Does thinking start from conclusions?---Life's annotations 3

Author: (In) Krishnamurti
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Publication Date: 2005-07-25
Features: In this book, Krishnamurti records conversations with many ordinary people from 1960. Each chapter begins with a description of the scenery, starting from the weather and environment of that day. The descriptions are very detailed, and everything Krishnamurti sees is presented in our minds. It is the atmosphere of the conversation, like the color tone of a theme background. Then, within this atmosphere, the visitor and his unique experiences and problems are presented before us. Finally, comes the dialogue between Krishnamurti and the visitor. When these three elements—natural surroundings, the visitor, and the conversation—are brought together, they become irrepeatable, always fresh, and full of vitality. Not only is the narrative style unique, but more importantly: although the backgrounds and experiences of these visitors are diverse, their desires, fears, expectations, and struggles are very similar to the landscape of my own inner world. The questions they raise are specific, yet they reveal the common problems faced by humanity: due to our conditioning and our lack of self-awareness, our actions have led us into confusion and bewilderment. Krishnamurti listens to people's stories with great compassion; his constant questioning and probing, thorough discussions, point out the blind spots in people's thinking, guide them through the maze of their minds, lighten the burden of suffering, and heal the inner wounds. Regardless of the visitor's identity, we cannot find a name for any of them in the book; the locations change constantly, and there are no records of place names. What we read are the feelings toward each specific person, the changes in the scenery of each place—in essence, the true qualities that truly belong to a person or a place, stripped of names and labels.