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Rohit Kaliyar

All insights are worthless being created out of thoughts

Fundamental Philosophies and TheoriesMetaphysicsEpistemology of God and SpiritualityExistential InquiryRevolutionary Thoughts and IdeasScientific Concepts and Understanding

The instrument which we are using to understand the reality of our existence and the reality of the world around us is not part of this [body] mechanism that is there. That is the reason why I say thoughts are not self-generated and are not spontaneous. There are no thoughts there even now. If you want to find out whether there is any such thing as thought, the very question that we are posing to ourselves, namely, “Is there a thought?” is born out of the assumption that there is a thought there. But what you will find there is all about thought and not thought. All about thought is what is put in there by the culture. It is put in by the people who are telling us that it is very essential for you to free yourself from whatever you are trying to free yourself from through the instrument. My interest is to emphasize that, that is not the instrument, and there is no other instrument. And when once this hits you, dawns upon you that thought is not the instrument, and that there is no other instrument, then there is no need for you to find out if any other instrument is necessary. No need for any other instrument. This very same structure that we are using, the instrument which we are using, has in a very ingenious way invented all kinds of things like intuition, right insight, right this, that, and the other. And to say that through this very insight we have come to understand something is the stumbling block. All insights, however extraordinary they may be, are worthless, because it is thought that has created what we call insight, and through that it is maintaining its continuity and status quo.

U G Krishnamurti

Comments

  • Gurender
    @Dariusz Hoffa : Do let me know, when you will understand Consciousness with help of thoughts at any given time, if you achieve this, you will defeat very sole purpose of yoga and you will be indeed accepted as higher authority.

    The instruction imparted by Krishmamurthy ji is very subtle, the one, who has treaded enough on yogic path will understand.

    Thoughts are indeed key to understanding what? External objects via senses, not the Consciousness which is but 'Subject', Moreover,...  more
  • Dariusz Hoffa
    Thoughts are the key to understanding, don't stop thinking. 🙂