What is fear? We try to learn the truth of this question of fear so absolutely that the mind never fears, therefore it is free from any dependence on others, internally, psychologically. The beauty of freedom is that it leaves no traces. The eagle in its flight leaves no traces; the scientist does. Exploring this question of freedom, there must be not only scientific observation but also the flight of the eagle that leaves no traces; both are needed; there must be both verbal explanation and non-verbal perception - because the description is never the reality that is described; the explanation is never what is explained; the word is never the thing.

Explicit statement by Krishnamurti before his death in 1986:
"There is no successor or representative of mine who will continue the teaching now or at any time in the future, in my name... Interpreters are not needed... Each person must directly observe their own activities and not through any theory or authority..."