What is freedom? | J. Krishnamurti

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What is freedom? | J. Krishnamurti

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Brockwood Park 1980 - Question #9 from Question and Answer Meeting #2
'What is freedom?'
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@Josh_the_Grey 9 жыл бұрын

This man was so incredibly brilliant.

@pradeepbhojwani8139 3 жыл бұрын

Joshua Brookhouse thanks for the certification

@atrayeeroy5791 3 жыл бұрын

Not just brilliant, with a great good ♥ heart!

@kanumurisivasatish9295 2 жыл бұрын

You too...

@antuanette88 3 жыл бұрын

"If you purely perceive clearly there's no choice. Out of that comes right action. it's only when there is doubt , uncertainty, that you begin to choose. So choice prevents freedom"

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

I love how he is always so straight forward and very good rethorician so it's easy to grasp what he points to.

@martinahoskova6486 4 ай бұрын

Very well said... Freedom begins and ends everyone's heart I think.

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

"always depending on somebody else, and so this dependance brings great conflict" he said it all!

@deepakchandravanshi6274 6 жыл бұрын

Omg..... I hv got myself full of tears..... powerful words....love you sir

@ravijangra60 5 жыл бұрын

👍

@yasminel-hakim4348 3 жыл бұрын

He was the most decent charming brilliant human being ❤️

@ravishingtwinkle3811 3 жыл бұрын

This deserve rewatching ❤️ the more I hear the more it seeps in me in a different deeper way.

@hsaengerp 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much . You are brilliant and will always be !

@pantso3878 3 жыл бұрын

Only gratitude to you Sir for sharing such a profound wisdoms. I am becoming addictive to read and listen to you lately.

@BMTroubleU 10 ай бұрын

"Freedom exists only when there is no confusion" If im so confused that i dont know my left arm from my right arm, im still free to move them. I just might be wrong about which one im moving.

@user-xp9hh7bu9b 6 жыл бұрын

Freedom means Ending...Ending of self...The Me..!!

@aquietsky 4 жыл бұрын

The me wants freedom but it is the only obstacle to it.

@elenol1310 3 жыл бұрын

@@aquietsky powerful words!

@elenol1310 3 жыл бұрын

@@aquietsky can the "me" be seen ?

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

@@elenol1310 it can but don't talk about it otherwise you will be called schizophrenic by western culture.

@sidetracked2007 9 жыл бұрын

absolutely. all one is freedom. no choices. no outside helps. completeness.

@sidetracked2007 9 жыл бұрын

***** the part of you that is never confused. is free.

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@tientlam1589 2 жыл бұрын

💐🌻🕊🌹🌺..Many 🙏 to 💘 and most respectful Mr. J. Krisnamurti👌..😍😊😍..

@tenjinglama6970 3 жыл бұрын

You are a great sir

@victorbravo4987 6 жыл бұрын

Many,many years ago,he wrote a book titled "Think On These Things";it would do well for all,self included,to do just that

@splemke8478 4 жыл бұрын

I though his only writings wer his notebook

@livinglife3352 3 жыл бұрын

I think, We might be anywhere in the world and in any situation - freedom is ours at free of cost if we are ready 😀

@krishandas1972 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, whatever the situation the question remains, how much will I let go of myself in the face of love?

@inthemomenttomoment 8 жыл бұрын

Teachers are the greatest trap against freedom who teach what will go wrong instead of what can go right in the journey of Life.

@coolwhiphimself7753 2 жыл бұрын

What a load of garb. So you label everybody with something to say as a trap, when you too are expressing your thought?

@sokoli3253 Ай бұрын

J.K never qualifies himself as a teacher or anything of that sort, just the opposite! You don’t see his humility, his deep and bright presence to be a light for him and for so many others. Please show some respect. And listen better next time. Truth will set you free.

@olliepopAMV 8 жыл бұрын

I was asked this question in 9th grade by one of my favorite teachers of all time. The question was, what is freedom. Followed by what is the definition of freedom, and was there more freedom before or after the enlightenment. At first I was astounded by the question, by its complexity and its potential of alternative thinking and the depth of it. I have come to the conclusion that there are 4 different definitions to what freedom is. P.S: Definitions 1 and 2 are more philosophical and depend on the own individuals interpretation, while 3 and 4 are more statistical (if that makes sense). 1.) Freedom of state of mind 2.) Freedom to separate from your ego. 3 and 4 are joint definitions, I will make this easy to understand by using an example. 3.) Freedom to act upon will. 4.) Freedom of government Example: Lets say I walked up and stabbed you, I had the freedom to stab you and you got stabbed. That was my freedom to act upon will. Now freedom of government is lets say I stabbed you and now you have the freedom for the government to come after the stabber. (You can re-read that a couple times to get it) But all in all definitions 3 and 4 can fluctuate depending on the individuals situation. If you live in a developed country you have more freedom of government, while if you live in Somalia in eastern Africa, where there is no central government, there is less freedom of government. This is my feeling on what freedom is, please I would like to hear feedback, negative or positive. - Oliver Dean Govrik

