Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes about Self Esteem

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When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.

When one has an image about oneself one is surely insane, one lives in a world of illusion.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Self Esteem, Insane, World

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1973). “Flight of the Eagle”, HarperCollins Publishers

Imagination builds the image of the self, and thought then functions within its shadows. From this self-concept grows the conflict between what is and what should be, the conflict in duality.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Self Esteem, Imagination, Shadow

Jiddu Krishnamurti (2010). “Commentaries on Living”, p.230, M-y books ltd

We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Self Esteem, Fall, Levels

Jiddu Krishnamurti (2010). “Commentaries on Living 2”, p.168, M-y books ltd

But inwardly we are as corrupt as the person who sits in an office and plans war-because, we want to be somebody in the family, in a group, in society, in the nation.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

War, Self Esteem, Office

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1991). “The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti: 1948-1949 : Choiceless awareness”, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

After all, conflict arises, does it not, through the desire to be something, to be other than what is.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Self Esteem, Ego, Desire

And it is impossible to treat human beings as human beings if you label them, if you term them, if you give them a name as Hindus, Russians, or what you will. It is so much easier to label people, for then you can pass by and kick them, drop a bomb on India or Japan.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Self Esteem, Japan, Names