U. G. Krishnamurti





.. probably best embodies critical thinking. His thought system is aimed at, like all great thinkers', complete certainty i.e. removal of all inferior or waste information, revealing the purest truth and insight. We can think of philosophers as the polishers of gems brought back to us from the bottom of the ocean.

Thinkers do not have to be bound by simplistic rules of logic or the dogma of modern science. That is the use of intelligence. There are intuitions that you cannot put into words, because the thoughts are not fully developed -- yet you "know" because the pieces and their ordering therein is familiar enough that you realize you make a valid connection. Thinking is a very complex operation, involving a drawing from the result of every single piece of knowledge previously built or constructed in the brain. It is further compounded by the nature that our society does not value thinking - the thinker is alone and met with criticism.

Structure
One of the central elements in his "philosophy" if we can call it that for a moment, is the removal of all beliefs - "bullshit", garbage, unnecessary clouding and polluting waste, that only confuses us. The cultural garbage beliefs are what confuse us, because we have become convinced there are these things such as freedom, other people, memories, society and so on.. yet with such simple and assuming mechanisms of definition. Our language (internationally) is 100s of years old and very basic, very simple, and not technical. The descriptions we use are very short - our society is based around minimal amounts of discussion.

Because we are confused, we are stuck. If ANYTHING is to be achieved there at least needs to be headway made in this: understanding the position we are in. (Clarity; certainty.)

It may be said however that there is not, in the first place, anything to be free from, in existence.

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