U G Krishnamurti, popularly called and known as UG by his admirers is no more, but in a sense he is “more” now in this world, such is the power and penetration of his words and wits that he has left and impacted on the trackless track of this world. It just catches “fire” and nothing less or more. Eventhough through rotten traditional lense UG appeared to be a Useless Guy, in a clean lense UG is forever a Unique Guy. As a humble admirer, at least I felt like expressing these words, not for praising UG, but just for my conviction, for that crazy UG doesn’t want people to remember and worship him both when he is alive as well as dead.
The contemporaries JK, Osho , and UG are unique in their own way in hammering this mad world. May the breed of these Unique Guys live more on this beautiful earth.
An Artistic Sketch of UG:
This is the art work from IKURU, ‘lovingly’ created by Danny Antivalidis, who I understand. is an attached as well as detached admirer of UG too. Danny always loves and adds more humors amidst the so called tumorous journey of our life. I would like to add a note that this ‘art piece’ is not hosted here in appreciation or ‘worshipping’ of UG, but rather as an appreciation of human expression of art and beauty. May long live our ‘heart and art’!
- P Sulochanan
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June 8, 2009 at 4:19 pm |
Im not saying that it’s right or wrong, there is no such thing, but the things we do affect us more than we like to think.
June 15, 2009 at 4:32 pm |
Anyone know where we can get Mahesh’s book in the USA?
June 17, 2009 at 3:04 pm |
nah, thats the case, it has to be ordered from India for now it seems.
yeay we finally reached another page!
Here’s a bit of an interview;
http://www.bollywood.com/book-ug-my-most-defining-work-mahesh-bhatt
June 21, 2009 at 7:19 pm |
Good news.
Here is a UG documentary in the makings.
http://ugdocumentary.wordpress.com/
June 30, 2009 at 1:58 am |
Hi Ikuru -
Thanks for stopping by the site for the documentary. I’ve visited this message board and blog often in the past, and have enjoyed the discussion.
I am still working on the documentary, and plan to begin production in Europe this August, then moving onto India. I’ve been in the planning phase for a while now, but I’ll start to update the site more often as things develop. Thanks for your interest, and let’s be in touch.
Matthew
June 30, 2009 at 10:14 am
Hi Matthew,
We are really happy to hear about UG documentary venture from your end. Thank you Ikuru for bringing in Matthew and UG documentary information.
http://ugdocumentary.wordpress.com/
Some interactions with resource persons and those who closely moved and lived with UG may be of some help in this regard. We may email personally to Matthew in this regard. All the best.
June 30, 2009 at 10:26 am |
Mr.Ikuru used to ridicule others for “selling out” themselves to UG and even he sarcastically commented on “selling UG Ice creams for enlightenment” but why is he now promoting UG relentlessly through this blog???????????????????
July 1, 2009 at 11:46 am |
Madhu, makes there a valid value point, in a way it applies to all of us. The strange thing , as strange as UG, is: whether we are promoting UG or UG is prompting us or promoting us? Are we promoting ourselves in the name of promoting or demoting UG? It’s a difficult situation there to figure out.
UG told his friends, ‘when I am dead, just dump my body on the heaps of garbage out there and wash off your hands. Never remember me’.
But we are not ready for that, instead of washing off our hands, we want to bash on it.
June 30, 2009 at 10:35 am |
Sulochan and Matthew,
Who else other than Mr and Mrs Chandrasekhar, who played host for UG for nearly three decades, can provide better info about UG.
I think if the interview with Chandrasekhar is incorporated in the film it could span more than 5 to 6 hrs.
Such a rich memories of UG they have. The couple are unassuming, simple, unpretending compassionate and lovely persons.
They never seemed to “own” UG unlike many people in Krishnamurti Foundations (JK centers) in whom you can see unexhibited arrogance, pretentious compassion.
July 3, 2009 at 1:59 pm |
Just I received a mail from Mr Chandrasekhar, and I thought of sharing that here, particularly in the context of Matthew’s Documentary Film Project on UG:
Dear Sulochan,
“Thanks for forwarding the comments on UG Blog. Yes. I too heard about Matthew’s interest in making a documentary on UG. Sometime ago Julie wanted some DVDs to help him in his project and I had sent them to her. He is supposed to visit India sometime this year. Let us hope to see him soon. Today I had forwarded the book launch invitation to you. Mahesh is in Dubai presently. He is supposed to comeback by tomorrow. Shall keep you posted about the developments.”
