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Tag Archives: Krishnamurti
Absolute Nonsense
Today’s Krishnamurti-inspired question: is evil the ultimate result or end-game of a gradual reduction in good, or is evil the ultimate result of a gradual reduction in evil, the end being a state in which good or evil is absolutely and only itself, being absolutely absent from the other? Continue reading
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Tagged absolutes, dichotomy, evil, good, illusion, Krishnamurti, perfection, philosophy, relationships
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Gaining Experience Points
Assuming that simply being alive and making any kind of progress is a never-ending hamster wheel, an ouroboros where the outcome you worked diligently toward is swallowed up in the gaping maw of the next problem, challenge, or opportunity, there’s a certain point in any cycle where it seems unlikely that you’ll make it back around to the starting point. Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, confusion, Dungeons & Dragons, enlightenment, experience, Krishnamurti, participation
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Get Busy and Die Trying
Every day when you wake up, it’s useful to believe that you’re going to get something done. Right? There’s an entire industry devoted to distributing planners, daily devotionals, tear-away calendars, thing of the day calendar reminders, and constant alerts to … Continue reading
2. Pay attention
One book of Jiddu Krishnamurti’s lectures refers to the Flame of Attention, pointing out that the meaning of the word “attention” is a reminder of the perils of constant watchfulness – you must be “at-tension”, so at any moment you … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, Krishnamurti, Montaigne, My Life Around Art, perceptions, Ramakrishna
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