Sorrow - Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

Krishnamurti explored the phenomenon of sorrow through several core principles: 

• The Trap of Attachment: He explained that sorrow arises when we lose something or someone we are deeply attached to. 

Loss exposes our underlying loneliness and isolation, as we often view loved ones as extensions of ourselves. 

• The Movement of Thought: Sorrow is prolonged by the mind's mechanical thinking, such as constantly remembering the past or clinging to the ideal of what "should be."

 When you try to escape sorrow through distractions or comfort, you create internal division. 

• Remaining With Sorrow: Krishnamurti urged that the only way to transcend sorrow is to face it directly. 

When you observe the feeling of sorrow completely without trying to rationalize, suppress, or escape it, the separation between the observer and the pain dissolves.

 You become entirely sorrow, and in that totality, sorrow withers away. 

• Sorrow and Passion: He often pointed out that the root of the word "passion" comes from suffering. 

He believed that when suffering is fully understood and shed, the resulting energy transforms into deep love, compassion, and a new kind of intelligence. 

Passion: Sorrow, Passion and Beauty

 

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