Yoga Vasistha on the Mind/ J. Krishnamurti

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advaitin, "Ram Chandran" <rchandran@c...>

wrote:

> Namaste Sri Benjamin:

>

> Our problem is that we too often quickly want to jump into

> conclusions! I never said that Sri J. Krishnamurti is a non-

> believer. JK's statement is quite paradoxical and his statement

> implies that statement comes with the 'reference point - non-

> believer.' Isn't ironical that only believers (those believe in JK)

> become his followers - there by violating his statement!

>

> Warmest regards,

>

> Ram Chandran

>

> advaitin, Benjamin <orion777ben> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Finally you said:

> >

> > >For non-believers, Truth is a pathless land!

> >

> > I guess this places poor J. Krishnamurti outside of the astika

> > family! Are we really going to be so bold as to say that he was

> not

> > realized in some sense? I am not so bold.

> >

 

Namaste to all

 

Browsing the previous communications, I stumbled over the above mail.

 

Concerning 'JK as believer or not' - my question would be, '_WHAT_ is

it, has he supposedly 'believed or not' IN?

As for "only believers (those believe in JK) become his followers -",

perhaps, this is a generalization not corresponding to facts(?)

 

Apart from studying Vedanta, Buddhism, Taoism etc. (of which

Knowledge/info, to be honest I hardly remember anything of (hopefully

some of the essence has remained) and certain other teachers, I have

also read heard/seen, J. Krishnamurti as well - and personally, I do

find his teachings quite sober, -without- giving much room nor food,

for/to the lister's array of self-deceptions, to expand even more -

but insisted on first-hand investigation/enquiry, which I do and

which activity I hardly ever connect/associate to JK's name or

pointers - and so my own discoveries.

Does that make me, a 'follower'/believer?

 

Regards,

Jb