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permanent but not static

https://www.quora.com/What-did-J-Krishnamurti-mean-If-we-can-really-understand-the-problem-the-answer-will-come-out-of-it-because-answer-is-not-separate-from-the-problem
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When is perception complete and adequate? By not operating on the fact, the fact initiates its own movement - it can be seen to be born, flower and wither away – the experience is completely lived and not stored in memory. This involves dying to the past - because only then is there a constant renewal. JK explains this through the analogy of the difference between a stagnant pool of water and a river which through its constant ebb and flow is ever renewing itself or cleansing itself. This is an entirely different movement which is permanent but not static – for it is constantly in flow. It is a movement from moment to moment.
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