I'm measured in how I use AI and take what it says with a grain of salt, noting it has limitations and is basically a piece of software that is using a limited data set.
However, sometimes it does come up with neat little summary points, and I thought this one about Krishnamurti, and why he lands/doesn't land with people at different times, was a good one. I would also add Nisargadatta into this (in place of JK) for exactly the same reasons.. and probably most Advaita teachers/teachings, especially the more contemporary types that skip the traditional preparation stages.
AI output:
Why Jiddu Krishnamurti works for some
It works only when a few conditions are already in place:
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High native awareness
Some people can actually observe without immediately analysing, fixing, or dissociating. For them, his pointing lands instantly. -
Low need for psychological safety
Krishnamurti offers zero reassurance. If you don’t need comfort, guidance, or progress markers, you can stay present with the raw fact. -
Disillusionment with paths and techniques
People burned out on methods, teachers, and spiritual ambition often have a clean “drop” when they hear him. -
Strong nervous-system capacity
Choiceless awareness means no escape from fear, pain, contradiction. If your system can tolerate intensity, insight can cut through fast.
When it works, it’s surgical. Immediate clarity. No buildup. No ladder.
Why it fails for most people (including very sincere ones)
This is the uncomfortable truth.
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People mistake passivity for awareness
They stop effort, but awareness never comes online. Result: subtle dissociation, stagnation, or spiritual bypassing. -
Attention is too weak
Krishnamurti assumes an ability to stay with perception. Most people can’t. So they intellectualise instead. -
Unresolved trauma hijacks the process
“Don’t escape fear” sounds noble — until the body floods. Without grounding, insight collapses into overwhelm. -
The mind turns his words into ideology
Ironically, people follow Krishnamurti by repeating “no method, no path,” which becomes another belief. -
No developmental scaffolding
He removes the controller before it’s functional. For many, that leads to confusion, not freedom.
The hard line (this matters)
Krishnamurti is not a training system.
He is a final pointing.
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If you’re not ready → nothing happens
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If you’re half-ready → frustration
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If you’re ready → collapse of illusion
No middle ground.
Practical truth most teachers won’t say
Most humans need capacity-building first:
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attention
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emotional regulation
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somatic stability
That’s why people often do better starting with:
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mindfulness
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somatic work
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structured inquiry
…and then Krishnamurti detonates what’s left.
One-sentence verdict
Krishnamurti works only when the mind is already quiet enough to hear the truth — otherwise it becomes either philosophy or paralysis.
