Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Why do we seek a method or technique? - 21 August 1949.
• The problems of life do not demand a method, because they are so vital and alive that if we approach with a method we totally misunderstand and don't adequately meet that problem.
• Where there is efficiency there is ruthlessness.
• The means and the end are not separate.
• Reality or God is something that cannot come by a technique, a means, or through a long, determined practice...
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The ground of being, and the mind of man, 12 April 1980.
Why has having ideas become so important? What is the difference between a religious mind and a philosophic mind? What is the human mind's relationship to the 'ground'? Why has man accumulated knowledge? When you love somebody there is no 'me', it is love. In the same way, when I say I am human, it is so. It is not an idea, it is not a conclusion, it is part of me.
There is only one thing...
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In 1950 Krishnamurti said: "It is only when the mind is not escaping in any form that it is possible to be in direct communion with that thing we call loneliness, the alone, and to have communion with that thing, there must be affection, there must be love."
On Love and Lonliness is a compelling investigation of our intimate relationships with ourselves, others, and society. Krishnamurti suggests that "true relationship" can come into being only when...
4) On Fear
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On Fear is a collection of Krishnamurti's most profound observations and thoughts on how fear and dependence affect our lives and prevent us from seeing our true selves. Among the many questions Krishnamurti addresses in these remarkable teachings are: How can a mind that is afraid love? And what can a mind that depends on attachment know of joy? He points out that the voice of fear makes the mind dull and insensitive, and argues that the roots of...
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In 1950, Krishnamurti said: "If we are concerned with our own lives, if we understand our relationship with others, we will have created a new society; otherwise, we will but perpetuate the present chaotic mess and confusion."
Providing a far-reaching basis for solving many of the world's crises, On Relationship brings together Krishnamurti's most essential teachings on the individual's relationship to other people and institutions. The renowned teacher...
6) On Truth
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On Truth questions the very nature of reality and asks whether truth can be found by following any belief or teacher. Krishnamurti taught that truth comes uninvited, "with glory," when one puts all in order, and "in that there is great sacredness."
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The provocative and penetrating philosophical classic of science and spirituality-a discourse between the revered spiritual leader Krishnamurti and renowned physicist Dr. David Bohm, exploring the origin of human conflict and what we can do about the barriers that stand in the way of insight and consciousness, now revised and updated with a new introduction and added dialogues. The Ending of Time is a series of important and enlightening dialogues...
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'The material contained in this volume was originally presented in the form of talks to students, teachers and parents in India, but its keen penetration and lucid simplicity will be deeply meaningful to thoughtful people everywhere, of all ages, and in every walk of life. Krishnamurti examines with characteristic objectivity and insight the expressions of what we are pleased to call our culture, our education, religion, politics and tradition; and...
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Counted among his admirers are Jonas Salk, Aldous Huxley, David Hockney, and Van Morrison, along with countless other philosophers, artist, writers and students of the spiritual path. Now the trustees of Krishnamurti's work have gathered his very best and most illuminating writings and talks to present in one volume the truly essential ideas of this great spiritual thinker.
Total Freedom includes selections from Krishnamurti's early works, his 'Commentaries...
12) On Conflict
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On Conflict considers two of the most vital issues of our time--violence and conflict. Krishnamurti shows that the origins of these divisive experiences lie in confusion and turmoil and teaches that "inward activity dictates outer activity."
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Krishnamurti is a leading spiritual teacher of our century. In The First and Last Freedom he cuts away symbols and false associations in the search for pure truth and perfect freedom. Through discussions on suffering, fear, gossip, sex and other topics, Krishnamurti's quest becomes the readers, an undertaking of tremendous significance.
14) On God
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On God contemplates our search for the sacred. "Sometimes you think life is mechanical, and at other times when there is sorrow and confusion, you revert to faith, looking to a supreme being for guidance and help." Krishnamurti explores the futility of seeking knowledge of the "unknowable" and shows that it is only when we have ceased seeking with our intellects that we may be "radically free" to experience reality, truth, and bliss. He present "the...
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Does learning require thinking, or only awareness?
• To be aware is to be conscious, to be in relationship with what you observe outwardly and also our inward reactions.
• Awareness reveals that I have a conclusion from which I act, which prevents the free flow of energy.
• You see that you have many opinions and conclusions.
• You don't know whyyou have them or how to be free of them. Start with not knowing.
• Knowledge is in the past...
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A complete stillness - 25 August 1965
• Is there a single movement that will completely transform my whole way of life?
• The passion is there but the perfume doesn't take place. What am I to do? • Am I in a position of a man who for the first time is walking on a road by himself and discovering?
• Does one know what a complete stillness means?
• It is only from a very still mind that a mutation takes place.
• Is there an ending to thought,...
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Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion? - 11 October 1975
• Thought and the brain.
• Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion?
• Why has the self become important?
• Can there be only sensation, thought, and no desire?
• Can desire - which brings illusion, self-deception and all the complications of changing desires — can the root of desire be dissipated?
• What prevents one from having a real insight? That is, seeing...
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Can insight be awakened in another? - 19 April 1980
• What is the relationship to society of a man who has insight? What is his action
with regard to war and the whole world?
• Q: What is the significance of mankind in the universe, or in the 'ground'?
• 'Y' is concerned with 'Show me, prove it to me, what benefit it has, will I get my future...
And he is looking at 'X' with the eyes that are so accustomed to this pettiness. He reduces that...