“We are afraid of the known and afraid of the unknown.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

1960s, Freedom From The Known (1969)
Context: We are afraid of the known and afraid of the unknown. That is our daily life and in that there is no hope, and therefore every form of philosophy, every form of theological concept, is merely an escape from the actual reality of what is. All outward forms of change brought about by wars, revolutions, reformations, laws and ideologies have failed completely to change the basic nature of man and therefore of society.

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Indian spiritual philosopher 1895–1986

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