How Can You Live In This World And Yet Be Innocent?

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क्या आप इस दुनिया में रहते हुए भी मासूम हो सकते हैं?
- जे कृष्णमूर्ति के द्वारा

आप इस दुनिया में रहते हुए भी मासूम कैसे बने रह सकते हैं? पहले, मासूम बनो और फिर तुम इस दुनिया में रहोगे, दूसरे तरीके से नहीं। कमजोर बनो, बहुत कमजोर बनो।

आप यह भी नहीं समझते कि मासूम होने का क्या अर्थ है; अगर आप मासूम हैं, तो आप इस दुनिया में, किसी और दुनिया में, किसी भी दुनिया में रह सकते हैं। लेकिन अगर आप मासूम नहीं हैं तो आप इस दुनिया के साथ समझौता करने की कोशिश करते हैं और फिर सभी कुछ ख़राब हो जाता है। लेकिन इस मासूमियत के बारे में जानें। इसे पाने की कोशिश मत करो। यह शब्द नहीं है। यह वह अवस्था है जब आपमें कोई दिखावा नहीं, कोई मुखौटे नहीं, कोई संघर्ष नहीं है। उस अवस्था में रहो और तब तुम इस दुनिया में रह सकते हो। तब आप कार्यालय जा सकते हैं; आप कुछ भी कर सकते हैं। यदि आप जानते हैं कि प्यार क्या है, तो आप वह कर सकते हैं जो आप चाहते हैं। कोई संघर्ष नहीं, कोई पाप नहीं... कोई दर्द नहीं .... फिर आप इस दुनिया में पूरी तरह से, अलग तरह से रहेंगे।

यह वास्तव में मन का उत्परिवर्तन है। यह मनुष्य का मूलभूत परिवर्तन है। मासूमियत की स्थिति, एक उत्परिवर्तन की स्थिति है। उत्परिवर्तन एक नए प्राणी का जन्म है। वह एक ऐसा प्राणी है जो क्रिया करता है लेकिन प्रतिक्रिया नहीं, क्योंकि, निष्क्रियता की जमीन में रहकर, वह आकर्षण और अनुग्रह के साथ काम करता है, जो सभी के लिए कभी न खत्म होने वाली चुनौती - एक चुनौती जो अस्पष्ट है और इसलिए अनुत्तरित भी।

ऐसा व्यक्ति जीता है, बस जीवन जीता है, लेकिन उसका जीवन दूसरों में ज़बरदस्त उत्साह और तीव्रता की भावना जागृत करता है। हालांकि यह अजीब लग सकता है, मासूम जीव समाज में संपूर्ण और महत्वपूर्ण क्रांति के लिए एक शक्तिशाली नाभिक बन जाता है। ऐसा नहीं है कि पहले व्यक्ति का परिवर्तन होना चाहिए और फिर उस व्यक्ति का परिवर्तन सामाजिक क्रांति का कारण बनेगा। ये दो अलग-अलग प्रक्रियाएं नहीं हैं। मानव के परिवर्तन में, पहले से ही, मौलिक सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए आंदोलन शुरू हो गया है। दोनों के बीच कोई समय अंतराल नहीं है। परिवर्तन की प्रक्रिया सिर्फ एक है और अभिन्न है। परिवर्तित मानव एक सामाजिक क्रांति की शुरुआत का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है। ऐसा मानव सामाजिक क्रांति का आह्वान करने वाला नेता नहीं बनता। इस तरह के आह्वान में नकलीपन होता है और इसलिए एक ऐसी कार्रवाई होती है जो एक विचार के लिए लगभग अनुमानित होती है।

लेकिन संपूर्ण मासूमियत वाले व्यक्ति में - उसके जीने मात्र में - सामाजिक क्रांति शुरू हो चुकी है। अपने बदसूरत शोषण के साथ, नेतृत्व की बुराई, अस्तित्व में केवल तब आती है, जब मानव के परिवर्तन और एक समाज के परिवर्तन के बीच एक समय अंतराल दिया जाता है।

मनन के लिए प्रश्न: आपके लिए मासूम होने का क्या मतलब है? क्या आप उस समय की एक व्यक्तिगत कहानी साझा कर सकते हैं जब आप वास्तव में मासूम होकर जीते थे? आपको मासूम होने में क्या मदद करता है?
Seed Questions for Reflection

What does being innocent mean to you? Can you share a personal story of a time you really lived by being innocent? What helps you be a human of innocence?

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Dr. Chelsea
Sep 13, 2025
Innocence, to me, is remaining open no matter the external circumstance.

