It is the quality of freshness, of newness, that is essential, or otherwise life becomes a routine, a habit; and love is not a habit, a boring thing. Most people have lost all sense of wonderment. They take everything for granted, and this sense of security destroys freedom and the wonderment of uncertainty. We project a far distant future, away from the present. The attention to understand is always in the present. In attention, there is always a sense of imminence.⁠

⁠ To be clear in one’s intentions is quite an arduous task. Intention is as a flame, ceaselessly urging one to understand. Be clear in your intentions and you will see things will work out. To be clear in the present is all that one needs, but it is not quite so easy as it sounds. One has to clear a field for the new seed, and once the seed is planted, its own vitality and strength creates the fruit and the seed.⁠

⁠ ⁠Outward beauty can never last; it is always marred if there is no inward delight and joy. We cultivate the outer, paying so little attention to the thing inside the skin; but it is the inner that always overcomes the outer. It is the worm inside the apple that destroys the freshness of the apple.⁠

⁠ It needs great intelligence to live together, not surrender to each other or be dominated by one or the other. Relationship is the most difficult thing in life.⁠

J. Krishnamurti⁠
art: Miles Johnston