Passages from The Mystique of Enlightenment

The Mystique of Enlightenment - U.G. Krishnamurti

All that you do makes it impossible for what already is there to express itself. That is why I call this 'your natural state'. You're always in that state. What prevents what is there from expressing itself in its own way is the search. The search is always in the wrong direction, so all that you consider very profound, all that you consider sacred, is a contamination in that consciousness. You may not (Laughs) like the word 'contamination', but all that you consider sacred, holy and profound is a contamination.

The Mystique of Enlightenment - U.G. Krishnamurti
 

If it were possible for me, I would be able to help somebody. This is something which I can't give, because you have it. Why should I give it to you? It is ridiculous to ask for a thing which you already have.

The Mystique of Enlightenment - U.G. Krishnamurti

 

The consciousness is so pure that whatever you are doing in the direction of purifying that consciousness is adding impurity to it.

The Mystique of Enlightenment - U.G. Krishnamurti

Consciousness has to flush itself out: it has to purge itself of every trace of holiness, every trace of unholiness, everything. Even what you consider 'sacred and holy' is a contamination in that consciousness. It is not through any volition of yours; when once the frontiers are broken -- not through any effort of yours, not through any volition of yours -- then the floodgates are open and everything goes out.