — the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears — when you give your whole attention to it.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“We are always comparing what we are with what we should be.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The observer is the observed.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Happiness is not a thing to be pursued; it comes. But if you seek it, you will not find it.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Space and silence are two aspects of the same thing. The same as internal space and internal silence.”
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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