502 Krishnamurti: Belief is unnecessary
Jiddu Krishnamurti has the knack to
challenge us: Belief is so unnecessary ...
"Belief is so unnecessary, as are ideals. Both
dissipate energy which is needed to follow the unfolding of the fact, the 'what
is.' Beliefs, like ideals, are escapes from the fact and in escape there is no
end to sorrow. The ending of sorrow is the understanding of the fact from
moment to moment. There is no system or method which gives understanding
but only a choiceless awareness of a fact. Meditation according to a system is
the avoidance of the fact of what you are; it is far more important to
understand yourself, the constant changing of the facts about yourself, than to
meditate in order to find God, have visions, sensations, and other forms of
entertainment."