Familiarity Breeds Contempt? No It Doesn’t
Does familiarity breed contempt? Does it make relationships, work, and life overall, boring? Before we answer that, think about the last time you noticed a new scene in a movie while watching it again? Or a lick in a song that added to its character when you heard the song for the fourth time? You’ve probably experienced […]
9 Personal Reflections on Self-Improvement
Well, here they are. 1. Use entertainment as a reward, not an escape. You have plenty of control over what you do and how you use your time. It’s when you give that control to others, when you only do what they want, that boredom sets in. Work becomes meaningless, self-improvement plans take a backseat, […]
Look at the World From Inside Out
“We think the soul is for nature, we identify ourselves with nature, that spirit is for flesh and man “lives to eat” rather than “eats to live.” We are continually making this mistake; we are regarding nature as ourselves and becoming attached to it. This attachment creates a deep impression on the soul, making us […]
Treat Every Experience Like This
“If you have lived an experience fully, completely, have you not found that it leaves no traces behind? It is only the incomplete experiences that leave their mark. . . Only when an experience is completed is there renewal.” — J. Krishnamurti
What You Find Depends Upon You
“The approach matters more than the problem itself; upon the seeker depends what he finds. . .” — J. Krishnamurti
How To End the Struggle Within You
“In moments of great creativity, in moments of great beauty, there is utter tranquility; in these moments there is absence of self with all its conflicts; it is this negation, the highest form of thinking, that is essential for creative being.” — J. Krishnamurti At age 18, Narendranath Datta approached Ramakrishna Paramhansa and said, “Can […]
Conflict Makes Us Delusional
“In the midst of conflict there is no understanding at all, only a blind struggle. Conflict leads to apathy, to delusion. We must go outside the pattern of duality for creative, revolutionary understanding.” — J. Krishnamurti When an argument between partners goes out of control, an outsider is needed to resolve it—a therapist, a common […]
The Key to Inner Transformation
“If you who have created this struggle and suffering do not change fundamentally, will systems, conferences, blueprints bring about order and goodwill? Is it not imperative that you transform yourself, for what you are the world is?” — J. Krishnamurti Social media should be regulated to protect our mental health and curb fake news. Schools […]