“There is no such thing as truth. The only thing that is actually there is your "logically" ascertained premise, which you call "truth."”

— U.G. Krishnamurti , book Mind is a Myth

Source: Mind is a Myth (1987), Ch. 1: The Certainty That Blasts Everything

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Indian philosopher 1918–2007

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