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Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti was born in 1895 in Madanapalle, India.
* He was raised to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition.
* In his early 20s, he rejected this mantle and withdrew from the organization behind it.
* He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being.
* He emphasized that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.
* He traveled the world giving talks and writing books.
* He died in 1986 at the age of 90.
* His ideas continue to influence people around the world.

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Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organized religions as well. That is why governments and religious organizations seek to control education.

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Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

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Knowledge 1 likes

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.

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Inspirational 1 likes

It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free.

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You can only be afraid of what you think you know.

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