A lifetime of learning

Author: Krishnamurti
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The purest soul of the 20th century, the voice that made the whole world pause and listen. ☉ Starting Point: If your child fails an exam, do you know how to praise him? Can you encourage him to regain confidence based on his starting point? Can you truly respect his interests and appreciate him? ☉ Tradition: Traditional education makes independent thinking extremely difficult; conformity and obedience lead to mediocrity. If we admire success, we must be different from others and resist the environment, which might be dangerous. ☉ Education: The true meaning of education is self-understanding, as the whole life converges within each of us. Proper education means awakening wisdom and nurturing a complete and joyful life. ☉ George Bernard Shaw: He is the most beautiful human I have ever met. Henry Miller: Knowing him is the greatest honor in life! Kahlil Gibran: When he entered my house, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “This must be the incarnation of Christ.” He opposes all anger, fear, confusion, mediocrity, and powerlessness—he is Krishnamurti. ☉ Meeting him is a life-changing encounter Are we worthy of being parents? Think about the education we have received and how we have gradually become mediocre. If education is merely like using a mold to shape standardized, fashionable people, teaching them to seek security, become important figures, or lead comfortable lives early on, then education only fosters the world’s unhappiness and destruction. If education is just a profession or a way to make money, how could teachers use love to help every student, filling them with curiosity about themselves and the world?