Jiddu Krishnamurti
Consciousness · Freedom
Jiddu Krishnamurti
An invitation to examine thought, attachment and authority through direct inquiry.
1895–1986 · Indian philosopher and speaker
Their literary world
Jiddu Krishnamurti spent a lifetime questioning the psychological structures through which people experience themselves and the world. His talks examine thought, memory, fear, conditioning, attachment, comparison, and attention, inviting listeners to observe the mind rather than rely on a fixed spiritual system.
He asks whether dependence, jealousy, and possession can coexist with love. This offers a productive counterpoint to voices that celebrate longing or union: the question is not how to cultivate an ideal, but what we discover when we observe the forces that shape our relationships.
Featured reading · Read the published work
On Attachment and Love
Read or listen to Krishnamurti’s 7 May 1981 Ojai talk, which asks whether love can be understood apart from attachment.
Transcript and recording are provided by the Krishnamurti Foundation.
Read and listen at the Krishnamurti FoundationA passage
“So love is freedom.”The Difficulty of Thinking Together · public dialogue transcript
A way into the passage
Krishnamurti challenges the idea that attachment proves love. In context, the brief statement invites inquiry into whether care can exist without turning another person into a possession or a support for our identity.
Essential works
Thematic collection of talks and writings
On Love and Loneliness
Reflections on relationship, dependence, fear, loneliness, and affection gathered around a central inquiry into love.
Book · 1969
Freedom from the Known
An inquiry into conditioning, thought, and what psychological freedom might mean in everyday life.
Book · 1954
The First and Last Freedom
Dialogues and essays on self-knowledge, relationship, and the limits of second-hand authority.
A question worth exploring
Can we love someone deeply without needing them to sustain our psychological identity?
Truth is a pathless land.Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
A question to carry with you
Can we look before deciding what we are supposed to see?
An editorial introduction by Flute & Forge Studio.Further exploration
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
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