"All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man"
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
About this Quote
This quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti speaks to the idea that all ideologies, whether religious or political, are eventually flawed. He recommends that it is the conceptual thinking and the conceptual word that has triggered a divide in between people. He is saying that the way we think and the words we use to reveal our ideas can be destructive and produce a separation in between us. He is suggesting that we ought to look beyond the words and the ideas and instead concentrate on the underlying reality. He is advocating for a more holistic technique to comprehending the world and our place in it. He is recommending that we need to look beyond the labels and the ideologies and instead focus on the underlying fact. He is promoting for a more unbiased and thoughtful method to comprehending the world and our location in it. By doing so, we can bridge the divide in between us and create a more unified and unified world.
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