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- Venugopal Kothandaraman
- India
- Birthday: June 28
- Member since: Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 9:42am
- Last visited 6 years ago
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Do you ever feel that you have been conditioned by Krishnamurti's teachings?
Yes;JK's teachings have opened up vast vistas in my mind
View all answers to this questionDoes the phrase "living the teachings" have any meaning to you?
Yes but intellectual understanding to some extent has all that has taken place
View all answers to this questionDo you think Krishnamurti was exceptional, or is the transformation he spoke of universally accessible?
yes to both
View all answers to this questionWhat future do you foresee for Krishnamurti's works? Do you think they will grow in importance or will they just gradually die away?
JK's teachings cannot be used as pills for understanding.Easier methods for understanding if devised will help in taking home the teachings to a larger no of people
View all answers to this questionAre there any aspects of Krishnamurti's teaching that you find implausible or difficult to accept?
Prima facie no
View all answers to this questionIf you had to sum up what Krishnamurti is all about in just a few words of your own, what would they be?
Live in the present.Face what is.Understand acquisitiveness, accumulation,mind's craving for safety which leads to all this . Learn to keep the mind effortlessly free of thoughts.This meditation may bring insights.
View all answers to this questionHow important do you consider group dialogue to be in understanding the more subtle points of Krishnamurti's message?
May be useful.
View all answers to this questionHow do you strike a balance between healthy doubt and ready acceptance in investigating Krishnamurti's proposals?
Reply will be theorising or conceptual.The right balance will come.
View all answers to this questionCan dialogue - in the sense of sincere inquiry - be organized or can it only come about spontaneously, unprompted?
Both.In the final stage it has to be insight.
View all answers to this questionHas coming into contact with Krishnamurti and his teachings had any perceptible effect on your life and/or relationships?
I am not sure.But it has affected the process of my thnking greatly I believe.
View all answers to this questionDo you think it is possible to make Krishnamurti more "practicable" than what he himself seems to have allowed for?
I dont think.
View all answers to this questionDo you think it advisable to introduce Krishnamurti to people you know? Have you ever done it and if yes, what are your experiences?
As I said earlier JK's ideas are revolutionary and difficult to present. It is perhaps easier to start with
young students in colleges who have an open, formative mind.My experience is people do not easily understand the core of his teachings and tend to be dismissive.Though perhaps over a period of time my talsk or conversations with my friends/relations may have a subconscious impact and provoke further enquiry
How do you personally go about exploring the Krishnamurti's teachings (through personal study, dialogues, dvds)?
Only in casual talks/conversations keeping in view my age and other limitations
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