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Amanda Wald Rachie's avatar

"If you put an impossible question, your mind then has to find the answer in terms of the impossible - not what is possible."

(Jiddu Krishnamurti)

Grateful to have discovered Jiddu Krishnamurti before I was 20 years old when a friend recommended his book "The Impossible Question" in 1969. He writes of his own truth . Always, his suggestion is not to take what he writes as your truth but to find your own truth. To thine own self be true. A lifelong journey. I've found much of what he wrote to be part of my truth. He's nobody's father.

Thank you so much for reminding me of him this morning.

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Rachel Victorianna's avatar

The only way out is in. I am an addict which means I am prone to seeking external remedies for my internal conflicts. It has been a life long journey to uncover my splintered personality and meet my monsters. Today, we are one cohesive unit working together for the good of the whole. Self-knowledge is a powerful weapon. Want to know what it takes to move from trauma to freedom in an average flawed human? Visit my page and take the journey.

—Thank you for this wonderful reminder. It’s worth it!—

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D.J. Jordan's avatar

I WILL EMAIL YOU SOON ☮️

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Alix's avatar

as always, I thank you

wish i could buy you a box of divine cigars

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This Is Me Being Here.'s avatar

I appreciate your offerings. They are consistently provocative and, dare I say, supportive. Maybe it’s the Outlaw side :)

Keep up the good work!

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Jim Crotty's avatar

The long, true journey of the soul through spiritual growth must eventually reach the point of disembarkation from the "certainty" and "security" of man-made systems' authority.

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Kim's avatar

This really chimed with me today. I’ve always disliked dogma or people deciding what my spiritual or moral rules should be. Thank you

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BornAlive's avatar

WOW😮🙌🏽🙇🏽‍♀️

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j.h.kucher's avatar

Your prescience is admirable.

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Birgit Solvsten D'Alpoim's avatar

Right track is not what makes one acceptable but it's important to remain on it even if excluded on every level. Remember never to feel sad or angry just always be kind because that's part of freedom too

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Corie Feiner's avatar

interesteting.

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Conny Borgelioen's avatar

Very inspiring. That's why anarchism is so appealing.

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Kaspian's avatar

I thought the same thing! That here is a sort of spiritual anarchism, beginning on the personal level rather than the social.

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Penny Briscoe's avatar

I have always been introspective and questioning of all things. I have gone from Christian to atheist. I have spent years looking for answers of why I am me. I write and journal. I have no interest in "following" anyone who spends a great amount of energy on getting me to see why I should believe their every word concerning who I am or should be. I love to learn. I wasted too much time trying to please others. I'm a bit of a loner but I don't mind. I am glad that I trust my own voice now. I tend to ask myself, does this or that really resonate with my inner self. It is a process I have found intriguing and a life long journey. Thank you for sharing this.

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Gary Spangler's avatar

J.K’s teachings preclude the self-help/feel good resources of today.

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Corie Feiner's avatar

"The authority of the Master and the priest takes you away from the central issue, which is the conflict within yourself."

This is so profound. Krishnamurti is like the mother tree of self-knowledge and what would be considered self-help/self-growth.

I have come to believe recently that the source of our pain is the avoidance of pain. In the spirit world there is no pain, but I do not know this as a fact. But in the physical world we work with an operating system made to keep us safe and seek security. Without awareness of this, we can express this in tragic ways.

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Anne Marina Pellicciotto's avatar

This Krishnamurti excerpt resonates deeply and a bit painfully as, right now, I am taking part in a yoga retreat in a most beautiful place in Spain with a most knowledgeable and trusted teacher. Yet…I am feeling doubts bubble within as I am delivered the teachings on a silver platter - a feast I must swallow whole. I am overfull and tell myself: the Resistance is information, so go INside to explore my own beliefs and perhaps even throw up some of what I've eaten to make space for my own wisdom. This may feel like a betrayal to the practice and teacher…and I may risk becoming an outsider to the sangha - but so be it. Most important is to be true to me. 🙏

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Anne Marina Pellicciotto's avatar

This Krishnamurti excerpt resonates deeply and a bit painfully as, right now, I am taking part in a yoga retreat in a most beautiful place in Spain with a most knowledgeable and trusted teacher. Yet…I am feeling doubts bubble within as I am delivered the teachings on a silver platter - a feast I must swallow whole. I am overfull and tell myself: the Resistance is information, so go INside to explore my own beliefs and perhaps even throw up some of what I've eaten to make space for my own wisdom. This may feel like a betrayal to the practice and teacher…and I may risk becoming an outsider to the sangha - but so be it. Most important is to be true to me. 🙏

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Sanjay Suri's avatar

The philosopher I have walked with for the longest time 🙏

Such depth, such sincerity, such authenticity … goes to the root and shakes it alive!

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