U.G. Krishnamurti
This guy is basically incredible:
Q: The quantum physicists tell us that it is all connected and we are all part of the universe.
A: But they have arrived at that as a concept. So did the metaphysicians in India. They arrived at that fact and said that there is no such thing as space. Space is a very essential thing for you to survive in this world. But the fact that there is such a thing as space can never be experienced by you. A scientist came to see me and made this statement that there is no such thing as space, there is no such thing as time, and there is no such thing as matter. I said, “You are repeating a memorized statement. Probably you will give me an equation to prove that there is no such thing as space. But supposing it is a fact in your life that there is no space, (I always give crude examples,) what happens to your relationship with your wife?” When people throw these kinds of phrases at me — that there is no observer, or that the observer is the observed — I give them a hard time and try to make them realize the implications of what they are saying. It is very interesting for the theologians, the metaphysicians, and the scientists to discuss these things. But when it percolates to the level of our day-to-day existence, and of our relationship with the people around us, it is very different. If you tell yourself that the observer is the observed, and apply that to a situation where you are about to make love to your wife, what will happen?
EXACTLY! All this mysticism and whatnot is just empty rhetoric if you can’t apply it to how you live your life. Awesome.
cadeveo said,
U.G. was amazing as was Jiddu. I’ve been reading Jiddu lately and it’s terrifying…it makes me cry, just like U.G. did when I found his stuff. A terrifying beauty: that’s the Truth…terrifying until you begin to live it more and more.
mars said,
U.G. is wonderful. I much prefer the plain Jane, take it and run with it and use it in your life approach to mysticism to the more prevalent cut the cords and sail to the moon in a bullshit balloon angle. What amazes me about his work is his sheer groundedness; any time things begin to stray too far into the abstract, he has a way of pulling you back down and reminding you that that stuff is all Over There and what matters is This, Right Here. A terrifying beauty indeed.
pete s said,
u.g. is non touchable. nothing can be said about this cranky old son of a bitch.
I do like him so!