Natural Intelligence - Essence Of Jkrishnamurthy Teachings
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Topic Name- "Natural Intelligence"
There is a kind of intelligence that we are born with. A natural intelligence, like the one a snake has while moving quietly in the darkness beside a road, or the one a calm cat has while walking alone on a wall.
We too sometimes become aware of this intelligence when we are caught in a very urgent or dangerous situation. Often, this intelligence awakens within us when life is at risk. We all know about it. We talk about it and read about it in books. Some people say it can be awakened and that its powers can be gained. Many greedy people have tried to do that and have failed.
The first and greatest quality of this intelligence is that it is free from time and thought, and it is deeply pure. It has been with us since the beginning of creation.
There is another kind of intelligence with which we live. It is built through time, memory, experience, and images. This intelligence is personal. It is mechanical.
For example, we can read a thousand books and discuss a subject in great detail. In fields such as science and medicine, continuous research and study bring new developments every day. Human beings are now talking about going to Mars, and new medicines are being developed for many diseases.
In this intelligence, knowledge is accumulated, and this process has been going on for hundreds of years. In daily life, a person makes many decisions based on memories, and those memories have been gathered over time.
The knowledge a person receives from family, society, friends, relationships, country, books, and personal experiences also becomes part of this intelligence. Every day, a person adds a little more to this knowledge. This intelligence is personal. Therefore, every person is different in this regard.
The natural intelligence within us is concerned only with life. It is free from the world of thoughts and images. It is free in every moment. It does not depend on anything. It keeps learning and changing from moment to moment. It takes shape like water.
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It simply exists With Compassion.
And the moment a person understands their mechanical intelligence, they begin to act from an intelligence that is extremely subtle and extraordinary. It has no limits. It is real in every moment.
A child is born with it, but over time a personal intelligence is formed. The moment this conditioning breaks, what is truly real comes into view. What is authentic reveals itself.
(There may be some mistakes in my choice of words because I write in Hindi and then translate it before posting. Still, I am trying my best to choose words very carefully, because some people get stuck on the words rather than the meaning.)
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