Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
(1895-1986) was a renowned spiritual teacher whose talks and writings
have inspired millions of people throughout the world. Krishnamurti devoted
his life to speaking and counseling, pointing the way for each person
to find truth him/herself, independent of traditional spiritual authority.
His fundamental teaching is that “truth is a pathless land.”
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Think
on These Things
Harper & Row (1964)
Based on talks to students,
teachers and parents in India, the book examines education, religion,
culture and traditional values from a perspective that challenges our
beliefs and unexamined assumptions. |
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Commentaries
on Living (Volumes 1-3)
Quest Books (1967)
In this three-volume series
of commentaries and discussions, Krishnamurti touches upon fundamental
human problems such as love, death, relationships, fear, desire and happiness.
Highly recommended. |
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Freedom
from the Known
Harper & Row (1969)
This important volume synthesizes
Krishnamurti’s thought on the human condition. He asserts that we
change ourselves instantaneously through direct insight into how our minds
work, thereby transforming the whole structure of society and our relationships. |
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The
Urgency of Change
Victor Gollancz (1971)
Krishnamurti delves into the
psychological problems of living peacefully and harmoniously in a complex
world in this series of personal dialogues with seekers throughout the
world. |
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You Are the
World
Harper & Row (1972)
In this collection of talks
and discussions at American universities, Krishnamurti directs each person
to become one's own teacher and one's own disciple. “In oneself
lies the whole world, and if you know how to look and learn, then the
door is there and the key is in your hand.” |
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The Awakening
of Intelligence
Harper & Row (1973)
The volume is a comprehensive
record of Krishnamurti’s essential teaching. It consists of talks,
discussions and private conversations conducted throughout the world in
which he touches upon fundamental human concerns such as pleasure and
pain, conflict and peace, self-knowledge and intelligence. |
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Krishnamurti’s
Notebook
Harper & Row (1976)
This unique book is a daily
journal of Krishnamurti’s perceptions, observations and states of
consciousness recorded over a seven month period in the 1960s. It provides
an intimate insight into Krishnamurti’s mind as well as expressing
the well-spring of his teaching. |
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The Wholeness
of Life
Harper & Row (1979)
The first part of the book
presents a series of lively discussions with physicist David Bohm and
psychiatrist David Shainburg. The second part consists of public talks
and private conversations held in America and Europe. |
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The Ending
of Time
Harper & Row (1985)
In this series of penetrating
dialogues, Krishnamurti and theoretical physicist David Bohm probe some
of the fundamental questions concerning the nature of intelligence and
the mystery of existence. |
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Krishnamurti
to Himself
Harper & Row (1987)
Shortly before his death, Krishnamurti
recorded his observations and thoughts early each morning. Beautiful poetic
descriptions of nature are interspersed with concise insights into the
functioning of the human psyche. |
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Total Freedom
Harper One (1996)
The book is a comprehensive
collection of Krishnamurti’s most profound writings and talks. The
selections, which are drawn from his early speeches to his last journal,
offer insights into the nature of self and the mysteries of life and death. |
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The Revolution
from Within
Hohm Press (2009)
Krishnamurti confronts the
conditioned, habitual mind which fails to see what is while it
absorbs itself in belief and illusion. A 3-hour DVD, “Public Talks
in Washington, D.C.,” accompanies the book.
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