"The mind now has this quality of great stability. And that which is stable is silent. Are you following all this? Have you gone into this? The mind needs to have the clarity to examine any problem. That clarity is stability. Do you understand?
It is only the mind that is confused, contradictory, and broken-up that is unstable, neurotic, seeking, striving, and struggling. So we come to a point where the mind is totally clear and therefore completely immovable. Immovable not in the sense of a mountain, but immovable in the sense that it is so completely... It has no problem. Therefore, it is extraordinarily stable and thus pliable.
Now, such a mind is quiet. And you need to have a mind that is absolutely silent – absolutely, not relatively. There is the silence of an evening in the woods... there is a great silence: all the birds have gone to bed, the wind, the whisper of the leaves has ended, and there is great outward stillness. People observe that stillness and say, 'I must have that stillness', and therefore depend on the stillness of being alone, being in solitude. That is not stillness.
And there is the stillness created by thought. Which is, thought says, 'I must be still, I must be quiet, I mustn't chatter,' and gradually it produces a stillness. But that is not it, because it is the result of thought operating on noise. Right? So we are talking of a stillness that is not dependent on anything. And it is only that quality of stillness, that absolute silence of the mind that can see that which is eternal, timeless, nameless. This is meditation."
– J. Krishnamurti
Dear Friends,
Krishnamurti's insights speak to our fundamental nature and can stay with us throughout our entire lives. His teachings are for all of humanity, as he was able to express and point to the common ground we all stand on. It's perhaps incorrect to see them as his teachings, as he emphasized over and over again the importance of discovering these insights in ourselves and by ourselves. He challenges us to understand the mind as a phenomenon that is seamlessly part of the world, and life itself.
Just as they were spoken over 40 years ago, today Krishnamurti's words resonate in the hearts and minds of people across the globe. Because of your generosity, the teachings are instantly accessible to countless people. The interest in what Krishnamurti’s teachings evoke continues to grow each day through our online presence, outreach efforts, book publications, programs and dialogues at the Krishnamurti Center, and finally, through the students, teachers, staff, and parents at Oak Grove School.
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Have human beings changed psychologically? Why are we still very much the same, even after existing for thousands of years?
We may feel we have progressed, yet despite all our attempts to transform, it still seems as if humanity is dealing with the same problems. We even know what the outcomes of our conditioning are: war, violence, greed, isolation, loneliness, and more... But it still hasn't been enough.
What's it going to take for humanity to change? Does humanity continue to struggle with transformation? The latest technology, the smartest thinkers, and religion still haven't solved these ancient problems.
Perhaps the better question is: what would it take for you to change? Do you continue to struggle with total transformation?
Everyone at Oak Grove School says the word "space" a lot because that's what the students, teachers, staff, and parents give each other, in all its forms: space to roam, think, learn, listen, let go and just be.
Attention: The ‘Be All’ and ‘End All’ Online Program April 5 - 9
People often quote Krishnamurti as saying “Consciousness is its content,” but he said more often than not that “Consciousness as we know it, is its content.” Are we the content looking out through consciousness or is this content just information hosted by consciousness, and is it consciousness itself that represents our true essence? In order to consider this question we must first ask another question: “What is attention?”
We will meet each day for a 3-hour session that will include but not be limited to discussion/dialogue, some short video clips and short excerpts from texts.
An Exploration of Hurt in Our Lives Online Program April 19 - 23
Krishnamurti suggests that maintaining hurt and continuing blame is destroying our quality of life and relationship. He asks: is it possible never to be hurt again? We shall be exploring this issue together, seeing if we can probe and question our way into a deeper understanding of both conscious and unconscious hurt in our lives
We will meet each day for a 2 1/2-hour session that will include but not be limited to discussion/dialogue, some short video clips and short excerpts from texts.
