"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.
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!—
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.
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
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.
I started reading Krishnamurti years ago and remember the first time I came across his thoughts about insight in German translation. That title was Wandel durch Einsicht, loosely translatable as Wandering through Insight.
I see everything through the lenses of possibility, and am open to exploring what is deemed traditional with a slightly different slant.
"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.
Thanks for sharing this viewpoint! I wanted to reply with a passage of the book of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj 'I am that' (#83):
Questioner: Is it right to change Gurus?
Maharaj: Why not change? Gurus are like milestones? It is natural to move on from one to another. Each tells you the direction and the distance, while the sadguru, the eternal Guru, is the road itself. Once you realise that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy.
"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.
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!—
I WILL EMAIL YOU SOON ☮️
as always, I thank you
wish i could buy you a box of divine cigars
I appreciate your offerings. They are consistently provocative and, dare I say, supportive. Maybe it’s the Outlaw side :)
Keep up the good work!
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.
This really chimed with me today. I’ve always disliked dogma or people deciding what my spiritual or moral rules should be. Thank you
WOW😮🙌🏽🙇🏽♀️
Your prescience is admirable.
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
interesteting.
Very inspiring. That's why anarchism is so appealing.
I thought the same thing! That here is a sort of spiritual anarchism, beginning on the personal level rather than the social.
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.
J.K’s teachings preclude the self-help/feel good resources of today.
I started reading Krishnamurti years ago and remember the first time I came across his thoughts about insight in German translation. That title was Wandel durch Einsicht, loosely translatable as Wandering through Insight.
I see everything through the lenses of possibility, and am open to exploring what is deemed traditional with a slightly different slant.
Thank you.
"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.
Krishnamurti is a legend, although he would never want to be called that - grateful for this reflection on applying the awareness.
Thanks for sharing this viewpoint! I wanted to reply with a passage of the book of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj 'I am that' (#83):
Questioner: Is it right to change Gurus?
Maharaj: Why not change? Gurus are like milestones? It is natural to move on from one to another. Each tells you the direction and the distance, while the sadguru, the eternal Guru, is the road itself. Once you realise that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy.