Why Do I Have A Puss Bubble In My Mouth

selected pieces - Jiddu Krishnamurti

obstacles, dead ends and pitfalls of the spiritual life

"That's why we must first learn: do not try. In short, seek truth is to move from a shop window to another.

The question of whether there is a God, Truth, Reality (as the name you want to give it) can never be answered in the books, among priests, philosophers, or saviors. Nobody and nothing can answer that except yourself, and that's why self-knowledge is necessary. Immaturity is bound to have known. Knowing oneself is the beginning of wisdom. "

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"... I would ask you what your interest is fundamental and permanent, in life. Leaving aside all the answers and oblique addressing this question directly and honestly, what would you say? Did you know? That center of your interest is other than yourself? That's what most of us would respond if they were sincere: I am interested in my development, my work, my family, to the bathroom in I live in, to get a better position, more prestige and power to dominate other better, etc.. I think it would make sense, does not admit that what We are interested first and foremost is "me first"?

Some might say that we should not focus primarily on ourselves. But what harm is there to do this, except that we rarely admit in all honesty? Sometimes we experienced as a sense of shame. But now they are told our fundamental interest is ourselves, albeit for different reasons, ideological or traditional, we think it is an evil. However what we think does not change: why introduce here the concept of evil? This is a idea, concept. The "fact" is that what we are interested in a fundamental way and durable, is ourselves.

You could tell me which one feels more satisfaction in helping others to think about yourself. Where is the difference? If helping others is what gives you the most satisfaction is that you are interested in what more you can satisfy you. Why introduce an ideological concept? Why do not you say that you really want is to satisfy you, either eroticism or by charity, or becoming a great saint, a scientist, a politician? It's always the same process, is not it? Our satisfaction by the most diverse, subtle or coarse: this is what we want. When we say we want the "liberation" is that we think it is to find a state that satisfies wonderfully, and the ultimate satisfaction would, of course, the preposterous idea of "art" personal. In truth, we aspire to a satisfaction that does not contain anything that might displease us. "

From" Se release from the known "of Jiddu Krishnamurti