Passages from First and Last Public Talk

First and Last Public Talk of U.G Krishnamurti

 

The moment a thought arises there, the action is complete. You may feel the time-lag between what I call an 'action' here and the completion of that 'action' out there. But, to me there is no time-lag. 

First and Last Public Talk of U.G Krishnamurti

 

Q: Because we are involved in every perception we are not in the state you are describing?

U.G.: Because there is a constant demand on your part to experience everything that you look at, everything that you are feeling inside. If you don't do that, 'you' as you know yourself and as you experience yourself is coming to an end. That is a frightening thing. You don't want to come to an end; you want continuity. All the spiritual pursuits are in the direction of strengthening that continuity. So, all your experiences, all your meditations, all your sadhana -- all that you do is strengthening the 'self'. They are selfcentered activities. Whatever you do to be free from the 'self' is also a selfcentered activity. The process you adopt to attain what you call 'being' is also a 'becoming' process. So, there is no such thing as 'being'. Anything you do -any movement, in any direction, on any level -- is a becoming process.

First and Last Public Talk of U.G Krishnamurti

What I am saying can't be experienced by you except through the help of thought. In other words, as long as the movement of thought is there, it is not possible for you to understand what I am talking about. When it is not there, then there is no need for you to understand anything. In that sense, there is nothing to understand. 

First and Last Public Talk of U.G Krishnamurti

 

Do you hear the barking of the dog out there? You translate it and say that is the barking of a dog. But if you are just aware of that, it echoes here inside of you. There is no separation from you. There is no translation. You are barking, and not the dog out there.