- JIM MC DONOUGH
- Male, 70 yrs. old, retired chicago police officer
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Birthday: November 19
- Languages: ENGLISH
- Member since: Sun, 14 Jun 2009, 5:27pm
- Last visited 27 days ago
Member Statement
I have been folowing Mr. K for over 25 years, and every day I learn how stupid I am as to the ways of the world and the ways of my self {Believe it or not this is a Positive thing}
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The Kinfonet Interview
Krishnamurti once said you must begin with doubt, but that doubt must be kept on a leash. How do you find the proper balance between doubt and a "positive disposition" in investigating his proposals, so as to neither tie yourself up in knots, nor to blindly believe?
The knots start to go away when one becomes aware that one is both sides of ones own self the positive side and the negative side
Has coming into contact with Krishnamurti and his teachings had any perceptible effect on your life and/or relationships?
EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY.
How do you personally go about exploring the Krishnamurti's teachings (through personal study, dialogues, dvds)?
By paying attention to what I think
paying attention to what I observe
paying attention to what I feel
What I think observe and feel is me in the first place...
Can dialogue - in the sense of sincere inquiry - be organized or can it only come about spontaneously, unprompted?
What ever we would like to question together....
What future do you foresee for Krishnamurti's works? Do you think they will grow in importance or will they just gradually die away?
Do you think it advisable to introduce Krishnamurti to people you know? Have you ever done it and if yes, what are your experiences?
Yes Don't know because it is their experience not mind
Do you ever feel that you have been conditioned by Krishnamurti's teachings?
The opposite unconditioned
How important do you consider group dialogue to be in understanding the more subtle points of Krishnamurti's message?
never tried it yet
Are there any aspects of Krishnamurti's teaching that you find implausible or difficult to accept?
At first all of it Now there is no acceptance or rejection Just understanding...
Does the phrase "living the teachings" have any meaning to you?
If you mean attention yes
Do you think Krishnamurti was exceptional, or is the transformation he spoke of universally accessible?
I think it depends on the self interest of one's own self....
Do you think it is possible to make Krishnamurti more "practicable" than what he himself seems to have allowed for?
I do not know at this time...
If you had to sum up what Krishnamurti is all about in just a few words of your own, what would they be?
Finding out how stupid one's own self is as to the ways of oneself and to the ways of the world because the ways of one's self is the way of the world
and the ways of the world is the way of one's self....
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