The untethered Mind

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" The Untethered Mind

 

The transformation of the world is brought about by the transformation

of oneself, because the self is the product and a part of the total

process of human existence. To transform oneself, self-knowledge is

essential; without knowing what you are, there is no basis for right

thought, and without knowing yourself there cannot be transformation.

One must know oneself as one is, not as one wishes to be, which is

merely an ideal and therefore fictitious, unreal; it is only that

which is that can be transformed, not that which you wish to be. To

know oneself as one is requires an extraordinary alertness of mind,

because what is is constantly undergoing transformation, change; and

to follow it swiftly the mind must not be tethered to any particular

dogma or belief, to any particular pattern of action. If you would

follow anything, it is no good being tethered. To know yourself,

there must be the awareness, the alertness of mind in which there is

freedom from all beliefs, from all idealization, because beliefs and

ideals only give you a color, perverting true perception. If you want

to know what you are, you cannot imagine or have belief in something

which you are not. If I am greedy, envious, violent, merely having an

ideal of non-violence, of non-greed, is of little value.... The

understanding of what you are, whatever it be ugly or beautiful,

wicked or mischievous the understanding of what you are, without

distortion, is the beginning of virtue. Virtue is essential, for it

gives freedom. "

 

J. Krishnamurti The Book of Life - January 24

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Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...>

wrote:

>

> " The Untethered Mind

>

> The transformation of the world is brought about by the

transformation

> of oneself, because the self is the product and a part of the total

> process of human existence. To transform oneself, self-knowledge is

> essential; without knowing what you are, there is no basis for right

> thought, and without knowing yourself there cannot be

transformation.

> One must know oneself as one is, not as one wishes to be, which is

> merely an ideal and therefore fictitious, unreal; it is only that

> which is that can be transformed, not that which you wish to be. To

> know oneself as one is requires an extraordinary alertness of mind,

> because what is is constantly undergoing transformation, change;

and

> to follow it swiftly the mind must not be tethered to any

particular

> dogma or belief, to any particular pattern of action. If you would

> follow anything, it is no good being tethered. To know yourself,

> there must be the awareness, the alertness of mind in which there

is

> freedom from all beliefs, from all idealization, because beliefs

and

> ideals only give you a color, perverting true perception. If you

want

> to know what you are, you cannot imagine or have belief in

something

> which you are not. If I am greedy, envious, violent, merely having

an

> ideal of non-violence, of non-greed, is of little value.... The

> understanding of what you are, whatever it be ugly or beautiful,

> wicked or mischievous the understanding of what you are, without

> distortion, is the beginning of virtue. Virtue is essential, for it

> gives freedom. "

>

> J. Krishnamurti The Book of Life - January 24

 

 

 

thank you Werner for this words of truth

 

even if some people don't want to know " who " they are.....it can be

of nice information.....and concept....and food for mind....

giving a " brillant " moment of some little peace and happiness....

 

but i think that Krishnamurti himSelf had some great fun ....in using

himSelf.....writing beautiful words.....to himSelf

 

 

Marc

 

 

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