Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? (A talk with J. Krishnamurti) Bernard Levin, author, journalist, and broadcaster. Bernard Levin: Krishnaji, what is the secret? What do you know that the rest of us don't know? K: Oh, I don't know about that! BL: But you must know something. Look at you--serene, realized, content, with no conflict--how have you managed it? What is it? K: I have never had conflict in my life. BL: No conflict? You must be almost unique among human beings if that's so. K: It's not because of circumstances, because I was protected, because of any outside influence that kept me safe. I think it was a realization that conflict destroys not only the mind but the whole sensitivity of awareness. So I've never had conflict; which seemed quite natural to me, it wasn't an effort not to be in conflict. BL: Well, for most of us it is an effort, so how can we conquer it? K: I think it comes really when you have a direct perception that conflict destroys human dignity, a human sense of depth. If you have a deep insight into that, it stops immediately--for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> wrote: > > WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? > > (A talk with J. Krishnamurti) > > Bernard Levin, author, journalist, and broadcaster. > > > Bernard Levin: Krishnaji, what is the secret? What do you know that > the rest of us don't know? > > K: Oh, I don't know about that! > > BL: But you must know something. Look at you--serene, realized, > content, with no conflict--how have you managed it? What is it? > > K: I have never had conflict in my life. > > BL: No conflict? You must be almost unique among human beings if > that's so. > > K: It's not because of circumstances, because I was protected, > because of any outside influence that kept me safe. I think it was a > realization that conflict destroys not only the mind but the whole > sensitivity of awareness. So I've never had conflict; which seemed > quite natural to me, it wasn't an effort not to be in conflict. > > BL: Well, for most of us it is an effort, so how can we conquer it? > > K: I think it comes really when you have a direct perception that > conflict destroys human dignity, a human sense of depth. If you have > a deep insight into that, it stops immediately--for me. > oh beautifull, i'd really love to be like Krishnaji, serene, realized, content, with no conflict all life long. i desire it so much! and maybe one day a famous journalist will come and i will be there in all my radiance... how beautifull! but, unfortunately, i wasn't born in India... waabaji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 BW, Indeed, it is a pity that you were not born in India, because then you would be now like Krishnamurti. Maybe another chance next life Werner Nisargadatta , " bigwaaba " <bigwaaba> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Werner Woehr " <wwoehr@p...> > wrote: > > > > WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? > > > > (A talk with J. Krishnamurti) > > > > Bernard Levin, author, journalist, and broadcaster. > > > > > > Bernard Levin: Krishnaji, what is the secret? What do you know that > > the rest of us don't know? > > > > K: Oh, I don't know about that! > > > > BL: But you must know something. Look at you--serene, realized, > > content, with no conflict--how have you managed it? What is it? > > > > K: I have never had conflict in my life. > > > > BL: No conflict? You must be almost unique among human beings if > > that's so. > > > > K: It's not because of circumstances, because I was protected, > > because of any outside influence that kept me safe. I think it was a > > realization that conflict destroys not only the mind but the whole > > sensitivity of awareness. So I've never had conflict; which seemed > > quite natural to me, it wasn't an effort not to be in conflict. > > > > BL: Well, for most of us it is an effort, so how can we conquer it? > > > > K: I think it comes really when you have a direct perception that > > conflict destroys human dignity, a human sense of depth. If you have > > a deep insight into that, it stops immediately--for me. > > > > > oh beautifull, i'd really love to be like Krishnaji, serene, > realized, content, with no conflict all life long. > i desire it so much! > and maybe one day a famous journalist will come and i will be there > in all my radiance... how beautifull! > but, unfortunately, i wasn't born in India... > waabaji > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:25 AM, Nisargadatta wrote: > K: I have never had conflict in my life. P: Ha, ha! Easy for him to say! He never worked for a living, he didn't even carried money. All his needs were provided for him. He was a big baby all his life! If he had to be a cashier at a burger stand, there would have been plenty of conflicts. I know, I'm retired now, I have no conflicts either, because I depend on no one to eat. Don't get me wrong K was a sage, but he also had it made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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