One of the delights of living in Ojai is having Krishnamurti’s extraordinary energy and presence to bask in. This quote comes from the latest ‘Krishnamurti Foundation of America’s newsletter. His clarity, timeliness and succinctness is unparalleled.Understanding Ourselves
Most of us do not want freedom inwardly, in the deep sense of that word, because it implies that we must stand completely alone, without a guide, without a system, without following any authority; and that requires enormous order within oneself. Most of us want to lean on somebody, and if it’s not a person then it’s an idea, a belief, a way of conduct, a pattern established by society or by some leader or so-called spiritual person….
A man who seeks truth has no authority of any kind, at any time, and this freedom from authority is one of the most difficult things for most of us to grasp, not only in the Western world, but also in the East, because we think that somebody else will bring about order in our life – a savior, a master, a spiritual teacher – which is absolutely absurd. It is only through our own clarity, through our own investigation, awareness, attention, that we begin to learn about ourselves; and out of that learning, out of that understanding of ourselves, come freedom and order.