You only learn when you give your whole being to something. When you give your whole being to mathematics, you learn; but when you are in a state of contradiction, when you do not want to learn but are forced to learn, then it becomes merely a process of accumulation. To learn is like reading a novel with innumerable characters; it requires your full attention, not contradictory attention.

The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti (ed. Krishnamurti Foundation of America, 1991) - ISBN: 9780840362728