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"...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."
The Collected Works of J Krishnamurti, Volume V, p.66 |
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"Naming is a very convenient way of disposing of things and of people - by saying that they are
Germans, Japanese, Americans, Hindus, you can give them a label and destroy the label. If you do not
give a label to people you are forced to look at them and then it is much more difficult to kill
somebody. You can destory the label with a bomb and feel righteous, but if you do not give a label
and must therefore look at the individual thing - whether it is a man or a flower or an incident
or and emotion - then you are forced to consider your relationship with it, and with the action following."
The First and Last Freedom, p.250 |
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"When you call yourself a Buddhist, a Christian, what does the word mean, what is the meaning
behind that word, which you have never examined?"
The First and Last Freedom, p.251 |
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"When you do not name a group of people, you are compelled to look at each individual face and not
treat them all as the mass."
The First and Last Freedom, p.252 |
