J Krishnamurti on freedom: Quotes and Inspired Verse

 


According to thinker and philosopher jiddu Krishnamurti, authentic freedom is a mental state that is free from psychological influences, authority, fear, and history. He points out that real freedom should not be viewed as 'freedom from something'—which is merely a response. Rather, it is a self-sufficient, dynamic state of being that arises at the start of exploration, not as a target to reach later on.

Here are a few specific quotes on freedom from Jiddu Krishnamurti’s talks and writings.

  • Freedom is not a reaction; freedom is not choice. It is the vanity of man that deems because he has choice he is free.
  • Freedom is a state of mind—not freedom from something, but a sense of freedom, a freedom to doubt and question everything.
  • Freedom and love go together. Freedom is not an idea, it is not a matter of doing what you happen to like.
  • To be free of all authority—your own or that of another—is to die to everything of yesterday, so that your mind is always fresh, always young, innocent, full of vigour and passion.
  • A conditioned mind is never free; it may think it is free, but its freedom is only within the limits of its own cage.
  • Freedom is found in the understanding of what is, from moment to moment.
  • The constant accumulation of psychological memory prevents the mind from ever being free to discover what is new.

INSPIRED VERSE

I want to be free,
But freedom asks so much.
It demands I let go,
Of who I think I am,
Of this feeling called 'me'.

To be truly free,
Means not being someone,
Not being anything at all.
Just a mystery,
Lost in what I don't know.

Let go of all I hold,
Unravel myself completely,
Here, right now,
So I can be free, always.

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