Why do you want a theory at all, and why do you postulate any belief?
This constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear –
fear of everyday life, fear of sorrow,
fear of death and of the utter meaninglessness of life.
Seeing all this you invent a theory
and the more cunning and erudite the theory the more weight it has.
And after two thousand or ten thousand years of propaganda,
that theory invariably and foolishly becomes ‘the truth’.
Krishnamurti, The Second Krishnamurti Reader
