The intellect is not the means of creation, and creation does not take place through the functioning of the intellect; on the contrary, there is creation when the intellect is silent.
Interpretation
True creativity arises from stillness and silence, not from analytical thinking.
This quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti emphasizes the idea that intellect and thought process are not the primary sources of creativity. Instead, it suggests that genuine creation occurs in moments when the mind is quiet, allowing for a deeper connection to our inner creativity and intuition. By silencing the intellect, one can access a more profound sense of inspiration and insight.
In practice
A speaker at a creativity workshop could use this quote to illustrate the importance of quieting the mind to foster innovation.
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.
If you have this extraordinary thing going in your life, then it is everything; then you become the teacher, the disciple, the neighbour, the beauty of the cloud - you are all that, and that is love.
Meditation is one of the greatest arts in life - perhaps the greatest, and one cannot possibly learn it from anybody, that is the beauty of it.
All of us have been trained by education and environment to seek personal gain and security and to fight for ourselves. Though we cover it over with pleasant phrases, we have been educated for various professions within a system which is based on exploitation and acquisitive fear.
Whenever you meditate, there are glimpses. Then the mind comes in and says, 'Be happy! Look, I have done it.' And immediately the contact is lost.
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
You can only elevate individual performance by elevating that of the entire system.
Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.
Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God's lover, yet you worry what people are saying.
The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of the past and into the Totality of Possibilities.
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