Both becoming in the affairs of the world and psychologically becoming. I am greedy, but I will gradually become non-greedy, which is a form of measurement, which is a form of becoming. The whole question of becoming is involved in it, which is to measure: I am this, I will be that. But primarily meditation means to measure. The word meditation implies not only the brain concentrating on a certain subject but also a great deal of attention. It is not the mindfulness practices commonly taught, the watching of the breath or repeating a mantra. Krishnamurti suggests that meditation is directly related to our everyday activities, not something separate, and is only possible with order in our daily life. Is meditation something divorced from everyday life? The peace of mind we wish to find is often a reaction, a step away from the facts of our life, our problems and worries. Even simply being, the future and past banished, is questioned by Krishnamurti, since its base is a centre, a ‘me’. There is nowhere to get to, and movement of the mind in any direction, with any purpose, is not meditation but is time-bound, rooted in the known. It is not concentration or contemplation. Meditation, he says, is not something you do or experience, nor can it be learned from another. It has been described as ‘techniqueless meditation’, eschewing the practices, goals and controls advocated by most teachers and traditions. Krishnamurti’s approach to meditation is perhaps unique.
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