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U.G. Krishnamurti called enlightenment a biological glitch

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If you are looking for a comforting spiritual answer, avoid this guy entirely. U.G. claimed that all inner realization was fundamentally just a bizarre, highly uncomfortable physiological malfunction that completely fries your nervous system. He actively told people that seeking the truth was totally pointless and would only ruin their lives, making him the ultimate anti-teacher.

U.G. Krishnamurti called enlightenment a biological glitch
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