If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.
Interpretation
Understanding the problem leads to finding the solution, as they are interconnected.
Jiddu Krishnamurti emphasizes that the essence of a solution lies within the problem itself. By deeply understanding the nature of the issue at hand, one can uncover answers that align closely with the challenges being faced. This perspective encourages a holistic view of problems, suggesting that solutions emerge naturally when we grasp the complexities behind them.
In practice
In a team meeting discussing project challenges, this quote can inspire the team to focus on understanding the issues deeply before jumping to solutions.
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.
Half of your power lies in your sameness with others. The other half lies in your uniqueness.
People have a right to their own opinions, but not to their own facts. Evidence must be located, not created, and opinions not backed by evidence cannot be given much weight.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You donβt need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.
Your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our #β thoughts we can change our lives.
To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.
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