Krishnamurti

The idea that we have of ourselves spends all its time dreaming of what it would do if it were real — not that it ever will be, of course. Not that it ever could be! Or perhaps we should say that the idea we have of ourselves spends all…

One of the greatest philosophers and mystics of the 20th century foresaw the global struggle with the ramifications of Artificial Intelligence over 40 years ago, and asked penetrating questions about it which we would do well to consider now. …

The Small Picture is created by our fear of the Big Picture. Only, there isn’t any such thing as a small picture really; there is no SP in reality but we nevertheless create it (in a subjective kind of way) by running away from the BP. …

‘Conditioned space’ is space that has been organised around a framework; it is space that has innate directionality, such that there is an ‘up’ and a ‘down’ to it, a ‘left’ and a ‘right’ to it, a ‘nearer’ and a ‘further’ to it. …

U.G. Krishnamurti — My teaching, if that is the word you want to use, has no copyright. You are free to reproduce, distribute, interpret, misinterpret, distort, garble, do what you like, even claim authorship, without my consent or the permission of anybody. — U.G. The book is a compilation of discussions between —…

About two weeks ago, I posted a passage from Krishnamurti’s book, Freedom from the Known. It goes as follows: A mind that is seeking, craving, for wider and deeper experience is a very shallow and dull mind because it lives always with its memories. A Facebook friend responded to this…

Love is the most practical thing in the word. To love, to be kind, not to be greedy, not to be ambitious, not to be influenced by people but to think for yourself. These are all practical things and will bring about a practical, happy society. — Jiddu Krishnamurti In…

I had a curious dream last night that may have been influenced by my listening to Krishnamurti talking about the Masters. There is a belief in Theosophy that ascended Masters guide this world. Krishnamurti was believed to be the vehicle for the world teacher. What is interesting about this…

I would leave after supper tonight so it seemed right to take a walk to the nearest village West Meon. After reading and talking for a few days a walk would help me get perspective. As I walked I wondered if I would deal with fear differently. I wondered if…