J. Krishnamurti on Understanding and Overcoming Hurt

Redefining Religion Beyond Thought

• 💡 The words 'religion,' 'love,' and 'God' have been abused and lost their true meaning, often devolving into superstition and propaganda.
• ⚡ True religion, in its real sense, means the gathering of all energy—physical, moral, and spiritual—to achieve total attention.
• 🧠 This state of attention allows for the perception of the immeasurable, which is beyond the limitations of thought, as thought is always conditioned and fragmentary.

The Decline of True Spirituality

• ⛰️ The original worship of something immense, expressed in nature, was too simple for priests who introduced complexity, fear, and exploitation.
• 🎪 This led to priests becoming mediators, interpreters, and exploiters, generating fear rather than adoration of life.
• 📉 The degradation of religion is evident in the rise of superficial gurus and the acceptance of such absurdity as a circus.

The Nature of Hurt and Innocence

• 💔 Human beings are hurt, especially psychologically, due to comparisons, the building of self-images, and identification with names or social status.
• ✨ An innocent mind is incapable of being hurt, and this state of innocency requires total attention.
• 🚫 Comparison, limitation, and the creation of self-images are root causes of psychological hurt.

Education and the Cycle of Hurt

• 🏫 Education and societal structures often perpetuate hurt by encouraging comparison and the formation of images.
• 💔 Children are born into a cycle of hurt, often from parents and teachers who are themselves hurt.
• 🤝 True education involves the educator recognizing their own hurt and helping both themselves and the student to be free from it, fostering a relationship of love and healing.

Understanding the Psyche and Self

• 🎭 Psychological hurt stems from the image one has about oneself, which acts as a resistance or a wall.
• 🧩 The self is often identified with external things like names, bodies, social status, possessions, and even the hurts themselves.
• 🌟 True healing and wholeness come from understanding the origin of these images and hurts, leading to a state of total attention where the hurt begins to dissolve.