@pragnayadav 7 жыл бұрын

So according to you freedom differs from country to country

@sagar65265 5 жыл бұрын

I feel your first definition is the most apt; (in my opinion) the concept of freedom is not something created, but just described by man, just like the breeze or storm is not created by man. So freedom cannot be understood from the perspective of human creation, e.g. attacking someone with a knife. It is human, therefore it cannot be used to define freedom, because freedom transcends it. So the ideal definition of freedom cannot be in any way related to society, law, etiquette, and so on, since these are human; I would say that freedom, then, is the environment, internal or external, that allows life to just be the way it is; a woman to be a woman, a bird to be a bird and without discrimination or judgement of any kind

@prateektharwani6853 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't get what you want to say in my opinion there is no freedom human is always dependent on Money and so enslaved of his biological needs and demands summing up human is just salve of nature conditioned to survive and reproduce have a family particular name country culture education system belief food water shelter clothes security sanitation security money career health relationship all kinds of physical and mental pain suffering slavery @iampth2sb2n

@olwethusilo7155 4 жыл бұрын

Prags Prajs 😂😂😂

@Archaic_Youth 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom is freedom from image. A=A-A

@yeseniareyes09 2 ай бұрын

❤

@jalaldarvishi8358 9 ай бұрын

How amazing and how true

@umaranirethinavelu5812 4 жыл бұрын

Freedom is being you and without any ideas of others within you but you and your thoughts alone but of course not doing bad but practice of your freedom from a man made world

@kanumurisivasatish9295 2 жыл бұрын

"Being you " can you explain it some more pls

@RajeevKr_90 3 жыл бұрын

Too great too wise

@evanratuhtulexd8514 2 жыл бұрын

I’m jealous some others have felt the feeling of being greatly free but I’ve never felt that feeling a single bit

@sabvrao Жыл бұрын

If you observe jealousy, anger , sorrow …without judgement / analysis … something changes within us ….that is what he means is Freedom. It’s Choiceless awareness of ugly things as well as beautiful things. Lot of discipline to put that full attention to whatever we’re feeling… ( Choiceless awareness)= freedom! All of us can do it!

@applianceshop 8 ай бұрын

Its a radical decision

@ExecutionerHopkins Ай бұрын

@@sabvraohow can we do it if it is choicless?

@neo.___.o 9 ай бұрын

🦁

@priyagunaraj6919 Жыл бұрын

Such a genius 👏🙌😍

@chandraraj9803 3 жыл бұрын

9 minutes of total woo-woo but what freedom is not defined! Great job JK.

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, the good old trying to define, dissect, understand so you can use that knowledge for yourself!

@cutyoursoul4398 3 жыл бұрын

oh you wanted the concept but you didn't got it lol

@regentogrin518 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't give us the formula, how evil!

@LateBoomer-sl1dk 10 ай бұрын

Not a fan of Socrates are you? The import things are not easily defined.

@Soundsgood999 3 жыл бұрын

❤✨

@LawrenceCarroll1234 6 жыл бұрын

If you are happy to live in a “free country,” are you really free? To be conscious that you are “free” is to also be inevitably afraid of losing that freedom, and then the internal joy of being “free” is replaced by a wariness and suspicion - fear! Thus, such “bliss” - which is based on an excellent outward situation or condition - can turn to “piss.” 🙀. Only if there is a inner peace underlying the outer joy does this problem fail to destroy joy.

@Yetipfote 4 жыл бұрын

You expressed clearly what happens in my mind everyday. 🙏

@nangotoman9429 3 жыл бұрын

If you are afraid of losing freedom, then you are not free

@cobus989 3 жыл бұрын

There are no such thing as a free country. It will always be a dream. But never a reality.

@manmathahaldar9221 Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@KAALNEMI59 2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@Shunya_Advait 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@manmathahaldar9221 Жыл бұрын

💜💜💜

@sylvier333 2 жыл бұрын

💐❤️

@education.knowledge. 3 жыл бұрын

Now i k what u tryna say . I can summarised the whole lesson in two words - " Be confident " . opps this word exists .

@PaulvanDruten 4 жыл бұрын

Freedom is to decide to put the paper to the ground when it gets distracting to the listeners!

@adityalocopilotecorly6111 2 жыл бұрын

BG 4.40: But persons who possess neither faith nor knowledge, and who are of a doubting nature, suffer a downfall. For the skeptical souls, there is no happiness either in this world or the next.

@GuerillaUnderground Жыл бұрын

A friend mentioned freedom in a FB post today and I can see exactly where they are coming from, but what exactly is it? Freedom from pain is an absence of pain, freedom from violence and anger means that violence and anger are absent from your situation, but do we really want freedom? Or do we want connection with the world around us that is free from fear, free from violence and free from exploitation? We are all cogs in the machine and me buying a cheaper product because I don’t have much money to spend probably means the people who made the product worked in worse conditions for lower wages; which makes me responsible for their situation to some degree at least.

