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Close Attention Is Very Hard Work ~ J. Krishnamurti
You may know the superficial layers of your mind,
but to know the unconscious motives, drives, fears,
the hidden residue of tradition, of racial inheritance -
to be aware of all that and to give it close attention
is very hard work; it demands a great deal of energy.
Most of us are unwilling to give close attention to these things;
we have not the patience to go into ourselves step by step,
inch by inch, so that we begin to know all the subtleties,
the intricate movements of the mind.
But it is only the mind
which has understood itself
in its totality
and is therefore incapable of self-deception,
it is only such a mind that can free itself of its past
and go beyond its own movements
within the field of time.
This is not very difficult,
but it requires a great deal of hard work.
- The Collected Works, Vol. X",253,Choiceless Awareness
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Comment by gael.bage on October 28, 2012 at 23:34 -
This also fits with another quote from The future of occupii,
“Ultimately, the Occupy movement must have leaders. However, these leaders must be each and every one of us in unison, as we self-govern ourselves. This is what leadership is about. Without it, the movement will struggle to gain traction.”
Jonathan Mathew Smucker in a forum for grassroots mobilization describes the difference between saying none of us is a leader and saying all of us are leaders?
He concludes: “We need a movement where we are constantly encouraging each other to step into our full potential and to shine as individual leaders who are working together collectively for a better world. So, let’s all be leaders. Let’s step up and do this.”
as this suggests first know and govern ourselves, self awareness - then lead together.
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Comment by gael.bage on October 28, 2012 at 20:19
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Appreciating your post Barb, true, and if we fail to do this mistakes tend to repeat.
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