![]() ![]() Yes, I think what JK is referring to is not something one understands, but something one experiences. I take this to mean that there is a world of difference between understanding the theory that all is one, and experiencing the fact. A process of digging through vast mountains of unnecessary complexity to find the often quite simple wisdom hiding at the bottom. To me, that's what philosophy is largely about. I find it quite interesting that all of JK's books put together are actually not as useful as these three simple words. It doesn't really matter what we're thinking, thinking is thinking. That is, thinking shifts our focus away from the present moment where truth resides. However, it's possible that thinking is not the cure, but rather the "disease". JK can be very appealing to people like us because he gives us a million things to think about. Such exercises are likely more useful than doing what I did in my youth, reading every JK book 19 times in an attempt to "figure it out". ![]() Simple mechanical exercises can train our minds to shift focus on to the present moment. Religions, philosophies and ideologies typically try to capture truth in some collection of ideas, but by doing so they kill it, because truth is not an object one can possess, just as one can not capture a breeze blowing by.Īt this point in my life I probably disagree with JK that there is no path. I understand "truth" to be a living thing, reality in the present moment. I think I should leave JK to explain what he meant by this. It's cool to see how many of us are already interested in his work. Yea, a Krishnamurti thread, thanks for that. What does Jiddu Krishnamurti mean when he said: "Truth is a pathless land"? - Posty McPostface ![]()
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