@reengineer2497 Жыл бұрын

you are right, not everyone is free, definitely not the people living in substandard conditions. could slaves in ancient times be free, using any wisdom ? I think all of this only applies to people who have limited themselves psychologically. what I got from the video was that, if we can clearly see what is up to us, and what isn't, then that clarity removes the dilemma of choice. its like realizing free to do what you can do by coming to terms with one's situation. but that doesn't make sense. because sometimes we want things to change, and not everyone has the energy and resources to do it. the conclusion I came to eventually was that, when a human decides to birth another human, like you stated, they become a cog, and people can only be as free as their circumstances allow them.

@user-wh3oe3ep2h 2 жыл бұрын

4:44 what is freedom

@litakchi1 8 жыл бұрын

Does the word "freedom" have definition ？ What is the meaning of "freedom" ？

@bahmank.3509 7 жыл бұрын

李德志 Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without external (and internal) hindrance or restraint. Right: An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature. What Krishnamurti means by freedom is: the ability to observe beings and non beings as they are freshly and anew. That can done only by understanding the movement of the self and that understanding is itself the factor which brings about freedom.

@jiaulalomhsba7883 5 жыл бұрын

@Sorrybut No yes

@shaikhasameerah5749 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom means being free.

@cobus989 3 жыл бұрын

After all these years, and humanity are still idiot's 😉 "Freedom" is to understand,how unique each and every human being are. After all, this planet was given to us,to look after,not destroying it.We as humans are suppose to take care of each other. 🤔 But apparently we love to see humans suffer🤦‍♂️Freedom will always be only a word.🤪🙏🤞

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

Stop doing for a minute, remain empty, this is freedom! In hope you will have the blessing to experience it!

@djamal1003 3 жыл бұрын

dont agree 100% with his philosophy but he have a point

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

It's healthy to have your own opinions, metaphysical assumptions, etc, as long as you can transcend them!

@krox477 11 ай бұрын

There's no philosophy it's honest enquiry

@AWayOfLiving84 Жыл бұрын

🧚🏻‍♂️☯️🌌🦅

@litakchi1 9 жыл бұрын

What is the different between freedom and right ？ Any one can answer ？

@markbrad123 8 жыл бұрын

+李德志 When freedom becomes taking liberties then it becomes wrong and becomes oppression to another. However, right and wrong in the context of these discussions are better labeled wholesome and fragmented. The usual nuances of Identified 'right' vs 'wrong' creates a lot of neurosis in the human psyche.

@freaklatino13 8 жыл бұрын

you have the right to live but not the freedom...meaning you are allow to exist but you dont have the freedom to live because anyone can take that right away from you...i think the ones that understand freedom the best are monks and prisoners

@12rsanch 4 жыл бұрын

Freedom is the power to overcome evil within you and the evil outside.

@monicayumnam7356 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom is one of the right

@monicayumnam7356 3 жыл бұрын

And by right it is what is due to you

@education.knowledge. 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom is when I'm not force to read ur lesson in bcom 3 year . Irony is I can't apply ur unrealistic ideas coz I'll fail in my exams then .

@aifan6148 3 жыл бұрын

"Hell is other people"

@coolwhiphimself7753 2 жыл бұрын

We are all guilty of what he’s talking about. I agree with him, but to actually apply what he is saying is different than mere agreement. To 100% be a light to yourself, not easy.

@nimetnimetstc 6 жыл бұрын

if you have visa card no freedom😡

@baptm727 3 жыл бұрын

😆

@merajhosseini3423 2 жыл бұрын

He says watch all the disorder and confusion and stuff to get free . But this is not true. First of all when you watch you use your thoughts. When you use your thoughts you choose a thought. Based on himself when their exist choices there exist no freedom because there exist conflict. So, whatever one does one will not get free, just based on the same line of reasoning.

@Alex722 Жыл бұрын

You can attend without thinking. Attention is not thought, it’s prior to thought. Sit somewhere and just observe anything from your breath to whatever you’re listening happening around, smelling, seeing or observe your current emotional state. Do this without describing inwardly anything, no inner speech, not labelling, not judging, no reaction at all. Just let your senses do their job and don’t interfere. You’ll see that even your thoughts pass by just like cars or birds do. Attention is not thought.

@tettibutt9892 2 жыл бұрын

Freedom is an illusion in a selfish world, you want freedom? What's the cost? You might think you have it but do you really? Just because you can make you're own decisions you think you're free? You're still bound by your own faults. That's where it starts your own sinful nature is where the curse of freedom lies, sure you're free… free to get back up when you fall down but who said you could walk forward? Or a better question is what's stopping you?

@trishadhakal 6 жыл бұрын

this guy is talking a bad test of my patience

@ShellYoung 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't answer

@kanumurisivasatish9295 2 жыл бұрын

You are at kindergarten stage.. I too first thought he is escaping from answering

@manojkumarn2464 Жыл бұрын

@@kanumurisivasatish9295 brother was he enlightened..... He denied all like religion, God, gurus everything...... And tells to search the by yourself but what he has got or realised