It is only when you don’t vitally feel the truth of something that you say it is difficult to put it into action.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti in Think on These Things

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About Jiddu Krishnamurti

Portrait of Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti (pronounced /ˈdʒɪduː ˌkrɪʃnəˈmʊərti/ ; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was an Indian spiritual figure, speaker, and writer. Adopted by members of the Theosophical Society as a child, Krishnamurti was raised to fill the mantle of the prophesied World Teacher, a role tasked with aiding humankind's spiritual...

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When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti

To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves, and not to leave it to others to transform themselves… This is our responsibility, yours and mine; because, however small may be the world we live in,… if we can bring about a radically different point of view in our daily existence, then perhaps we shall affect the world at large.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti

Don't put your faith in anyone. You have it all inside you. You're always asking the masters. Why don't you ask yourselves? Forget the masters.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti

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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

—Jiddu Krishnamurti

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It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

—Charlotte Bronte

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To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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We do what we must, and call it by the best names.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

There's no sense of satisfaction in something you didn't do anything to achieve.

—Mia Sheridan in Becoming Calder

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Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you—if you don't play, you can't win.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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