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Can I reject everything my brain experienced? Is intellectual understanding any understanding at all?

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: May 12
Died: 1986
Died: February 17
Philosopher
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