Jiddu Krishnamurti 1895 – 1986
Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian-born philosopher and spiritual teacher whose lectures, dialogues, and writings challenged organized religion and the very category of the guru. Discovered as a boy by leaders of the Theosophical Society and groomed to be the World Teacher, he dissolved the order founded around him in 1929 and devoted the remainder of a long life to teaching that truth is a pathless land. He held public dialogues with David Bohm and the Dalai Lama, founded schools in India, England, and the United States, and articulated a non-doctrinal practice of self-inquiry.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Indian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Indian Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti:
“Truth is a pathless land.”
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Attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti:
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
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Attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti:
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
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Attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti:
“The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.”
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Attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti:
“You are the world.”