“We do not know what love is. We know the symptoms of it, the pleasure, the pain, the fear, the anxiety and so on. We try to solve the symptoms, which becomes a wandering in darkness. We spend our days and nights in this, and it is soon over in death.”

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About Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher, Krishnamurti is best known for his radical approach to consciousness and the nature of truth, emphasizing direct observation and the dissolution of conditioned thought. His teachings, delivered across decades in public talks and dialogues, challenge conventional wisdom and seek to awaken the mind to its own freedom.

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