Jun 21 - Book of life

J Krishnamurti - The Book Of Life

What Is Thoroughly Understood Will Not Repeat Itself In self awareness there is no need for confession, for self-awareness creates the mirror in which all things are reflected thought distortion. Every thought-feeling is thrown, as it were, on the screen of awareness to be observed, studied and understood, but shis flow of understanding is blocked when there is condemnation or acceptance, judgement or identification. The more the screen is watched and understood-not as a duty or enforced practice, but because pain and sorrow have created the insatiable interest that brings its own discipline-the greater the intensity of awareness, and this in turn brings heightened understanding. You can follow a thing if it moves slowly, a rapid machine must be made to slow down if one is to study its movements. Similarly, thoughts-feelings can be studied and understood only if the mind is capable of proceeding slowly; but once it has awakened this capacity, it can move at a high velocity, which makes it extremely calm. When revolving at high speed the several blades of a fan appear to be a solid sheet of metal. Our difficulty is to make the mind revolve slowly so that each thought-feeling can be followed and understood. What is deeply and thoroughly understood will not repeat itself.