Thought For Today 11 April 2022, J Krishnamurti

Comparison breeds fear. Do observe this in yourself. I want to be a better writer, more beautiful looking, more intelligent, have more knowledge, have more fame in the world, be somebody successful. Success and fame are the very essence of comparison, and therefore, psychologically, we constantly breed fear. Comparison breeds conflict and struggle, and that is considered highly respectable: you must be competitive to survive in this world, in business, in family, in religious matters. You must reach heaven, sit next to Jesus, or whoever it be, your saviour. This comparative spirit of the priest becoming the archbishop or Pope, that same spirit we cultivate very assiduously, very carefully through life, being better, achieving – our moral and ethical structure is based on this. So there is a constant state of competition, comparison and the everlasting struggle to be somebody, or to be nobody. That is the root of all fear because that breeds envy, jealousy, hate. Where there is hate, there is no love, and fear is generated more and more.

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