In this profound Saanen talk, J. Krishnamurti explores the nature of intelligence born of insight — an awareness that acts instantly and without conflict. He questions the conditioning that makes human beings seek satisfaction through conformity, ideology, or authority, and urges the listener to sustain a “flame of discontent” that leads to true understanding. When all patterns of comparison, imitation, and suppression are dropped, the mind becomes empty — not void, but free and alive. In that emptiness lies insight, and from that insight, spontaneous, unmotivated action arises — pure, immediate, and transformative.
Category: Mind
How to remain in a no-mind state?
“Thou art the woman, Thou art the man, Thou art the youth and the maiden too. Thou art the old … More
The World is in Your Mind – Subjective Idealism
The whole world is in your mind. Ask yourself how and where you know that your body is there? Obviously … More
The puzzle of the ‘idiot savant’
Even now, when we operate with the more inclusive category of neurodivergence as opposed to pathology, savantism’s rarity and precocity … More
Living the Dream Life
I realize this life, this world is a dream. I realize I am not the doer but God is the … More
Truth
“The tongue is too dumb to tell the truth one understands. Words are not it. One’s silence too cannot convey … More
What Has Shakespeare/Socrates to Do With Shankaracharya?
What has Shakespeare or Socrates to do with Shankaracharya? Nothing. Shakespeare glorifies the theater of Maya, making us weep and laugh at dream-characters. Socrates spins webs of thought, trapping us in endless dialogue. Both literature and philosophy grant solidity to illusion, deepening our bondage to samsara. Shankaracharya is not another voice in their marketplace; he is the firebrand who torches the whole bazaar. Brahma Satyam, Jagat Mithya—the world is false, Brahman alone is real. Advaita is not here to polish the dream but to shatter it. Wake up. The play is over.
How Much Math Is Knowable?
by Scott Aaronson, University of Texas, Austin Theoretical computer science has over the years sought more and more refined answers … More
She Doesn’t Love You — She Loves Herself | Sartre’s Brutal Truth
Sartre once warned men about the brutal truth: women only respect the man who has the strength to walk away. … More
Layers of Truth – Philosophical Debate between Perspective Mapper & Sam, Mediated by Claude.ai
Is truth layered or singular? In this voice-led dialogue, Ranjit argues for levels of truth—conventional to ultimate—drawing on Vedanta, Buddhism, and lived context. Sam insists on “naked” nonduality: in the absolute, neither love nor compassion can arise because there is no second. Both concede a paradox: ultimate reality must speak through dual words, bodies, and choices. Meeting people where they are (upaya) becomes the bridge. Sartre’s freedom, Shankara’s clarity, and Christ’s command to love surface as touchstones. Finally, they converge: truth may be one, yet when it moves through the relative world, its authentic signature is love and compassion. Naturally.
Know Thyself 