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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.

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

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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