i begin with simple things
seeing the world, seeing humanity, 
the 'me', and the necessity of a total, radical revolution,
how is it possible to bring it about?
it can only be brought about when the observer
no longer makes an effort to change,
because he himself is part 
of what he tries to change.
therefore all action on the part of the observer
ceases totally,
and in this total inaction
there is quite a different action.
there is nothing mysterious or mystical about all this.
it is a simple fact that i begin 
not at the extreme end of the problem,
which is the cessation of the observer;
i begin with simple things.
can i look at a flower by the wayside
without all the thoughts arising?
can i just observe without the observer?

krishnamurti


* so i found a dvd of k. at my sister's book store. and r. talked to tom about his daily quotes, and started sending same to me, and i thought the first time i saw him talking the is talking directly to me, not in an insane way, simply that he talks clearly and directly and i happen to be tuning in at the same time, which is all times, then and now, and somebody that is posting these daily quotes, somebody is selecting these particular things, and speaking with his voice, or k. is speaking through this somebody, to this time, and the people of this time, which time being all time, he knew, what was happening then would be happening now, even more so, coming to dreadful fruition, and the need for us to wake up all the more dire.