Why do we lose so much of this quality after childhood? In my experience, it’s pain/ adversity/ trauma that causes us to become discerning and move toward self protection.

How can we again become open even after such experiences in life? To be unharmed and unbothered by adversities.

I believe it’s by recognizing who and what I truly am… then I’m not harmed if what’s reflected to me isn’t That. I also think it’s a grace.

As in, I could physically defend myself from harm and still remain open/ loving as I do so.

What do you think?
KK
Nov 27, 2019
Living innocently to me means living naturally. As a human being, we are elite species on this earth and we have tremendous potential to make the world a much better place for all other life in this universe. Humans instead have forgotten about their purpose for existence and living in an accumulation mode without realizing what they are really living for. Last few years for mehave been a time of inner change facilitated by my meditation and connecting with inner self. Today I don't see any need for covering myself with any mask. Leading a simple life and find ways to help as many less fortunate people as possible seems to me is the way forward to lead a happy and peaceful life. Thank you Awakin circle members for helping me progress along this way through your reflections. 
SO
Some1 Apr 13, 2020
"we are elite species on this earth and we have tremendous potential to make the world a much better place for all other life in this universe."


If I don't get it wrong, guys like Jiddu trying to say; that thought above creates the most trouble.
ME
Nov 26, 2019
Dying to self and living in Him.
AP
Nov 26, 2019
Living in gratitude is being innocent. It's a catalyst for shedding ego, naturally invoking our child-like spirit and be humble to realize our dependency on others and the existence, thereby requesting any help with ease.
MA
Nov 26, 2019
I am wondering if this post is for males only.

I appreciate and respect everyone's sentiments HOWEVER, the exclusive language is troublesome.

If you would like to understand my position please try this: settle-in, close your eyes and have someone read to you Krishnamurti's words using FEMALE pronouns only (that is if you are male).

I was asked to do the same with the reader using male pronouns. I was forever changed.

Exclusive language is not acceptable in a society that seeks equality.

Thank you for your understanding.
SR
Somik Raha Nov 28, 2019
Thank you for sharing these sentiments. Some adjustments were made to this piece (in parenthesis), but I didn't get to all of the places that could have been done. This would have been easy to do, and I wasn't being diligent. You will see this piece adjusted now.


PU
Nov 26, 2019
I minimizedmy requirements to live a innosent routine. It took time and I prepared my mind to avoid conflict with close relatives friends and contacts for shake of my share of facilities. Now they are offering me what I compromised and let go my share of things. A wonderful experience of innosence routine. I went through many ups and down, finally I succeed. Meditation, yoga , food style and exercise breathing practices helped me a lot. Thanks my spiritual guides.
thanks all, who helped me to reach this stage of innosence.
DD
Nov 23, 2019
Being innocent literally means to cause no harm. Sometimes I am innocent, such as when I am speaking from what I am experiencing, including to say what I see, imagine, fantasize, assume, feel, and/or think, speaking caringly, honestly, directly, and openly, and speaking goallessly, that is, not trying to manipulate or make any particular outcome happen. When so doing, I am confident I am causing no harm -- occasionally the other may feel upset in some way, but that's not my causing harm. What helps me be a human of innocence when I am one is knowing it is the right way to be, trusting the value and benefit of it, and knowing the satisfaction that comes from it.
BP
Nov 22, 2019
What does being innocent mean to you? Just living.
Can you share a personal story of a time you really lived by being innocent? If I try to share a personal story then living is no more that would destroythe living. I have to explain an apparent story in words that is my mind created story in sequential time in subject-object relation. JK has said "Don't try to get it. It is not the word." It is a mutation of mind (Me) or individuality based on past experiences.
What helps you be a human of innocence? When "Me" is not there than living only happens it is functioning of that energy or consciousness. Energy doesn't need any help.
JP
Nov 22, 2019
Being innocent means being true to oneself, being authentic, with no pretensions, no masks and no conflicts. Being innocent means revealing our original face with no facade. When we live innocently. it not only creates a fundamental change or transformation in the individual but also in the society at large.The person living innocently becomes a potent nucleus for social revolution. Such a person becomes a dynamic agent of transformation. Living innocently requires awakeningand vigilant awareness of the clouds of fear arising in our mind and heart. I was blessedto have my father who displayed courage to stay firmly on the path of being true to himself. He became the role model not only for us but also for the society he lived in. The other great model for my individual transformation and the transformation of the country was MahatmaGandhi. Both, my biological father and the father of the nation, have had a positive strong impact on my transformation As I have mentioned before,remainin... View full comment