Thursday, December 21, 2006

Imagine

What is the state of the mind that says, "I do not know whether there is God, whether there is love," that is, when there is no response of memory? Please don't immediately answer the question to yourselves because if you do, your answer will be merely the recognition of what you think it should or should not be. If you say, "It is a state of negation," you are comparing it with something that you already know; therefore, that state in which you say, "I do not know" is nonexistent.... So the mind that is capable of saying, "I do not know," is in the only state in which anything can be discovered. But the man who says, "I know," the man who has studied infinitely the varieties of human experience and whose mind is burdened with information, with encyclopedic knowledge, can he ever experience something which is not to be accumulated? He will find it extremely hard. When the mind totally puts aside all the knowledge that it has acquired, when for it there are no Buddhas, no Christs, no Masters, no teachers, no religions, no quotations; when the mind is completely alone, uncontaminated, which means that the movement of the known has come to an end - it is only then that there is a possibility of a tremendous revolution, a fundamental change. The religious man is he who does not belong to any religion, to any nation, to any race, who is inwardly completely alone, in a state of not-knowing, and for him the blessing of the sacred comes into being.

J. Krishnamurti, The Book of Life

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've seen what you have endured and yet you cling to your faith that it is all good and appropriate, no matter how painful. You find value in all things. You continue on your search for true happiness a bit battered but with determination not to stay down.

You have so much courage and curiosity that you inspire me to be and do better for myself. The reason you suffer so is that you travel through this life with virtually no armor. Your heart is an open wound that you never give an opportunity to heal.

Love, Walt

Jen said...

Walt, thank you for all your insightful comments. A vulnerable heart is one that is open to love, whose wounds are only healed with more love. What else can you do? Please stay and be well, my friend. :)