Krishnamurti Quote of the Day
Commentaries on Living, Vol. II | "Envy And Loneliness"

Is it possible to look at that void without giving it a name, without any form of description? Merely labelling a state does not mean that we understand it; on the contrary, it is a hindrance to understanding.

"I see what you mean but I cannot help labelling it; it is practically an instantaneous reaction."

Feeling and naming are almost simultaneous, are they not? Can they be separated? Can there be a gap between a feeling and the naming of it? If this gap is really experienced, it will be found that the thinker ceases as an entity separate and distinct from thought. The verbalizing process is part of the self, the `me', the entity who is jealous and who attempts to get over his jealousy. If you really understand the truth of this, then fear ceases. Naming has a physiological as well as a psychological effect. When there is no naming, only then is it possible to be fully aware of that which is called the void of loneliness. Then the mind does not separate itself from that which is. (End of quote).

I thought this quote was especially interesting. A timely reminder of how words and the concepts attached to them keep us from seeing what is. Thanks for the quote and all of the other pertinent quotes that have been appearing on this site daily.

David Loucks wrote:
I thought this quote was especially interesting. A timely reminder of how words and the concepts attached to them keep us from seeing what is.

Yep!

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE