Eastern Wisdom + Contemplative AI
Quotes of Jiddu Krishnamurti
30 quotes
“The ending of desire is the ending of sorrow.”
The Awakening of Intelligence
— Chapter 8, page 140
desire
sorrow
ending
psychology
“When the mind is free from all conditioning, it is capable of perceiving the truth directly.”
Think on These Things
— Chapter 6, page 70
mind
conditioning
truth
perception
“The mind is always seeking security, but security is the death of the mind.”
The Urgency of Change
— Talk 7, page 38
mind
security
death
psychology
“The observer is the observed.”
The Book of Life
— Talk 15, page 90
observer
observed
mind
perception
“The mind that is free from the known is creative.”
Freedom from the Known
— Chapter 9, page 95
mind
freedom
creativity
known
“To be free from fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
The First and Last Freedom
— Chapter 8, page 130
freedom
fear
wisdom
psychology
“The ending of conflict is the beginning of love.”
The Awakening of Intelligence
— Chapter 12, page 165
conflict
love
ending
psychology
“You cannot be afraid of the unknown if you are afraid of the known.”
The Urgency of Change
— Talk 9, page 47
fear
unknown
known
psychology
“The mind has to be empty to see clearly.”
Think on These Things
— Chapter 4, page 56
mind
emptiness
clarity
perception
“It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.”
The Book of Life
— Talk 20, page 120
truth
liberation
freedom
effort
“The ending of sorrow is the beginning of wisdom.”
The Awakening of Intelligence
— Chapter 10, page 150
sorrow
wisdom
ending
psychology
“To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.”
Freedom from the Known
— Chapter 7, page 88
understanding
mind
quiet
stillness