The understanding of what you actually are is far more important than the pursuit of what you should be.
—Jiddu Krishnamurti in Think on These Things
About Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the organization behind it. His...
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