Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast Krishnamurti on Stillness
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Sep 10, 2025 
J. Krishnamurti, a renowned spiritual teacher, dives deep into the transformative power of stillness in the mind. He challenges the concept of controlling thoughts to achieve stillness, arguing it cannot be induced. Exploring themes like meditation's essence and love beyond thought, he emphasizes genuine self-awareness as key to profound inner peace. In a chaotic world, he illustrates how achieving stillness aids in transcending distractions, ultimately leading to a richer, more meaningful existence.
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Control Can Create Illusion
- Meditation practices aim to quiet the mind so it can perceive reality rather than produce visions.
- Krishnamurti warns control and discipline can mesmerize the practitioner and substitute illusion for truth.
Don't Force Stillness; Observe Instead
- Do not try to induce stillness by practice alone because cultivated silence is not the same as true quiet.
- Observe your reactions, prejudices and fears with full attention so the mind becomes inwardly non-fragmented.
Shock-Induced Quiet Is Temporary
- A sudden shock or confronting beauty can make the mind instantaneously quiet but that silence is usually fleeting.
- Krishnamurti notes meditation schools sometimes manufacture such shocks to produce temporary experiences.