You are this, which does not satisfy, so you want to be that. If there were an understanding of this, would that come into being? Because you do not understand this, you create that, hoping through that to understand or to escape from this.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiAbout author
- Author's profession: Philosopher
- Nationality: indian
- Born: May 12, 1895
- Died: February 17, 1986
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