Explains how our minds are conditioned from an early age by books, teachers, parents and the society around us. Our minds, attitudes and prejudices are entrenched from early childhood and going beyond our boundaries scares us. We are afraid of what our parents would say, of what society will do. This way of thinking places barriers that prevent you from going further and becoming truly free. He explains that when you are young, you are easily conditioned, molded and forced into a pattern and unconsciously get trapped in imitation. I totally agree with everything Krishnamurti said, but I can't see a completely free mind. The goal of conditioning is to shape young minds in ways that conform to and support the accepted values, beliefs, and behaviors of a given culture. I grew up in a Catholic family, many values and beliefs were taught to me from my childhood, so yes, my mind was conditioned, but there are similar values standard in every culture that have been passed down from generation to generation. You can't escape it. What does it mean to be completely free? It perhaps means that one can never feel that one belongs to a particular country, class or type of thought as Krishnamurti writes in his essay. Krishnamurti says that true freedom is the result of intelligence. We must be aware that we are not free and observe all the things that scare us and limit us.
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