How does one break free of habits? | J. Krishnamurti

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Brockwood Park 1983 - Spoken question from Question & Answer Meeting #1
'How does one break free of habits?'
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[@hiranyam]

now, the habit of reading comments.

[@wallqvistphotography4937]

hahahaha!

[@bijoytkm]

😂😂

[@ritalato2779]

Switch off.

[@rickeshpatel4025]

Is it habit or desire? 🤔

[@sushilkushwaha9911]

From my point of view it is desire,not habit because it is in our control we are not bound to it

[@michelleorocio6810]

Everybody watching this video are in some type of path in life 😌 we can do this 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@poetictriangle1037]

everybody including the ones who are not watching this video are also in a path, yes we can all do this. :D

[@luciuspertis5672]

yo

[@mingoia2132]

You have to do it noone there can do it with you or for you . Your on your own in this life

[@osiris1309]

And our biggest enemy is ourselves, not society or anyone else

[@santoshnanduri]

🙏🏼

[@BehindDesign]

People still don't realize the importance of this man. Compared with him, we are all children. His visit is a blessing for this planet.

[@usernametaken2tekken]

BehindDesign it is irrelevant that less or more people know what he said. His words are not needed to learn what he learned.

[@Hrodric]

There are unknown ppl who realise this, by this I mean spontaneity in being and so on

[@sridharthaduri495]

His Visit,👏👏👏

[@st20332]

He’s a blessing *from* this planet

[@kalsamika]

Agreed,,

[@desirogerebert3562]

2500 years ago, this is how Buddha used to give his teachings. The principles of ideal life and liberation from desire. Times never change.

[@Man_with_no_name]

Gautama Siddhartha was a super scientist who didn't study the atom to find the truth, instead he dived inside himself.

[@Vivek-3-12]

Nonsense. He has denied any kind of authorities. Watch his videos on discussion with so much self attached buddhist monk. Watch what Jiddu krishnamurti said. He isn't buddha neither he talks like buddha, he is different, he doesn't talk about nirvana and so on businesses, he talks about investigation.

[@poppystils974]

This guy hacked his brain like a boss.

[@rangv733]

@Oswald Mosley Not certainly just luck. Some practices may render one more susceptible to such experiences

[@KayaMusic22]

Krishnamurti about silences

[@gaurav984504]

@@rangv733 His is the Jnana Yoga approach.

[@shreeprakashvishwakarma9979]

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[@akanippy]

it all adds up to not wasting ENERGY

[@maxroper7116]

Every single word he says comes from a place of stillness. The pause before speech is such a strong sign of a sharp and considered mind.

[@masiaurfan4215]

I am confident that these words just changed my life! Almost one week, and I am a totally new man. Thank you, whoever you are!

[@arniegerstein5294]

Depression cannot coexist with complete conscious attention. Depression takes up residency with inattention that it is being constructed and fueled. It has no life of its own.

[@JustGotALife]

So did any of your habits changed in 4 motnhs?

[@varunsharma9009]

He is just an ordinary man from india.

[@___vv___6474]

@@varunsharma9009 so does you and me

[@Vivek-3-12]

He is Jiddu kriahnamurti. The greatest philosophical teacher of all time 'according to me'.

[@elsapien503]

Isn’t it amazing how one can go from a state of let’s say, major depression to a state of peace in a split second without any form of therapy or ‘becoming better’ just by paying full attention to the symptoms or experience that one experiences.

[@richwilliams1863]

No it isn't amazing, it isn't even true.

[@swingtrade2]

Happened in this body/mind organism.

[@QED_]

@@richwilliams1863 How can you possibly know what's true (?) There are plenty of cases that suggest that it IS true. Not easy, not foolproof . . . but definitely true in some cases.

[@scarletohara6743]

@@richwilliams1863 In your case it is not true because you haven't learned to do it. No judgment. But It is actually possible to do it. Right out of depression. Of course, the habit of mind wants to come back, so vigilence is necessary. Don't despair.

[@jonbarbour6771]

That's how any shift occurs but the context is important and setting that up can take quite some time(weeks, months, years...) In any regard, what you're describing is what psychologist do. They help people recognize and only through recognition can there be a true, long lasting change.

[@hoshiyargurung7158]

when there is complete attention, then that habit has no place. what a simple insight.thank you K.