July 1, 2009 at 11:56 am |
I left the following lines on Matthew’s site there: http://ugdocumentary.wordpress.com/about-filmmaker/
Hi Matthew:
Many have had the privilege of meeting and listening to UG when he was alive. The strange thing about UG, it seems, is that he may not fit into any story or system. He was explosive, but equally elusive too. He demolishes not only others, in the next move he demolishes himself.
It really thrills to hear that Matthew is venturing into creating a feature documentary on UG – that too this being his first documentary. It indeed gives a fresh perspective. UG gave total license or freedom to all to do anything with his ‘words’. I personally wish all success, support to Matthew in creating this documentary film on UG that spells the message to a larger audience in it’s own way.
The best thing to convey, perhaps, is to skip idealizing and idolizing UG, which he never wanted. The ‘monster message’ should reach, UG is not there. Life is there.
July 1, 2009 at 6:03 pm |
Madhu, I do what I do. Don’t really mind if I contradict my self in this matters. I probably used tho think different.
The thing is I don’t think u have to be lucky in order to find what u need.
UG message came to me at a point in my life where I needed it.
If someone likes to make a movie about UG, then why not? I’m sure UG wouldn’t mind, maybe in the same way a lake or a storm wouldn’t mind if someone made a movie about that.
If Mahesh feels he has to write a special book about UG, so be it, I’m sure UG wouldn’t mind.
Will a movie about UG change anything?
Probably not.
Will it be entertaining or enjoyable to watch?
It probably will.
Matthew, I wish u good luck with your project and feel free to keep in touch.
July 2, 2009 at 1:01 am |
I do not think, UG needs promoting, whoever needs to hear it will hear it.
Still I’m glad someone did film that stuff, whether it did me any good or not. I’m glad someone wrote things down and that I got a chance to read it.
Self promotion or not, the “message” spread out, and that’s what matters, if anything.
Some more quotes:
“My interest is not to knock off what others have said [that is too easy], but to knock off what I am saying. More precisely, I am trying to stop what you are making out of what I am saying.”
“I am not recommending anything; doing or not doing leads to the same end: misery. So doing nothing is no different from doing something.”
“Anything I do to help would only add to your misery–that is all. By continuing to listen to me you merely heap one more misery upon those you already have.”
“My motive for talking is quite different than you think.It is not that I am eager to help you understand, that I feel that I must help you. Not at all. I am only interested in making it crystal clear that there is nothing to understand.”
“I am always emphasizing that somehow the truth has to dawn upon you that there is nothing to understand.”
“If there is one [a person in the natural state], he won’t be hiding somewhere. He will be there shining like the star. You can’t keep such people under bushel.”
“Your constant utilization of thought to give continuity to your separative self is ‘you’.There is nothing there inside you other than that.”
- UG K
July 2, 2009 at 4:54 pm |
Here is a nice text about UG.
http://www.experiencefestival.com/forum/news/article/5/the-two-krishnamurtis-or-the-man-who-wasnt-there/
and an outtake:
July 3, 2009 at 4:19 pm |
Looking at the responses of Ikuru, I feel that his own medicine worked well for him.
“Madhu, I do what I do. Don’t really mind if I contradict my self in this matters”
I hope you respect the same freedom in others too, especially in those who admire UG tremendously and exhibit their love and respect thro this blog.
You can make films abt UG, make films and promote his teachings.
I am not in your way. Sorry you have misunderstood me.
I was simply wondering abt the way you used to ridicule others for showing their respect and love to UG.
July 3, 2009 at 7:39 pm |
Honestly, I never ever had any intentions to ridicule any one on this matters. If anything I might have tried to help if I have felt at times that someone, anyone been a little tio much in Love with UG or his ‘teaching’. Well according to My own minimal understanding. After all this is what UG was ‘teaching’ right? To throw him, our selves, and his teaching in the fire. I just try to do just that, and Will probably keep failing miserably just doing. Never meant any harm though. Sorry if it came out looking smart ass or hurtfull or anything like that. Each to his own pathetic understanding. We all have to row our boats. Or they will sink right?
/D
July 3, 2009 at 10:48 pm |
whether we label our “understanding” glorious or pathetic, doesn’t make a change.
“there is nothing to understand”, so how can there be any form of understanding?