The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
Interpretation
Belief can sometimes stem from our fears rather than true understanding or conviction.
Jiddu Krishnamurti's quote suggests that when people constantly assert their beliefs, it may reveal an underlying fear or insecurity. Instead of being steadfast and confident in their convictions, the need to repeatedly affirm beliefs can indicate a struggle with doubt and uncertainty, pointing to a deeper psychological condition that requires exploration rather than mere resolution through assertion.
In practice
In a philosophy class discussing the nature of belief and doubt.
The following of authority is the denial of intelligence. [It] may help us temporarily to cover up our difficulties and problems; but to avoid a problem is only to intensify it, and in the process, self-knowledge and freedom are abandoned.
In seeking comfort, we generally find a quiet corner in life where there is a minimum of conflict, and then we are afraid to step out of that seclusion.
If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.
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Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
In some Churches today and on some religious television programs, we see the attempt to make Christianity popular and pleasant. We have taken the cross away and substituted cushions.
The objection to Puritans is not that they try to make us think as they do, but that they try to make us do as they think.
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
I'm more than ever of the opinion that a decent human existence is possible today only on the fringes of society, where one then runs the risk of starving or being stoned to death. In these circumstances, a sense of humor is a great help.
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you can't take off.
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