[@jasminejones9058]

Inspiring no doubt about it Sounds good on paper but in reality, not so simple for most people nor easy to achieve. Hence the need to get.. spiritual 😇

[@taranaliceart]

Jasmine I did it once he said. Never smoked again.

[@alanhaynes418]

@@jasminejones9058 Spirituality is an idea - and so it is a hindrance to direct awareness in the moment.

[@jasminejones9058]

@@taranaliceart Good for you ! " When the student is ready the teacher appears " You were ready 😁

[@alanhaynes418]

@@jasminejones9058 If only it were so simple to convey the foolishness of clinging to concepts such as "spirituality" then we would ALL be free of using ideas to divide the pure from the profane. We like smelling the flower, but avoid sniffing the dog poo - why do you think that is?

[@kalpeshprajapati5164]

When we are fully aware, then mind become conscious and away of his sub conscious habitual part. this is...miracle 👍

[@richardkenny7555]

Non judgemental complete attention = habit evaporates.

[@musafirkoul]

But how I didn't get this..I want to break some habbit let it be a than how would I break it.

[@trudywaters764]

Pay attention. Be aware. Awareness is vital. Slowly we see and change comes

[@brain0nfire]

If only... It's a start no doubt, albeit not enough.

[@conradw3rd60]

How do you get up enough awareness and focus, I think is what they mean,

[@JustGotALife]

Did any of your habit evaporated in 5 months?

[@deli3661]

He's a goldmine. I'm crying, he's so pure. How do we even deserve him.

[@fractaled3129]

It's a blessing that there's so many recordings of him.

[@spire393]

Crying?

[@founderofself]

Aright calm down

[@Sn-nw6zb]

I felt same watching this. I felt speechless.. A lot of great people logically make sense, but he is just so pure, oh my god.

[@etfeddiecrosley92]

Don't do that. The whole, we deserve don't deserve, that is not the way. It's good to appreciate but that's not about deserving.

[@SudhirDudeja]

Blessed are the people’s who is listening to this man at that time.

[@mcnowski]

Breaking free from habits is the beginning of achieving free will.

[@thanushkrishna2041]

Attend your attention instead of attending your habit, your brain becomes so alert that there is no room for habits. JK sir doesnt provide the steps to overcome, he makes you understand it is not what you think it is 🙏🙏 great respect to you sir 🙏🙏

[@karimeasterbrook8684]

This man should be required reading for all psychologists and psychiatrists. He has taken CBT to another level. He gives answers to problems which one can act upon and moreover which are effective.

[@Akarsh2022]

My learning 1)Awareness means to look at something without any reaction, without any choice 2)Watch the habit carefully without any reaction ...giving complete attention 3)I will not waste my energy

[@astrobiojoe7283]

Agreed. If we "think" we are giving attention to the habit when it comes back and wondering oh this should work, it should work, why is it not working, is it working like the last time etc then it is not attention. It's again the mechanical mind disguised under the label of attention. True attention is equanimous, non-reactive 😁

[@kevinkanacke]

What is Happening for me is, when i try to observe my habits, eihter i focus on my emotions, to which i have no opinion at this point at least, or i fall into the habit of chattering about my chattering but in an analytical way. This gives the illusion of observation but lately i have realized, that the "new" habit is the habit to observe Just watch how you try to fool yourself. Every thought is a made up reality you can only judge in the context of a made up reality

[@krox477]

These are just words

[@arianasahiti1846]

If one listens to this guy without the interest of gaining something out of it, you just simply understand what he is saying. But the desire for reward and the fight between the good YOU against the BAD you won’t let you understand a thing, and yet who is aware of all this? He he.

[@babyrayville]

I can get with the understanding of why do i feel a need to understand any of this, when its already who I AM....is it so I can satisfy my self-centeredness, and impress me with knowledge i think YOU dont know. Sort of like gossiping

[@alanhaynes418]

The world is full of videos and full of words - but we don't change. It is quite a different situation to actually converse with K.

[@robertpirsig5011]

exactly. We should approach most things in this way.

[@laxmandhakal2062]

nice imitation of j k speech

[@comeonboi]

This was enlightenment. Thank you 👏🙂

[@powerpc127]

'Someone give me a habit.' 'The habit of giving the same answer over and over.' 'What?' 'Always giving the same answer.' 'Huh?' 'The habit of always giving the same answer.' I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, but if it was then it was one of the most subtle jokes I've ever seen.

