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This is my secret ~ J Krishnamurti | Embrace Mindfulness

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This is a story about J. Krishnamurti, the great Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher. For over 50 years he travelled all over the world, speaking, teaching trying to explain in words concepts and ideas that are beyond words. I read a story about him once surprising his audience by saying he was going to reveal his secret “Do you want to know my secret?” So, as you can imagine, everyone was listening attentively. Everyone wanted to hear the secret of his wisdom. J. Krishnamurti would finally reveal the key to what he did to live mindfully and fully, and find constant calm and balance in his life. So he said: “This is my secret. I don’t mind what happens.” He just said that, and did not elaborate. Eckhart Tolle reflects on Krishnamurti’s words saying that while what he said appears to be very simple, it is very profound. When I don’t mind what happens, Tolle says, what does that imply? It implies that internally, I am in alignment with what happens. It does not matter what this mom

This is a story about J. Krishnamurti, the great Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher. For over 50 years he travelled all over the world, speaking, teaching trying to explain in words concepts and ideas that are beyond words. I read a story about him once surprising his audience by saying he was going to reveal his secret “Do you want to know my secret?” So, as you can imagine, everyone was listening attentively. Everyone wanted to hear the secret of his wisdom. J. Krishnamurti would finally reveal the key to what he did to live mindfully and fully, and find constant calm and b

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