You can see what is happening. There is violence even though religions have said not to kill, not to go to war, not to hurt another, to be kind, generous, tender, to open your heart to others.
j Krishnamurthi
Thought of the Week – 11th June 2018
Creative Revolution
To revolt within society in order to make it a little better, to bring about certain reforms, is like the revolt of prisoners to improve their life within the prison walls; and such revolt is no revolt at all, it is just mutiny. Do you see the difference? Revolt within society is like the mutiny of prisoners who want better food, better treatment within the prison; but revolt born of understanding is an individual breaking away from society, and that is creative revolution. Continue reading
What are you offering the young generation? Have you ever considered it?
What are you offering the young generation; what have you to offer them? Have you ever considered it? What have you, the older generation, to offer to the younger? Continue reading
To change the Social Structure you have to Change Yourself
The social structure, the culture, is what we have created. So we are the culture and the culture is us. We are the world and the world is us. Continue reading
What Prevents us from Understanding a Problem?
J Krishnamurthi
observe what is actually taking place in our daily life, inwardly and outwardly
It is important to understand from the very beginning that I am not formulating any philosophy or any theological structure of ideas or theological concepts. It seems to me that all ideologies are utterly idiotic. What is important is not a philosophy of life but to observe what is actually taking place in our daily life, inwardly and outwardly. If you observe very closely what is taking place and examine it, you will see that it is based on an intellectual conception, and the intellect is not the whole field of existence; it is a fragment, and a fragment, however cleverly put together, however ancient and traditional, is still a small part of existence whereas we have to deal with the totality of life. Continue reading
Affectionate Indifference
On the path, I asked him: “Sir, you meet so many people, some are serious but others have twisted lives and thoughts. I have watched you and see you always have energy to deal with people regardless of what they want from you. How do you do it? Don’t you get tired?” Continue reading
Bruce Lee and Jiddu Krishnamurthi
keep on asking fundamental questions without trying to find an answer
I feel it is very important to ask fundamental questions and to keep on asking them without trying to find an answer, because the more you persist in asking fundamental questions, demanding, inquiring, the sharper and more aware the mind becomes. Continue reading
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