Wednesday, 21 January 2026

AB. JK

 Here’s a minimalist, one-page cheat sheet for Krishnamurti vs Buddhism vs Advaita:





Krishnamurti vs Buddhism vs Advaita — Quick Reference


Aspect

Krishnamurti

Buddhism

Advaita Vedanta

Authority

Rejects all authority

Teacher & Dharma

Guru & Scripture (then transcended)

Path / Method

No path, direct seeing

Eightfold Path

Self-inquiry (Jnana)

Practice

Observation without method

Meditation + ethical discipline

Inquiry & contemplation

Self

Self = thought-conditioning

No-self (Anatta)

True Self = Brahman

Awareness

Choiceless awareness

Mindfulness (Sati)

Witness consciousness

Observer

Observer is observed

Subject-object dissolves

Witness remains

Thought

Limited, fragmentary

Source of suffering

Part of Maya

Time

Psychological, illusory

Becoming causes suffering

Time is Maya

Liberation

Instant insight

Nirvana through cessation

Moksha through knowledge

Truth

Discovered individually

Realized via Dharma

Realized as non-duality




If you want, I can also make an even snappier “1-line-per-school” version that’s perfect for memory or posting as a visual. Do you want me to do that?


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