J Krishnamurti - Out of this awareness there comes a clarity that is not induced

Out of this awareness there comes a clarity that is not induced Posted: If you sit on the bank of a river after a storm, you see the stream going by, carrying a great deal of debris. Similarly, you have to watch the movement of yourself- following every thought, every feeling, every intention, every motive-just watch it. That watching is also listening; it is being aware with your eyes, with your ears, with your insight, of all the values that human beings have created, and by which you are conditioned, and it is only this state of total awareness that will end all seeking. Please do listen to this. Most of us think that awareness is a mysterious something to be practiced, and that we should get together day after day to talk about awareness. Now, you don't come to awareness that way at all. But if you are aware of outward things, the curve of a road, the shape of a tree, the color of another's dress, the outline of the mountains against a blue sky, the delicacy of a flower, the pain on the face of a passerby, the ignorance, the envy, the jealousy of others, the beauty of the earth, then, seeing all these outward things without condemnation, without choice, you can ride on the tide of inner awareness. Then you will become aware of your own reactions, of your own pettiness, of your own jealousies. From the outward awareness you come to the inward, but if you are not aware of the outer you cannot possibly come to the inner. When there is inward awareness of every activity of your mind and your body, when you are aware of your thoughts, of your feelings, both secret and open, conscious and unconscious, then out of this awareness there comes a clarity that is not induced, not put together by the mind. And without that clarity you may do what you will, you may search the heavens and the earth and the deeps, but you will never find out what is true. - Krishnamurti, Collected Works, Vol. XV,242,Choiceless Awareness

Happy New Year 2015 !

Well, there goes another year, since quite a few years now I am speculating getting a 5 year calendar printed. Each year is just flying past looking back, the last year….

It was a year laced with academic endeavor and success, new connections and letting go of Nani on her journey forward. It was a year of endings and new beginnings. A year full of struggle and sweat followed with accolades and recognition.

Though I could feel him all around me all the time the only regret is I could not meet my mentor in person last year. His blessings were bearing fruit all the time J

Starting this year with a realization that everything is connected, what we do at work is connected to how we behave at home, is connected to how we play, is connected to the friends we have. The only thing common and that matters in all of this is the sincerity and honesty and one cannot be selectively sincere or honest. If one does then one must realize one is manipulating one’s self. To me being honest to one’s self is shortest cut to fit mental health, using manipulation cautiously as a tool limiting it only to save face in situations and not impinge one’s own interest or will makes sense. One has to realize that EVERYTHING is connected, and truth, no matter what one does, floats to the top “yeh duniya hai yeh saab janti hai.”

Happy New Year ! Lets try to stay as honest and truthful to ourselves because all of us deserve nothing less.