Krishnamurti on effort

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.. . . effort is a strife or a struggle to transform that

which is into something which you wish it to be. I am

only talking about psychological struggle, not the

struggle with a physical problem, like engineering or

some discovery or transformation which is purely

technical. I am only talking of that struggle which is

psychological and which always overcomes the technical.

You may build with great care a marvellous society, using

the infinite knowledge science has given us. But so long

as the psychological strife and struggle and battle are

not understood and the psychological overtones and

currents are not overcome, the structure of society,

however marvellously built, is bound to crash, as has

happened over and over again. Effort is a distraction

from what is. The moment I accept what is there is no

struggle. Any form of struggle or strife is an indication

of distraction; and distraction, which is effort, must

exist so long as psychologically I wish to transform what

is into something it is not. . . . It is only if you are

aware of inward insufficiency and live with it without

escape, accepting it wholly, that you will discover an

extraordinary tranquillity, a tranquillity which is not

put together, made up, but a tranquillity which comes

with understanding of what is.

 

== J. Krishnamurti

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In a message dated 2/26/2006 8:56:43 AM Pacific Standard Time,

Nisargadatta writes:

 

" billrishel " <illusyn

Krishnamurti on effort

 

.. . . effort is a strife or a struggle to transform that

which is into something which you wish it to be. I am

only talking about psychological struggle, not the

struggle with a physical problem, like engineering or

some discovery or transformation which is purely

technical. I am only talking of that struggle which is

psychological and which always overcomes the technical.

You may build with great care a marvellous society, using

the infinite knowledge science has given us. But so long

as the psychological strife and struggle and battle are

not understood and the psychological overtones and

currents are not overcome, the structure of society,

however marvellously built, is bound to crash, as has

happened over and over again.

 

 

 

Effort is a distraction

from what is. The moment I accept what is there is no

struggle. Any form of struggle or strife is an indication

of distraction; and distraction, which is effort, must

exist so long as psychologically I wish to transform what

is into something it is not. . . . It is only if you are

aware of inward insufficiency and live with it without

escape, accepting it wholly, that you will discover an

extraordinary tranquillity, a tranquillity which is not

put together, made up, but a tranquillity which comes

with understanding of what is.

 

== J. Krishnamurti

 

 

 

 

I'll swallow that hook, line and sinker.

 

Phil