The beginning of
Meditation
~ A discourse by Jiddu Krishnamurti ~
(Synopsis written by Vimal Kodai)
Jiddu
Krishnamurti talks about obvious and serious factors that are related to death,
the Vedic complex and various subtle knowhow about meditation. This being said
Krishnamurti believes that our world is becoming common and that meditation has
become a business. In his view, there are different kinds of meditation:
Tibetan, Zen, the encounter group meditation, and the mind and its might with
meditation. Thus, he explains that learning about meditation is to go through a
journey of having peace of mind, not a peaceful mind. Based on his discourse,
we come across the mention of a transcendental form of meditation with its various practices, techniques and systems of approach. In a critical analysis
done by the speaker, the latter claims that skepticism is important to the curious mind
for both, the seeking for peace of mind and the having a peaceful mind. J.K denies the fact that there
should be lots of questionable factors in the inquiry behind meditation
practices. He says that we should also investigate or inquire thoroughly by
asking the right questions to the importance of the enlightenment of meditation.
Throughout his discourse, Jiddu Krishnamurti is inquiring for more about the
readiness of the mind to meditate: he talks about meditation and he explains
that meditation is not something which we do, but it is a way of living with
ourselves by freeing us from miseries, sorrows, troubles and sadness. Krishnamurti
also adds that meditation practice starts with putting an order in our houses;
therefore, he confirms that after having put life in order, one is in the proper
place to start meditation. The speaker inquires further and brings up a context whereby
he evokes meditation as the saturation of our senses and gathered thoughts. Jiddu
Krishnamurti understands that each of our senses is dominant always in every
moment of our lives. He even states that the light in us is the restful,
peaceful, serene, calm, quiet, spiritual, connected and sensitive but sensible
mind. He proceeds to stating that our senses are not always fully awakened as
we live, operate and think. Furthermore, he mentions that we need to be aware
of our senses and their illusions, the images they create, the pictures they
portray, and, the ideas they have. J.K states that clarity of the mind allows
us to view when and how our meditation is undergoing its process with time. He brings
upon an enlightened notion of control to meditation practice. He says that control
is the most important part of the rejecting or the accepting of what a living
being is entitled to and that the best ways to having sensitive and fruitful meditation
practice lie in the following: the control and the acknowledgment of the desire to free the mind
from all restraints, lusty desires, disturbances and sensations affecting the
pattern of our thoughts. Krishnamurti promotes the effectiveness of control as
he believes that it is a factor which is justified by the controller (the human
being.) J.K says that the controller is the control as long as he/she has the
capacity to master his/her activities (anger, joy, compassion, lust, happiness,
jealousy, indulgence, strictness, passion, regrets, etc.,) Krishnamurti concludes by
mentioning that to be able to meditate one must free oneself from the control and
understand the essence of time. With this in mind Krishnamurti believes that
one is prepared to meditate.
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