Jiddu Krishnamurti : There is no purpose in
suffering. Suffering exists because of the lack of
comprehension. Most of us suffer economically,
spiritually, or in our relationships with each
other. Why is there this suffering?
Economically, we
have a system based on acquisitiveness,
exploitation, fear; this system is being encouraged
and maintained by our cravings and pursuits, and so
it is self-sustaining. Acquisitiveness and a system
of exploitation must go together, and they are ever
present where there is ignorance of oneself. It is
again a vicious circle; our craving has produced a
system, and that system maintains itself by
exploiting us.
There is suffering in our relationships with others.
It is created by an inner craving for comfort,
security, possession. Then there is that suffering
caused by profound uncertainty, which prompts us to
find peace, security, reality, God. Craving
certainty, we invent many theories, create many
beliefs, and the mind becomes limited and enmeshed
in them, overheated with them, and so it is
incapable of adjusting itself to the movement of
life.
There are many kinds of suffering, and if you begin
to discern their cause, you will perceive that
suffering must coexist with the demand on the part
of each individual to be secure, whether
financially, spiritually, or in human relationship.
Where there is a search for security, gross or
subtle, there must be fear, exploitation and sorrow.
Instead of comprehending the cause of sorrow, you
ask what is its purpose. You want to utilize sorrow
to gain something further. So you begin to invent
the purpose; you say that sorrow is the result of a
past life, it is the result of environment, and so
on. These explanations satisfy you, so you continue
in your ignorance, with the constant recurrence of
sorrow.
Suffering exists where there is ignorance of
oneself. It is but an indication of limitation, of
incompleteness. There is no remedy for suffering
itself. In the discernment of the process of
ignorance, suffering disappears.
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