Krishnamurti - 1985 by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti [Krishnamurti, Jiddu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Brockwood Park 2nd Conversation with Four Students 9th June 1985

A: Self-interest and how that lead to conflict.

Krishnamurti: And also we began by talking about childhood memories, conditioning. Let's talk about it a little bit.

A: We were wondering if we could discuss further this question of looking at ourselves.

Krishnamurti: Looking at ourselves. Is that it?

B: Yes, well we were talking about our background.

D: Last time we were trying to talk but I think...

C: Well we were not really sure whether we should talk about ourselves or if we should just talk about more general...

Krishnamurti: Talk about yourself, about your family, about your background.

A: We found it quite difficult to talk about all that, to go into specific details of how we were brought up.

Krishnamurti: So you found it difficult?

A: Yes.

Krishnamurti: Shall we start there?

D: It is a difficult point.

B: Is there a different way to do it sir?

Krishnamurti: The last time we met we were talking about, weren't we, about your backgrounds, your upbringing, your childhood, your education. And all this in various forms has conditioned you: newspapers, magazines, television, politics, economics, climate, food. Talking about food are you all very healthy?

D: Fairly healthy.

Krishnamurti: Good strong bodies? Or you are all rather floppy, sloppy, feeble?

A: I don't think...

Krishnamurti: Have you got a good strong body that can play tennis or run — I used to run five miles a day at one time. Can you do all that? Or you are all rather lazy about that kind of thing?

A: No I think we can all do some exercise quite well.

Krishnamurti: But do you do it?

A: Yes, sir.

Krishnamurti: Yes? Good. You have good food here.

A: Yes, very good.

Krishnamurti: Of course! Very good food. And is your brain working properly?

A: Properly?

Krishnamurti: Properly in the sense, acute, sharp, clear, not muddled, confused.

D: I think sometimes we do get confused.

Krishnamurti: Not sometimes. You know if you say sometimes then it is most of the time!

D: Yes, yes.

A: We try to be clear sir, but most of the time one is confused.

Krishnamurti: No, I am asking you is your brain clear, alert, active, not chattering, I don't mean that, active, full of vitality? You are quite young. How old are you?

A: Seventeen.

Krishnamurti: And you?

B: Twenty six.

Krishnamurti: And you?

C: Eighteen.

D: Seventeen.

Krishnamurti: My gosh! You have got a long life ahead of you. And so is your mind, is your brain very alert?

C: What did you mean by alert?

Krishnamurti: I will tell you. Watching the birds, the trees, the grass, the flowers, and the flight of those wood pigeons. Have you watched the flowers?

A: Yes sir.

Krishnamurti: The shape of the trees, the sound when the strong wind is there have you heard the trees? And also have you heard when the trees are very quiet? The other day it was absolutely motionless — right? I don't know if you watched all this. And there is a certain quality of silence, and the sound of a tree. I won't go into all that. But do you have such a

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