[@Stella.J.000]

That was brilliant yeah... X

He is very smart. I realized that too, i thought that was on purpose.

[@charantej7135]

@ like u

[@SharonDeLaCruzVideo]

Yeah, it was an intentional repeat to show the people listening of a habit.

[@ceacnoris9618]

it wasn t with intention

[@psykrasher]

It’s like he is explaining advanced math to children. It seems to me he’s in another level of understanding.

[@sunnyshrestha8166]

He is such a sweet soul. What a wonderful being. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Sn-nw6zb]

So pure and brilliant. He finished with absolutely powerful advice: Just watch where you waste energy.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

I've heard it said that J Krishnamurti was the embodiment of a fully self-actualized human being. I agree on the whole.

[@TOLupe-ty6jb]

Wow reminds me of a time when the lights would go out because of a rain storm and Grandpa would sit in his rocking chair light a candle and tell his grandkids a story 😥 the good old days!!!

[@Eric-tj3tg]

Storytelling is one of the best teachers. No need to defend when listening to a story- merely resonate and/or don't, thinks I.

[@nyakwarObat]

@@Eric-tj3tg yeah yeah yeah but did you get the message in the stories or you just love being entertained for the sake of it?

[@madanarathimadangopal5890]

I can related to this joy☺

[@aneevrian6557]

I never had this joy. Sadly my grandparents passed away before i was born. But still.. I can imagine how beautiful that must be🙂

[@Venom_590]

Marvelous, he is beautiful magician.he can wipe out all your psychological disorder. His way of teaching is unique.he is just showing us how to see things as they are in ourselves as we are unable to see by ourselves .once we learn to actually see what's wrong in us then that very awarenesss will wipe out our suffering. The problem with almost all of us we accept readily what is told to us by authority and we never put efforts to find out by ourselves whether it is so and that's the reason we never get out of the trap that we are caught in.

[@dheerajreddy573]

I'm habituated to click on spiritual videos

[@yourdreams3112]

dheeraj reddy slowly you will get miserable and start practicing

[@pratikpatil6342]

me too

[@letwisdomgoviral2254]

Is this video spiritual? 😂

[@sharathcrocs8368]

@@yourdreams3112 yep

[@janakmehta3872]

Psychological rather away from entertain ment

[@Shubham-xh9nz]

9:50 start from here if you are not interested in introduction of topic

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[@vasumadireddi]

Thks

[@marcmything]

Master OOGWAY!

[@Akitabailey1]

Yes

[@chooha]

Yes !

[@100rav_S1ngh]

Couldn't agree more!!! 😃

[@davidmecha8791]

Dude, you're awesome. I'm scratching my head all the way, thinking where I've seen this kind of way of talking. And Master Oogway! is the right comparison.

[@athishmohan3574]

Funny

[@riokobeforever3398]

I can feel his Aura Even Through this video.. I could only imagine seeing him in person

[@Strifeart.]

Everyone watching this is at a crossroad in their life.. we are trying to make a choice😌

[@Amrendra_Yadav07]

This was the first video of him which I saw, it changed me. Genius

[@ericwong3746]

At first person tries to recall his inner world and trying different types of practices and doings , but he easily forgets inner world when busy in world affairs. Then there comes a time when he will become tired of every practices and doings, .. and his sensitivity start to increase. Then there comes a time when his sensitivity becomes so deep that he does not need to remember his inner world but he will get reminder and messages from everything around him and whatever happening inside of it. Everything drags him inside, and he becomes so deep that he starts to understand the inner language which is soundless and formless . Then there comes a time when he will become stunned, surprised by vast beauty , by unlimited joy vaster than any ocean , stillness deeper than any valley. Then he will see his face in the mirror and will be surprised that he never saw this person before and everything looks utterly new.

[@seeuathebeach]

Did you quote anyone or just your thoughts?

[@aoi_sora5667]

I watched his video on "Why can't we sustain attention?" and when he spoke about awareness and attention like I was like "THIS IS IT!!" This man is A Gem

[@silveriorossiadvogados]

this is one of krishinamurti' s most important videos.

