Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.

Quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Topics: Autonomy Quotes, Imitation Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.

The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement.

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

A consistent thinker is a thoughtless person, because he conforms to a pattern; he repeats...

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only...

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only...

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance,...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual...

The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible...

The fact is there is nothing that you can trust; and that is a terrible...

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something...

Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving...

Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving...

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

Violence is not merely killing another. It is violence when we use a sharp word,...

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass...

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

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

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

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

The flowering of love is meditation.

The flowering of love is meditation.

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that...

I believe that everything that you do bad comes back to you. So everything that...

Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of...

Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of...