We Often Get This Wrong About Civilization
“If we deeply experienced and understood that the self is ever impermanent, then there would be no identification with any particular form of craving, with any particular country, or with any organized system of thought or religion, for with identification comes the horror of war, the ruthlessness of so-called civilization.” — J. Krishnamurti Ralph Waldo […]
Why Our Leaders Are Confused
“’Our leaders are unable to give us a lead as they themselves are confused.’ The leader is created by the follower, by you, and since you yourself are confused, you can only create a confused leader.” — J. Krishnamurti
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
The Mind Must Be Checked
“As a drawer is useful only when empty, so the mind must be free of all its accumulations, for only then can there be openness to the wisdom and the ecstasy of the real.”
— J. Krishnamurti
What Do Our Dreams Mean?
“Awareness is the process of freeing the conscious mind from the bondages which cause conflict and pain, and thus making it open and receptive to the hidden. The hidden layers of consciousness convey their significance through dreams and symbols. If every thought-feeling is thought out, felt out, as fully and deeply as possible, without condemnation or comparison, acceptance or identification, then all the hidden layers of consciousness will reveal themselves.”
— J Krishnamurti
What Leads to Radical Transformation
“There are three stages of awareness in any human problem. First, being aware of the cause and effect of the problem; second, being aware of its dual or contradictory process; and third, being aware of self and experiencing the thinker and his thoughts as one.” — J. Krishnamurti
The Triple-Filter Test
“If you’re only interested in self-expression then you are contributing to the conflict, confusion, and antagonism of man. Without first searching out the meaning of life, mere self-expression, however gratifying, will only bring misery and disaster.” — J. Krishnamurti Today, we have a ton of platforms for self-expression. WhatsApp groups to discuss local issues, faceless […]
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 […]
Don’t Be a Dead Tree Stump
“If we can approach our problem without judging, without identifying, then the causes that lie beneath it are revealed. If we would understand a problem, we must set aside our desires, accumulated experience, pattern of thought. The difficulty is not in the problem itself but in our approach to it. The scars of yesterday prevent […]