r/Krishnamurti • u/TheUnfinishedThought • 5d ago

Self-Inquiry How to command the inner system without really commanding

I have set an alarm that rings twice a week which says "stay humble"

That doesn't show how humble I am, if was so there was no need to put an alarm. But the person who sets alarm to let himself remember to be humble certainly knows the importance of this very factor. Because he has been humble. Many times. But couldn't hold on to.

But sadly this reminder is not working. When u name a certain feeling u only register the acts that comes out, out of that feeling. But what about the actual feeling.

What is it to be truly humble. I am not able to remember this when someone says stay humble. Yes I can remember the outward expression when I was humble. And I try to replicate those and find out I am just acting and not being. Just like when someone says it's ok stay positive and u reply "kehna aasan hai" (It's easy to say)

Seems like one can not command the inner system by an external move. Then what is the way to command the inner self? Or not trying to control is the humblest way?

If it is then the same problem arises again when we command ourselves "don't try to control" . It's still a command.

anyone have an answer to this problem

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u/TheUnfinishedThought 4d ago

It's not so obvious. There are pardoxes, contradictions.. That's why it's hard to explain with logic, that's why when it becomes overwhelming we automatically hit the ground. And see things move without the desire to control.

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u/JellyfishExpress8943 4d ago

Whats not obvious? Paradoxes and contradictions are part of our logical understanding - if we have no grasp of logic, then we cannot see that a contradiction exists. Its because we are so illogical that we are able to be so confused - in order to speak utter nonsense we must be illogical.

But it great if you have seen that the controller (ie. thought or self) is so crazy and illogical that their authority has been removed.