Krishnamurti’s Beautiful Passage About Comprehending the Great Mysteries of Life
It’s about stillness.
Jiddu Krishnamurti was one of the great Indian spiritual teachers of the 20th century.
His teachings influenced a wide panoply of consequential leaders including Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Aldous Huxley, the Dalai Lama and Eckhart Tolle.
Among many things I admire about Krishnamurti is that he had no allegiance to any religion, philosophy or nationality because he felt such attachments fostered a sense of separateness. It was his version of proclaiming “Sub ek,” which means “All one,” in Sanskrit and is what my favorite sage, Neem Karoli Baba, used to say to anybody who would listen.
Spells of stillness
In his 20s, Krishnamurti began to experience bouts of what he termed the process or, the other. Although usually accompanied by intense physical pain, these spells were characterized by a sense of total ego loss and pure presence. They occurred for the rest of his life.