We have so committed ourselves in different ways that we have hardly any time for self-reflection, to observe, to study.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and observation in a busy life.
Jiddu Krishnamurti's quote highlights the modern human tendency to become overly engaged in various commitments and distractions, leaving little room for inner reflection and genuine understanding of ourselves. In a fast-paced world filled with responsibilities, it is crucial to prioritize moments of stillness and contemplation to foster deeper awareness and personal growth.
In practice
In a workshop on personal development, this quote can be used to stress the need for reflection.
The following of authority is the denial of intelligence. [It] may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a problem is only to intensify it, and in the process, self-knowledge and freedom are abandoned.
In seeking comfort, we generally find a quiet corner in life where there is a minimum of conflict, and then we are afraid to step out of that seclusion.
If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.
If you have this extraordinary thing going in your life, then it is everything; then you become the teacher, the disciple, the neighbour, the beauty of the cloud - you are all that, and that is love.
Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life - perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from anybody, that is the beauty of it.
All of us have been trained by education and environment to seek personal gain and security and to fight for ourselves. Though we cover it over with pleasant phrases, we have been educated for various professions within a system which is based on exploitation and acquisitive fear.
At a certain point, I just felt, you know, God is not looking for alms, God is looking for action.
In general, I agree with Socrates that what democracies badly need is the examined life, and we need to think critically about ourselves.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
Like almost everyone else in America, I grew up believing the myth of the objective scientist. Fortunately I was raised on the edges of two very distinct cultures, western European and American Indian.
My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you're causin' no harm, then your alright with me.
War is the form nostalgia takes when men are hard-pressed to say something good about their country.
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