Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)

Spiritual Guide: Hindu/Buddhist Philosophy & Theosophy 

• Theosophy: Quasi-Philosophy, Religion, & Science East-West movement co-founded by Madam Blavatsky (1831-1891)
• Annie Besant (1947-1933) took over and discovered Jiddu Krishnamurti in India. She adopted Krishnamurti as her son and declared him as the new “Buddha,” world philosopher & savior.
• Krishnamurti rejected this label and Theosophy altogether as well as any sense of being a spiritual guru. He eventually ended up in Ojai California where he underwent spiritual experiences and shared his insights and awakening.
• Beatrice Wood met Krishnamurti in Ojai and was deeply influenced by him.

Quotations 

Awareness of Suffering Transforms into Passion (Compassion)

You know when you care for something you watch it with great tenderness, with great care, with great attention. Your baby, how the mother looks after it, gets up at midnight, many times during the day, weary, but she cares, she is watching. So in the same way if you watch this thing called sorrow with care, with hesitancy, with affection, then you will see there is no escape from it, therefore that very thing that has been called sorrow turns into some totally different thing, which is passion. Not lust but passion. And without passion life has no meaning.

Love, Passion, and Compassion arise from the nature of self as Nothingness

So the self and the structure of the self is based on nothing. The innermost depth of the self is absolutely not-a-thing. And love is not nothing, not-a-thing, but love is only possible, the beauty of it, the greatness of it, the magnitude of it, only when thought realises it has no place in relationship and therefore love is. And the ending of sorrow, the ending of sorrow is passion.

https://jkrishnamurti.org/content/innermost-nature-self-not-thing

Self-Knowledge & Spiritual Development

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end – you don’t come to an achievement; you don’t come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.  Personal development is a life-long journey, filled with ups, downs and roundabouts! Do not worry yourself in an attempt to figure life out completely, you never will.

The Answer is in the Question

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem. The solution to every problem, lies in the problem itself. Look deeply.

Transformation through Self-Awareness

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. Take a gentle, honest look at who you are. See it. Understand it. Only then can you bring about change.

https://iamfearlesssoul.com/12-enlightening-jiddu-krishnamurti-quotes-will-blow-mind/