Meditation is not a process of learning how to meditate; it is the very inquiry into what is meditation. To inquire into what is meditation, the mind must free itself from what it has learnt about meditation, and the freeing of the mind from what it has learnt is the beginning of meditation.

Source: Wikiquote: "Jiddu Krishnamurti" (Quotes, Posthumous publications, The Collected Works: Published by Kendall/Hunt and Krishnamurti Foundation of America Vol. 3 (1936–1944) : The Mirror of Relationship (1991) Vol. 4 (1945–1948): The Observer Is the Observed (1991) Vol. 5 (1948–1949): Choiceless Awareness (1991) Vol. 6 (1949–1952): The Origin of Conflict (1991) Vol. 9 (1955–1956): The Answer is in the Problem (1991) Vol. 10 (1956–1957): A Light to Yourself (1991) Vol. 11 (1958–1960): Crisis in Consciousness (1991) Vol. 13 (1962–1963): A Psychological Revolution (1992) Vol. 14 (1963–1964): The New Mind (1992) Vol. 15 (1964–1965): The Dignity of Living (1992) ) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app