The Mystique of Enlightenment: Enriched edition. Challenging Traditional Notions: A Radical Perspective on Enlightenment and Existence

by U.G. Krishnamurti

By 'life' I do not mean something abstract; it is the life of the senses, functioning naturally without the interference of thought. Thought is an interloper, which thrusts itself into the affairs of the senses. It has a profit motive: thought directs the activity of the senses to get something out of them, and uses them to give continuity to itself.