First awareness of K arose when he was mentioned & quoted at an Alan Watts lecture, which I was attending as a "seeker" of something "real", something true. Further investigation of K lead to the reading of "First & Last Freedom"; for the first time there was a feeling of touching something real & true. The "seeker" then focused on K, it all became an obsession; journeys to Ojai, endless visits to the Bodhi Tree Bookstore to obtain every available book or recording. That went on for years (not so much because there was a lot to learn, but because one only knew the movement of time & simply did not know "how" to look) untill certain qualities began to flower; qualities that are real & true. The seeker is happily retired now & lives freely without the problem of "becomming".
If one were "tied up in knots" he might try doubting the reality of those knots. This whole question comes from a mind in duality; to be squeezed by knots tied by some mysterious force implies a victim, a separate entity; there is no such entity. Doubt everything; the false will fall away; what is will not fall away.
View all answers to this questionDoes one find it difficult to accept the sunrise?
View all answers to this questionThe phrase implies a duality; a gap between what one is & what one is trying to become. It implies imitation & conformity, which lead to conflict & sorrow.
View all answers to this questionWith an awarenesss of such a "condition" comes the ending of it.
View all answers to this questionThere is no method, no ideal; what is there to practice? It is a "wrong question".
View all answers to this questionIt has value at a certain level, depending, on the group, if they are serious. "Dialogue" is an excellent medium for sharing truth; it is the way Plato chose to share Socrates with the world. However, I don't think K was trying to give a "message"; rather, he, like Socrates, was here to awaken, not inform. Dialogue is really only useful at a superficial level; deep understanding comes only when there is the freedom of being alone.
View all answers to this questionRuben: You are a very special human being. You are easy to love.
Krishnamurti: I admit I'm different, but the transformation that has occurred in me can occur in any other human being. And nobody needs Krishnmurti or Dr. Ruben for that radical transformation, which is so necessary, to occur.
View all answers to this questionOne must be careful not to become a propagandist. To merely repeat words without fully understanding them is to be dishonest. When there is comprehension & understanding of that which K points out, there is no need to quote him to "others". K chose his own words; if we are free, we can do the same.
View all answers to this questionDoes the morning sun have an effect on the flower?
View all answers to this questionYou may remember the story of how the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. The friend said to the devil, "What did that man pick up?" "He picked up a piece of Truth," said the devil. "That is a very bad business for you, then," said his friend. "Oh, not at all," the devil replied, "I am going to let him organize it."
K 1929
Truth is beyond measure; it is changeless, and yet always new. What can be measured is not truth. Truth has no future, no past; it is, now.
View all answers to this questionRuben: Would you summarize the teaching in only one sentence?
Krishnamurti: Attempt without effort to live with death in futureless silence.
View all answers to this questionThe "personal" is an obstacle to true exploration.
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Felt happy to go through your profile on this occasion.
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