Key aspects of Krishnamurti’s view on simplicity include:
• Inward vs. Outward: While outward simplicity (minimal possessions) can be helpful, it is not essential; one can have few things and still be inwardly complex and ambitious.
• Self-Knowledge: Genuine simplicity arises from understanding one's own psychological processes—fears, desires, and conflicts.
• Freedom from Conflict: A simple mind is not seeking security or trying to become something else; it is free from the "desire to be" which fuels inner and outer turmoil.
• Direct Perception: It requires observing life directly without the interference of beliefs, prejudices, or the past.
• Intelligence: Achieving this state demands high intelligence, not just adherence to a rule or formula for simple living.
Krishnamurti emphasized that when the mind and heart are "empty" of accumulated knowledge and inner chaos, they can approach life's problems with immense, fresh, and creative energy.