Jiddu Krishnamurti on the Human Condition

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was a well-known writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. At one time Krishnamurti, or 'K' as he was often called, was thought to be a World Teacher - an enlightened master born into this world to free our species from ignorance and delusion. However, Krishnamurti rejected this label, and every other label, and instead chose to travel the world humbly giving lectures to whomever might listen.

K talked on many subjects: freedom, insight, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and how to enact positive change in society. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasized that such a revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity whether religious, political or social. Only we can choose to attend to our own consciousness and radically open to the limits of human thought and perception.