Jiddu Krishnamurthy, a profound Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher, challenged the foundations of conventional thinking with remarkable clarity. His words were not bound by religion, tradition, or ideology—but instead pointed directly to truth, freedom, and self-awareness. Unlike most spiritual leaders, Krishnamurthy emphasized personal observation over blind belief and urged individuals to break free from conditioned patterns of thought.
In this blog post, we delve into 10 powerful quotes that capture the essence of his teachings—each one a mirror to reflect on our inner world, question our assumptions, and inspire genuine transformation. Let these words not just be read, but felt and contemplated.
On Analysis
Analysis is still the same movement of thought, looking back. And analytically thought examining itself with it accidents, its experiences, its examination will still be limited because thought is limited.
On Stillness
such a mind is quiet. And you need to have a mind that is absolutely silent, absolutely, not relatively – there is the silence when you go of an evening in the woods, there is great silence, all the birds have gone to bed, the wind, the whisper of the leaves has ended, there is great stillness
On Change
You are what you are. And in the observation of it there comes an immediate, radical change.
On Action
One can talk endlessly, describing, piling words upon words, coming to various forms of conclusions, but out of all this verbal confusion if there is one clear action that action is worth ten thousand words.
On Reality
You cannot possibly experience truth.As long as there is a centre of recollection as the ‘me’,as the thinker, truth is not.
On Death
To be free from the known, to be free from your memories, even for a few days; to be free from your pleasure, without any argument, without any fear, to die to your family, to your house, to your name, to become completely anonymous. It is only the person who is completely anonymous who is in a state of non-violence; he has no violence. And to die every day, not as an idea but actually; do it sometime.
On Meditation
meditation is the understanding of life, which is to bring about order. Order is virtue, which is light, which is not to be lit by another, however experienced, however clever, however erudite, however spiritual. Nobody on earth or in heaven can light that, except yourself.
On Fear
one is frightened because one has not looked at fear, one has avoided it at all costs. The avoidance only creates fear – conflict, struggle, which produces various forms of neurotic actions, activities: violence, hate, sorrow and so on.
On Order
we have to bring order, not according to some blueprint, not according to some theory, but that order which comes into being when you observe the causes of disorder in yourself.
On Mind
Mind is infinite, is the nature of the universe, which has its own order, has its own immense energy. It is everlastingly free.
Thank you for taking the time to explore these powerful quotes. I hope they offered you a moment of stillness, introspection, and inspiration. If a particular quote resonated with you, I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Stay curious, stay conscious—and keep questioning.