Freedom from the Known

Hello Everyone,

I hope everyone is enjoying the first week of classes. I am off to a really great start. (I guess you would be if your still at an A :) Nevertheless, I am going to enjoy all of my classes this semester!

Over break, I began reading an online book titled Freedom from the Known, written by a great Indian philospher by the name of Jiddu Krishnumerti.

I decided for this first blog that I would simply pose a question in regards to what Krishnumerti speaks about in this book.

Feel free to pose your thoughts. I value honesty and differences! I love hearing other people's opinions.

Question #1. If a person were to eliminate everything they were ever taught in life in effort to embrace a new understanding of their life; would they be denying themselves?

Question #2. What does our instution's motto really mean? If we say it is important to contemplate truth and share the fruits of this contemplation with others, how can we really know what is truth? How do we find out this truth? When others do not want to accept the "truth" from us, then have we still shared our fruits?

Krishnumerti was a writer, philospher and international lecturer. He was born May 12, 1895. He lived his whole life asking and attempting to answer questions surrounded by truth. To check out a portion of the book, follow this link:http://books.google.com/books?id=60fnDE7_hREC&printsec=frontcover&dq=freedom+from+the+known+jiddu+krishnamurti&source=bl&ots=agLvRkEkD7&sig=9hmvpHHFXEyxc2rUy966HoJs2Pw&hl=en&ei=hU9PS9TEO9CVtgeYi6WmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Until next class time,

Reflect