![]() ![]() ![]() “Is there the awakening of that intelligence? If there is. “Thought is of time, intelligence is not of time, intelligence is immeasurable.” (p. “Intelligence is not personal, is not the outcome of argument, belief, opinion or reason.” (p. Through the decades, Krishnamurti remained clear and unwavering on this point, as these quotes from The Awakening of Intelligence illustrate. The Lethani is what help us choose a path.”ĭoes this not remind us of the intelligence that J Krishnamurti talks about? This, too, is a state of being that yields right action, and yet there is no hint of a ‘path’ that leads to intelligence. By following the Lethani, you act rightly.” ![]() “What is the purpose of the Lethani, Tempi?” “To give us a path to follow?” I replied. “What is the purpose of the Lethani?” Tempi asked. Here is a conversation between the hero (who is not an Adem and speaks in first person) and Tempi, an Adem who is trying to explain the Lethani to him.* The author has invented a culture he calls the ‘Ademre’, whose way of life is informed by something called the ‘Lethani’. A recent description of such a way, albeit in a fictional context, is found in the novel The Wise Man’s Fear by Philip Rothfuss. This way of living is imbued with a quality of flow, an ability to dance with life effortlessly and without a sense of division. Many traditions over the years have been interested in a way of living grounded in something that is not man-made or created by thought. ![]()
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