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I Like Krishnamurti

“Seeing the world, seeing humanity, the “me”, and the necessity of a total, radical revolution, how is it possible to bring it about? It can only be brought about when the observer no longer makes an effort to change, because he himself is part of what he tries to change. Therefore all action on the part of the observer ceases totally, and in this total inaction there is a quite different action. There is nothing mysterious or mystical about all this. It is a simple fact. I begin not at the extreme end of the problem, which is the cessation of the observer; I begin with simple things.
Can I look at a flower by the wayside or in my room without all the thoughts arising, the thought that says, “It is a rose; I like the smell of it, the perfume,” and so on and so and on? Can I just observe without the observer? If you have not done this, do it, at the lowest, most simple level. It isn’t really the lowest level; if you know how to do that, you have done everything.”
~ J.Krishnamurti
Everything in a single sentence

"The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence" - JK
ethereal · F
@getgoodfeeling True. :)
A wise choice. My favorite of his for years is: "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Never has that meaning had such application as today.
ethereal · F
@DudeistPriest very true.
I'm always surprised to run into another admirer. I think he'll always be esoteric and largely unknown, due to the intricate and introspective analytical style. the last thing people want to do is see the roots of all the world's suffering ingrained in the patterns of their own thinking and behavior. by nature humans are escapists, self righteous, and ruled by fear.
Rakbladsvalsen · 26-30, M
Jiddu was an enlightened man for sure

 
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