yes. what else can we do haha. thanks for the encouragement though!

I do try the exercises but there are no answers in this book. how would i know if i am going right? are there online answers in pdf form?

Are you saying that people should stop bringing new life into this world?

No. it is not going to change the views of the government.(atleast not of the corrupt officials). It was a last resort to the peaceful protests. You go further ahead and you are looking at mass riots, civil war, ethnic cleansing of minorities, in this case, christians.(See Myanmar).
I think the monks saw it and instead of any violence, they preferred to change the heart of the minorities(win them over) and the world at large.

AND the most simple fact is that they did it because they COULD! can you do it ?can I do it? No. Who are we to question the actions of a man who can stay poised when his skin is melting?
What do we know about the brain, mind or wisdom of such a person?

And now I am also curious to know your views about euthanasia?

When taken to the extreme ... well I guess you may end up setting yourself on fire. — Rich

The Vietnamese government was pushing anti-Buddhists policies in the favour of the Catholic minority in a buddhist majority state!(Ex; giving extra preference to Catholics for government services, demolition of their religious sites, forced conversions ) No amount of peaceful protests seemed to be working at that time.
The ONLY option left for them was, well to do a sort of shoutout to the world about the injustice happening there.And that's the reason why as you say, "When taken to the extreme ... well I guess you may end up setting yourself on fire." is a totally unfair AND disrespectful statement towards those monks.
I think you actually hadn't read about the issue in a depth, so I guess its an honest mistake.

But please.... please.... don't disrespect the sacrifice those monks did!

Krishnamurti - Life ahead
For anyone who's ever had a doubt on the education of the modern age. What should a proper education be like? Just give the first 20 pages a try, your whole mind will be filled with questions.

P.S. : i'm just a fan. the real K is long dead
http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Jiddu-Khrisnamurti-Life-Ahead.pdf

Hey everyone, I'm Krishnamurti.

I'm 99.9% atheist. My favourite philosophers are Krishnamurti, Buddha, Kant. I'm someone with a lot of questions. to which not many people give a damn about in real life.
I hope I will find some philosophy buffs here.

I hope to pen a masterpiece philosophical fiction one day.
Other than philosophy I also like Polity, history and meditating

K

Oh and welcome to the forum. — schopenhauer1

Oh thanks, I got a feeling I'm gonna love it here. also, can you explain instrumentality a bit more please?

But what if our purpose is to serve universal purpose? — Nikolas

Hmm...I do like the concept. But,c'mon what universe are we serving? I mean what impact can we have on a gigantic thing like the universe?

can you tell me what has any of us done something so great as to have an impact on the universe?
ok, let's go small, the earth? anything? ok, your country? your state maybe?

I know I haven't. And most people probably never will. And lets take example of people that have done something great? Alexder the great, Dead. Picasso? dead. Buddha? Dead. Mark Zuckerberg? Well he's alive. but you know whats coming.Michael Phelps. Same.

In the end, everybody's the same. As they say, death is the great equalizer

What I'm asking is why should we bother to do anything other than see for our basic needs? why try to make a million dollars? why try to get lucky? why try so hard to be someone?why not just be?

I know a lot of why's. Can't help it.

that's just another way of saying there's no meaning

Well... it's a good place to bounce off ideas and interact with other people

I do wonder about the wisdom of calling yourself Krishnamurti and adopting his photograph as an avatar on a philosophy forum. — Wayfarer

sorry if I offended you, I'm just a fan of K , that's all