I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow. It hits you like a thunderbolt. You have invested everything in one basket, self-realization, and, in the end, suddenly you discover that there is no self to discover, no self to realize -- and you say to yourself "What the hell have I been doing all my life?!" That blasts you.


The Mystique of Enlightenment: Conversations with U.G. Krishnamurti (ed. Smriti Books, 2005) - ISBN: 9788187967095

U. G. Krishnamurti Quotes

I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow....

I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow....

I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow....

I discovered for myself and by myself that there is no self to realize -- that's the realization I am talking about. It comes as a shattering blow....