All of the problems that humanity has now, psychologically or otherwise, are the product of thought. We often pursue the same patterns of thought, but patterns that haven’t and will never solve any of our problems.

The whole structure of the “me” is put together by thought. The “me” is a person’s consciousness, which is their name, form, and their various experiences. Is consciousness individual, or is there one inseparable consciousness of mankind?

Whatever action is born of limited thought must inevitably breed conflict. Dividing humanity geographically, religiously, and so on, has created havoc in the world. The “me” is a divisive entity. Why is there this division? Are we concerned with our very limited selves or with the future of mankind?

Watch below as David Bohm and Krishnamurti explore these topics and more in a discussion from 1983 that still holds truth today: