Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes
Truth cannot be brought down; rather, the individual must make the effort to ascend to it. You cannot bring the mountaintop to the valley. If you would attain to the mountaintop, you must pass through the valley, climb the steeps, unafraid of the dangerous precipices.
Krishnamurti, Jiddu. "Truth is a Pathless Land." Address to the Order of the Star. Ommen, Netherlands. 3 Aug. 1929.
Actually this is an ancient Roman Proverb.
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same when you get there.
With this seemingly tolerant tradition it is puzzling why the modern Chinese government is so inimical to some religions. Chinese history has shown that at critical times religious organziations did not follow this Confucian philosophy and insisted that all follow their path with violence greeting those who did not. One 18th century historical incident was particularly violent and saw 20 million deaths. This religious / political movement’s disastrous effects on China has traumatized Chinese governments ever since regarding intolerant and rigid religious movements. See {612649} and {38318}
Jiddu Krishnamurti was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, but later rejected this mantle and withdrew from the Theosophy organization behind it. His interests included psychological revolution, the nature of mind, meditation, inquiry, human relationships, and bringing about radical change in society. He stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasised that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social.