Jiddu Krishnamurti, a renowned philosopher, and spiritual
teacher, spoke extensively on the topic of love. Here are some quotes
attributed to him on the subject:
"The highest form of intelligence is the ability to
observe without evaluating."
"Love is a state of being, not a state of mind."
"The ending of sorrow is the beginning of wisdom."
"To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to
feel that you are giving something, and not to ask that love be measured."
"When there is love, there is no duty, no
responsibility."
"Love is never personal; love is the quality of
relationship."
"Love is not an idea, the remembrance of pleasure. It
cannot be cultivated by thought."
"To love is to be vulnerable, to expose ourselves to
the possibility of pain."
"In the light of love, everything is transformed."
"Love is like a flame. It has its heat, its warmth, its
passion, its tenderness, its destructiveness. But the mere knowledge of its
attributes will never make one understand it."
"Love is the absence of all division."
"Love is not to be divided from hate by resistance and
struggle, for in this there is only the strengthening of hate."
"Love is a state in which thought is not, and therefore
love is meditation."
"To understand the whole process of oneself is the
beginning of wisdom."
"Love is a state of being which comes into being when
there is no hate, no envy; it is because love is not the opposite of hate that
it is not the outcome of thought."
These quotes reflect Krishnamurti's profound insights into the nature of love as a transformative force that goes beyond mere sentimentality or romantic attachment.