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Krishnamurti mind and conciousness intro

Mind and Consciousness as per J. Krishnamurti Avinash De Sousa* Mind and Consciousness as per J. Krishnamurti Avinash De Sousa* The present article looks at mind and consciousness from the perspective of the eminent Indian philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti. He believed in total awareness as being essential for a free mind. Human beings always learned from their past, and it was important that they looked inwards and freed themselves from self-perpetuated torment. It was also necessary that they avoided repression. The society in which we live should be organic, where, although individuals had no choice but to dwell in that society, it was one where the interests of the individual and society were the same. He also maintained that religion was always the result of past conditioning. A mind should be investigative and scientific. One could not get pleasure without difficulty, for which living in totality, not in segments, was a must. We often dwell on one part of the consciousness
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Ravi Ravindra

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In order to discover and live in harmony with my real being, I need to undertake an impartial and in-depth self-inquiry to find out the major characteristics of what I usually call myself.  Whatever I become aware of changes in its quality and in its relationship with me. Awareness is the mechanism of transformation. Knowing and being are intimately connected in a spiral relationship.   We will also explore some remarks of Krishnamurti relevant to this theme. Ravi Ravindra is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University in Halifax (Canada) where he served for many years as a Professor in the departments of Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and of Physics. Ravi’s spiritual search has led him to the teachings of J. Krishnamurti, G. I. Gurdjieff, Zen, Yoga, and a deep immersion in the mystical teachings of the Indian and Christian classical traditions. He is the author of several books on religion, science, mysticism, and spirituality.
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Krishna Murti quote

“We have created society and that society has conditioned us. Our minds are tortured and heavily conditioned by a morality which is not moral; the morality of the society is immorality, beacuse society admits and encourages violence, greed, competition, ambition and so on, which are essentially immoral. There is no love, consideration, affection, tenderness, and the 'moral respectability' of the society is utterly disorderly. A mind that has been trained for thousand of years to accept, to obey and conform, cannot possibly be highly sensitive and therefore highly virtuous. We are caught in this trap.”  
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Krishnamurti series one society and the individual

Series I - Chapter 21 - 'The Individual and Society' WE WERE WALKING along a crowded street. The sidewalks were heavy with people, and the smell of exhaust from the cars and buses filled our nostrils. The shops displayed many costly and shoddy things. The sky was pale silver, and it was pleasant in the park as we came out of the noisy thoroughfare. We went deeper into the park and sat down. He was saying that the State, with its militarization and legislation, was absorbing the individual almost everywhere, and that worship of the State was now taking the place of the worship of God. In most countries the State was penetrating into the very intimate lives of its people; they were being told what to read and what to think. The State was spying upon its citizens, keeping a divine eye on them, taking over the function of the Church. It was the new religion. Man used to be a slave to the Church, but was now a slave of the State. Before it was the Church, and now it was the S
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Krishnamurti

The Teachings of J. Krishnamurti Who was Krishnamurti? Krishnamurti is regarded throughout the world as one of the greatest thinkers and religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but rather talked of the things that concern all of us in our everyday life the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption; of the individual's search for security and happiness; and the need for mankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt, sorrow, and so on. He unravelled with great precision the subtle workings of the human mind and pointed to the need for bringing to our daily life a deeply meditative and religious quality. For almost sixty years until his death on 17 February 1986, Krishnamurti travelled all over the world talking to people about the need for a radical change in mankind.
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lucy jones the cycle of life

Flowers Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new landscape and portrait paintings by Lucy Jones. Lucy Jones is known for her painted self-portraits which address ideas of femininity, aging and disability through a frank and revealing portrayal of her own body. For the first time in many years, Jones has returned to making portraits of others. Titles of works in the exhibition such as  Husband  reveal the intimacy of the relationships between Jones and her sitters, addressing ideas of the self through the unknown interiority of those close to her. The portrait titled  Roger  is of a close friend and sculptor, and former fellow Gulbenkian Rome Scholar, the late Roger Partridge. The painting was commissioned by his family during medical treatment for Cancer, and was completed shortly before his death. For Jones, the poignant experience of painting the portrait allowed for a further meditation on the artistic ideas of awkward beauty and the precariousness of life, which have
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lucy jones work 2

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