krishnamurti: on fear

Many years ago I followed an interest in the works of c g Jung and i went to places few do. On this journey, quest for knowledge, I came across krishnamurti. 

K having been selected as a child to lead a certain religious movement, later shunned worship and all forms of religious and political dogma. He instead urged people to pursue self realisation via self exploration and proper thought. He often captures an amount of knowledge in one sentence that exceeds what many people will witness in their entire life. 

At present I am revisiting K, through his lectures On Fear. I understand that fear is the single most drive within us that leads to poor mental health; hatred, jealousy and aggression. That as individuals we accumulate memories that cause feelings of fear that go unexamined, but that by stripping these away and learning to live with fear we can be happy and healthy. 

Two incidents on recent days have me reflecting on the truth here. The first is a tragic shooting death that occurred locally, a Sihk man shot dead by a stranger in a beach side car park. I do not know for certain, but strongly suspect racist motives were at play. 

The second, more mundane example is of the toutings of a right wing politician during a current campaign. He wants to stop immigration, tax foreign students (but not the wealthy), and begin nuclear power generation. Each of these thoughts are driven by fear; hatred of "others" and aggression towards the planet. I would like to follow him about and after hearing spout these policies ask: "What are you afraid of Peter?". To strip away the political banter and reveal his personal feelings, his fears of others or whatever dark place it takes him.