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.
Interpretation
Meditation is a unique art that cannot be taught by others, embodying its intrinsic beauty.
Jiddu Krishnamurti's quote emphasizes the profound and personal nature of meditation, suggesting that it is not merely a skill to be learned from instructors but rather an intimate journey that each individual must undertake. This intrinsic quality of meditation as a personal art form illustrates its significance in fostering inner peace and understanding, making it one of life's greatest pursuits.
In practice
In a workshop on mindfulness, this quote could be shared to inspire attendees to explore their personal meditation practices.
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.
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.
Without knowing myself, I have no real basis for thinking.
After such knowledge, what forgiveness?
When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Eschew fine words as you would rouge; love simple ones as you would the native roses on your cheek.
Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.
Worrying about bills, food, or other problems leaves less capacity to think ahead or to exert self-discipline. So, poverty imposes a mental tax.
Although I usually think I know what I'm going to be writing about, what I'm going to say, most of the time it doesn't happen that way at all. At some point I get misled down a garden path, I get surprised by an idea that I hadn't anticipated getting, which is a little bit like being in a laboratory.
Happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending.
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