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Choiceless Observation By Krishnamurti Analysis

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CHAPTER-3
Krishnamurthy’s Perspective of Meditation

Choiceless Observation:
Choiceless observation or awareness is the crux of Krishnamurti 's philosophy of life. To him, choiceless observation is the only 'way ', the direct and 'intelligent ' way of understanding the truth of 'what is '. It alone can transform the fact, the actuality by revealing its true nature. It is only 'through ' it that consciousness can be emptied of its content. Krishnamurti maintains that excepting choiceless awareness, there is no other way of regenerating the human mind and the world irreversibly and instantaneously. Choiceless observation is the observation of 'what is ', the fact or the actuality without the movement of thought which is knowledge or past. …show more content…

It is 'experiencing ' 'what is ' without the experiences. It is a 'negative ' approach to the fact. It is an awareness in which the psychological past is totally negated. It is the denial of knowledge in understanding. It is a 'passive ' awareness without effort. It is a 'silent ' observation without the activity of thought. It is 'silence ' in which thought do not interfere in any form. It alone leads to the absolute certainty which is truth. Choiceless awareness is not the understanding of fact from a particular point of view. It is not moulding it according to a preconceived conclusion. It is not fitting 'what is ' into the framework of a system. It does not involve intellectualisation, interpretation, explanation or theorisation. Nor does it warrant analysis or introspection. Choiceless awareness ‘perceives ' the fact without translating it to knowledge. This awareness is not evolutionary. It is not a 'progressive ' or a gradual understanding of 'what is ' by accumulating knowledge about it. It is not movement from the past to the future, but it is 'seeing ' the fact without distorting and dividing it. It is 'remaining with ' 'what is ' without moving away from it. It is the complete attention of holding the totality of 'what is ', like a vessel holding water. Total attention generates the energy that regenerates 'what …show more content…

It starts like a drip. Small drops .Drip, drip, drip...Like the beginning of the Ganges River high up in the Himalayas. In the beginning, it is just small, just a drip. Don’t underestimate what the end is going to be yet. Just start watching the mind and keep watching the mind. Drip, drip, drip… As you remain still and keep watching your thoughts and feeling, the thoughts and feelings run their course, lose momentum and finally start to wither and die. Then meditation starts to pick up power and energy. Be patient, persist. As more energy is freed up, due to diminishing thoughts and feelings, the intensity of the meditation increases even further. Remaining thoughts that now rise are comprehended at a glance and negated by intelligence at their very onset. This then brings about great stillness within and makes available the Reality that lies beyond the dualistic, thinking mind. Here the Ganges, which began with a drip, is now a powerful river merges in the great ocean of Oneness. What you need to do is gather all your energy, apply yourself and let the dripping

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