The natural state is not the state of a self-realized God-realized
man. It is not a thing to be achieved or attained, it is not a thing
to be willed into existence; it is there - it is the living state.
This state is just the functional activity of life. By 'life' I do not
mean something abstract; it is the life of the senses, functioning
naturally without the interference of thought.
man. It is not a thing to be achieved or attained, it is not a thing
to be willed into existence; it is there - it is the living state.
This state is just the functional activity of life. By 'life' I do not
mean something abstract; it is the life of the senses, functioning
naturally without the interference of thought.
This state is a state of not knowing; you really don't know what
you are looking at. I may look at the clock on the wall for half
an hour - still I do not read the time. I don't know it is a clock.
All there is inside is wonderment. The whole of my being is
like a single, big question mark. It is a state of wonder, of
wondering, because I just do not know... The knowledge of it -
all I have learned - is held in the background...
you are looking at. I may look at the clock on the wall for half
an hour - still I do not read the time. I don't know it is a clock.
All there is inside is wonderment. The whole of my being is
like a single, big question mark. It is a state of wonder, of
wondering, because I just do not know... The knowledge of it -
all I have learned - is held in the background...
You can never understand the tremendous peace that is always
there within you, that is your natural state. Your trying to
create a peaceful state of mind is in fact creating disturbance
within you. You can only talk of peace, create a state of mind
and say to yourself that you are very peaceful - but that is not
peace. So there is no use in practicing peace, there is no reason
to practice silence. Real silence is not a dead state of mind that
spiritual seekers think. Silence is bubbling all the time - the
energy, the life - that is its quality. You may ask how I know.
I don't know. Life is aware of itself, if we can put it that way -
it is conscious of itself...
there within you, that is your natural state. Your trying to
create a peaceful state of mind is in fact creating disturbance
within you. You can only talk of peace, create a state of mind
and say to yourself that you are very peaceful - but that is not
peace. So there is no use in practicing peace, there is no reason
to practice silence. Real silence is not a dead state of mind that
spiritual seekers think. Silence is bubbling all the time - the
energy, the life - that is its quality. You may ask how I know.
I don't know. Life is aware of itself, if we can put it that way -
it is conscious of itself...
UG Krishnamurti
with thanks to No Mind's Land
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Our Luminous Essence
is,just waiting to be discovered...
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Photo - Mystic Meandering