[@Amarfilmskishor]

At this age many will face memory loss or some kind of neurological disorder..but look at him...so alert, so full of vigour and energy...amazing genius..inspiring..life-changing....thank you sir

[@praveenvaggannavar1426]

Yes this was the idea " to stop a habit without conflict "I was looking for from many great people from many days I was also thinking about this . Finally got the answer .This has to be thought to each and every student of the class of nature

[@Gocool__007]

I always thinks that this enlightened person was nothing but gautam buddha's disciple in his past life ...As he explained everything logically and scientifically.

[@sureshshenoy6393]

We understand the concept logically, but once we live in totality and with complete attention, the life will become totally different and that state can't be explainable. Had a chance of listening to my late father who was fully interested in JKs teachings and is to deliver talks on his teachings. JK greatest philosopher and given a great message to the whole world.

[@yogeshpandey7239]

great i have no word to express for this man ,such a wide catch he has on psychology.

[@mohitgautam546]

Basically if you pay full attention then a for second habit will step aside but it will comeback. So the point is not to try to pay attention with desire but trying to just observe where is my energies are being wasted and because there are so many ways so mind will find it's way of being attentive without the desire of attention. This is how you can break the habit... That's what he is saying ...

[@rakeshmore1722]

He is so cute.

[@Ray2311us]

rakesh more the cutest

[@teresathomley3703]

He was a helluva handsome man

[@hareshbaraiya597]

Ya

[@rameshrajput4539]

Its so true...Its Vipassana in theory ...Observation with complete attention without reaction..

[@rameshrajput4539]

Corey Dailey well he talks about the way but not exact technique by which it can be done

[@rameshrajput4539]

Corey Dailey Yes I have 3 courses ....but I lack the quality of good meditator ...need to progress a lot

[@rameshrajput4539]

Corey Dailey its clearly Vipassana no doubt about it

[@Vishucsc]

Ramesh Rajput true And after this the necessary reaction will automatically come its way☺

[@kunjbiharibudania4866]

in its root every kriya boils down to being awareness of your smallest to biggest actions, we should not identify it with anything.

[@sardonixjai]

After paying much attention on habit, we come to know how we have been wasting our energy. Knowing this point of wasting energy enlightens you not to that habit again. That is stoppable. If it comes next time again we pay attention and this time we feel repentance. This Repentance will lead us to avoid that habit. Great Philosopher J Krishnamurthi Sir....

[@shejininj2041]

Thought is so clever and so cunning , it Distorts everything it’s own convenience... K

[@beloastropena7236]

I'm always searching for those videos of him that suit my intellect, 'cause I don't understand some of them.😊

[@Radheshyam-uh6qg]

You are not what your thoughts are. Let them go. Don't be idle all the time, keep doing something.

[@ganeshkondeti001]

Love

[@hsukhlecha]

Wish I could have seen this live .. thank you for keeping his teachings alive 🙏

[@ErikAdalbertvanNagel]

incredible he was born in the 19th century, almost exactly 100 years before I born.

[@spacemonx1611]

What is great is that he explains Vipassana in general but leaves the religion out of it.

[@raghavendraprabhu9540]

What religion?

[@rangv733]

@@raghavendraprabhu9540 Sanatana dharma

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

How or why is that a good thing ? It impoverishes the lesson if anything ,for the religion gives much needed context. If only the person listening divested himself of an uneasiness with the myths and customs of a foreign religion and forayed into it with an open mind,he'd be all the better for it. This is true not just for Hinduism but all religions.

[@darshangowda9347]

@@raghavendraprabhu9540 Buddhism. That's where Vipassana is from.

[@user-zl1nj8ye5g]

@@darshangowda9347 lol Buddha himself picked it from somewhere else.... So called Buddhist

[@ishahmed7639]

The GOAT of all GOATS

[@yogithashetty2587]

Simply brilliant , this talk is priceless 👏🏻thankyou for bringing this

[@ragh3447]

Not only this..his every talk is priceless!

[@Power50505]

I never really press like or dislike on any youtube videos, However, if it was possible, I would press the like button on this video infinite times.

[@Bharat_2047]

Thank You, Sir.

[@adroitprojectsolution2245]

What a great teacher 🙏

[@wesesheskhnemtuhit]

What a magnificent man

[@noor-haniomar-osman7249]

Thanks 🙏 really helpful

[@brahmamokkateparabrahmamok9699]

LOVE U MY LEGEND..

