I have read recently that some Chinese professor said that “in 10 years J[iddu] Krishnamurti would be as widely known in China as the Buddha.”
So what is the point to replace one name with another? If you go on with the same old way of life, it does not matter with what philosophy you fill your head. You cannot take someone’s words—however wise, however beautiful—and by merging them with your background, pretend that you have changed.
We really do not want big changes, we are frightened. We are comfortable with the idea of progressing in small steps: making our lives a bit more environmentally friendly, a bit more balanced. And the whole of our psychology is resisting the idea of radical change. But now, I think, it is the time to start getting used to it: we need the radical change, not only in order to attain the state of flourishing, but in order to survive. This should be settled, clear for everyone.