Learning implies a mind that doesn't know.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti2nd Public Talk, Saanen, Switzerland (20 July 1971)
Use itLife: approach learning with an open mind that admits it doesn't know.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti quotes for UPSC
7 sourced quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti on education & knowledge, nation, unity & diversity, time & change, mind & self-awareness, emotions & self-control, with a use case for each in GS4, Essay and interviews.
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Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction.
— Jiddu KrishnamurtiEducation and the Significance of Life (1953)
Use itEssay on value education; knowledge without love leads to destruction.
When you identify yourself with a group of people or a set of ideas, aren't you separating yourself?
— Jiddu Krishnamurti1st Discussion with Young People, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (26 May 1971)
Use itEssay on identity politics; group identification can divide us from others.
One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti3rd Public Talk, Berkeley, California (5 February 1969)
Use itEssay on resistance to change; we fear losing the familiar, not the unknown.
The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation of oneself.
— Jiddu KrishnamurtiThe First and Last Freedom (1954)
Use itEssay conclusion: be the change—transforming society begins with self.
Where there is fear there is aggression.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti1st Public Talk, Berkeley, California (3 February 1969)
Use itGS4/Essay: fear breeds aggression—address insecurity to prevent conflict.
It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
— Jiddu KrishnamurtiAs quoted in The Eden Express (1975) by Mark Vonnegut, p. 208
Use itEssay on mental health; adjusting to a sick society is no sign of health.