"If you observe closely, you will see that most of our suffering comes from the mind’s attachment to the past or its fear of the future. We are constantly seeking security, but life is inherently uncertain. The key is to understand that this search for security is what creates fear. Once you see this clearly, you can begin to live fully in the present. In this state, there is no fear because you are not clinging to any future outcome or past memory."

Jiddu Krishnamurti was born in India but spent most of his time in the West. He started out as a teacher in the Theosophical Society, but found at a certain point that all doctrines, teachings and teachers could be obstacles to genuine freedom. He then espoused a radical and immediate way of paying attention which he named “choiceless awareness”, which is not a technique or a “practice” but rather something the mind does automatically when it is still.

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