J. Krishnamurti - PUBLIC DIALOGUE: PART 3 : MADRAS , 1979. 11TH JANUARY.

In 8 parts, with (forced) English subtitles.

K: What do we mean by Religion, the word. The word itself, what does religion mean to you, the word? Not what it implies, the meaning, the significance of the word.
Q: The brain.
Q: Relationship with the divine.
K: Relationship with the divine - how do you know about the divine? You see, you are so incredible. The word 'religion' comes from, etymologically, from the Latin, and Greek, which meant originally tie, to bind. Now they are denying that etymological meaning, they have given a new meaning to the word religion. Which is - if you are interested in it - it means to gather all your energy. That's all they mean. Do you understand, sir? To gather all your energy to enquire, to find. Right? Not all the nonsense of temples, rituals, and all this either, sir, what you have put on your head. You see how you all agree. Would you agree to that, the meaning of the word? That means gathering every particle of energy that you have to enquire into what is truth and what is reality, to enquire into what is meditation, to enquire into why human beings live the way we are living, to enquire if there is an end to sorrow, to enquire into what is love, whether one can live without any effort, and control, all that is implied in that word.

So we are asking - you are putting the question whether tradition, culture, can live, is tradition, culture possible in a religious life. Do you understand now? I say - I say, tradition and culture has no place in religion. Right?
Sir, we have described what tradition is. Are you free of that tradition? Because otherwise you can't proceed to find out what a religious life is. Because one must be free to climb great heights. If you want to go to Everest you must throw away all your burdens and carry very little. So I am asking, we are asking you, courteously, if you have thrown away your traditions.
Q: Yes, sir, I have.
K: Traditions being nationality, your caste, your beliefs, your rituals, going to the temples, all that - have you thrown it away?
Q: No.
K: No. Then how can you find out what a religious life is when you are blind? So you want to find out what a religious life is and yet you won't leave your little enclosure. Right? See your own tragedy, sirs. And you are slaves to certain things, and you say, 'I must find freedom' - you won't let that go to find it.
So what shall we do?

If one is to find out what is truly a religious life one must abandon totally tradition, totally any form of culture as it is understood. Which means, I have a free mind, the mind that is not caught in Christianity, in Buddhism, in Hinduism, Islam, or some other sect or guru, none of that. That means total freedom. And in that freedom there is tremendous energy because there is no conflict, struggle, nothing.

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[2darbit]

I enjoyed the video & the trees with lively birds in the back ground!

I've discovered many things, wonderful thoughts.

[SebastianGeffen]

"you are so frightened to answer"

[quantum0050]

HE IS "no fear" ITSELF . . .

[purplebobster]

I'm engrossed! I love this man!

[seaofclay]

VERY GOOD!