[@lourdesmateos5254]

Thanks very much. Greetings from Berlin

[@sinandeger72]

Thank you.

[@konaimpexexport4542]

An extraordinary man with indepth knowledge

[@godissavior8417]

so helpful

[@TheSunnickey]

Thank you

[@ZenTradeGame]

Beautifully said !

[@lizzytylor662]

Love Krishnamurti 🌎✨♥️🙏🏻

[@lenaselyanina8131]

Thank you!

[@kirankurwade]

Enlightening

[@2000yearOldYogiAspirant]

LOL 3:00 she said "the habit of always giving the same answer" lmao savage Good that JK caught onto the snarky joke once he was able to hear it

[@MorisoniProductions]

thank you

[@technoracko]

Beautiful

[@Smil3yDude89]

Love this dude 🌍🙏🏼❤️

[@rajeshmali7309]

Wonderful

[@marcosmartinezpardo8568]

Bravo

[@rohika04]

Loving the talk so much..

[@vivekthakur9505]

Paying COMPLETE non judgemental attention every second of your life=Alert brain=No Habits

[@Mevlinous]

Wonderful.

[@kulashekart4040]

great thing from the great man.. my mentor he is..

[@mercyslater6219]

Thanks

[@ishani5550]

Thank you💗💗

[@edixanimations3142]

Thanks!

[@krox477]

Words make us go round and round we never look beyond words

[@isabellelandie]

So great I’m so grateful 🙏🏼

[@creativecuts.3491]

Great Sir❤I think that our generation needs the person like J.krishnamurti.

[@xxisawthug]

Legend… Thank you sensei.

[@fusiongautam1699]

Reward and punishment-those are the elements we live on. Golden words🙏

[@shell11]

This is one of the most clear explanation of Krishnamurti speeches about waste of energy concept in relation to mindfulness state (difference between meditative mind and mind that wastes energy). It's such a practical and useful learning.

[@milarepagreece5189]

Perfect! To the point like always.

[@michalismichael5969]

My take on this: Why its hard to stop smoking? (lets take this example) Because we are not attenting the habit itself. What does attenting mean? observe the habit without the observer. what is the observer? its your ego, its your past, your experiences, your knowledge. When there is full attention there is no time, as the ego is a movement of thought in time. So if you are always present in the moment attenting to what is going on around you, the thought has no place, there is no thought that will say "i need a smoke". But why can we not be attentive all the time? Its because there is wastage of energy throughout the day. Whenever there is effort there is wastage of energy, a fragment of thought forces another fragment to do something. Working 5 days per week, 8-10 hours a day is a huge wastage of energy, you need to force yourself to do that. There is no energy left to be attentive, so to stop a simple habit becomes another struggle.

[@documax123]

I can see how people, including myself, can not have the patience for this type of thing. And I can see also how here it can be hard to even on this one, it can be seem too esotetic. But for me this one is very practical and also in line with CBT principles, classical conditioning principles, and operant conditioning too. He references it, basically. What I saw in it, for a use, was for addiction. I have been wondering and asking and trying to notice the habit of the addiction...its will, if you like. A craving seems to, for some, be physical then become quickly an idea, plan, and a ruse, rationalization, lift of mood before the drug or drink, in pre-plan, but resolved to do it anticipation. Things leave the mind. Noticing that, for the addict to try to watch it, can maybe be powerful to break the chain from strong impulse and desire, right after the body crave. Not to try and stop it, but to meet sort of desire with adesire, zilch, nothing but the watching.

[@simrankashyap9032]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@vsssa1845]

i needed to hear this

[@positivevibes9396]

Thankyou for this sir.

[@toonie568]

Wow I love it!

[@anujshetty604]

Great being ❤️

[@jawadamiri4980]

I love watching him talking.

[@arunashah5200]

❤ thank you

[@Soulsmusic1931]

To give complete attention to yourself, you have accept yourself unconditionally.. When you accept yourself, you are living the moment as accepted without the filter of our past, if no past then no experience of reward and punishment..

[@sanekabc]

You have a memory that paying attention works, then the next time you say I must attend, which is the desire to attend and so there is no attention. Quicksilver this is.

[@drashutoshshrivastava771]

Just wow...

[@ShaneAnnConnell]

Omg this guy is a genius

[@sleepyowl245]

Enlighten one. Thank you sir for your observational talk.🙏🏽