Self-Inquiry with Vala Kondo-Legan, August 13, 2025

As previously decided, he group continued with the quote from The Book of Life (Love is dangerous, November 25):

 

“Love is the most dangerous and uncertain element in life;

and because we do not want to be uncertain,

because we do not want to be in danger, we live in the mind.

A man who loves is dangerous…”

The group began with a strong objection from a group member that the quote had been excerpted from a longer entry in “The Book of Life”. The excerpting was seen to have invalidated the meaning the quote, despite the entries themselves being excerpted from larger speeches.

There was some short discussion of the role of a quote in a dialogue, with emphasis on the living interpretation of a quote vs it’s exact content or context. The role of the editor of a book, as an authority, as well as Krishnamurti as authority was also mentioned.

After the objector was observed as “violent” by another group member; The subject of love becoming conflict , both in the macrocosm of the world as well as the microcosm of the dialogue, was discussed.

Also observed were efforts to divert attention away from the group conflict, due to discomfort.

The group discussed love as an underlying constant, which was challenged as potentially having a conceptual origin. Observation was made that in spite of a possible larger field of love, daily life that may not include love. Attention was put on the energy in the room, and it was observed that there was “not much!” [love] in the present moment!

Also discussed was the assumption by thought that it “knows love”.

The group discussed continuity of love in light of Krishnamurti’s comments about “dying every day”; and there was comment that the “alive-ness” of love, lies in “dying”.

 

—Vala Kondo-Legan