Jiddu Krishnamurti

Life is a razor's edge and one has to walk on that path with exquisite care and with pliable wisdom" - J Krishnamurti Between 1948 and the early 1960s, Krishnamurti was easily accessible and many people came to him. On walks, in personal meetings, through letters, the relationships blossomed. Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing collects together letters to a young friend who came to him wounded in body and mind. The letters, presented here in a beautifully gentle design, were written between June 1948 and March 1960. They reveal a rare compassion and clarity: the teaching and healing unfold; separation and distance disappear; the words flow; not a word is superfluous; the healing and teaching are simultaneous. Happy Is the One Who Is Nothing is ideal as a gift for any loved one interested in non-duality and perspective-shifting spirituality, or to be treasured on your own shelf. "One of the greatest thinkers of the age" - the Dalai Lama on J Krishnamurti

These 60 chapters, with titles like “Solitude Means Freedom”, “All Seeking is from Emptiness and Fear”, and “Life is an Extraordinarily Beautiful Movement”, carry the essence of Krishnamurti’s teaching style and profoundest wisdom. Each one reflects an encounter K had at different times during the sixties and seventies. It opens with a poetic account of the location where the encounter took place, plus occasionally a description of the seeker that K has met. The chapter then moves back and forth between the seeker and the teacher, giving the reader plenty to reflect upon. This is previously unpublished material. Readers will be captivated by the luminous prose and the piercing insight. The style is enigmatic and poetical but each chapter contains more than enough for the reader to consider, perhaps as a daily practice. In the style of Paulo Coelho they have the quality of fables, but the teaching is far more profound and challenging.

Krishnamurti's profound early work of spiritualism displays great wisdom attuned to matters of higher contemplation. Demonstrating a precocious ability to instil and guide others with spiritual wisdom, Jiddu Krishnamurti was only twelve when he first authored this primer on gaining knowledge. The book is not an attempt at preaching or conversion, but is instead a meditation upon the wholesome, guiding principles that anyone who desires great spiritual harmony should aspire to. Krishnamurti urges all aspiring spiritualists to be honest with themselves. If they are truly determined, and have the inner wealth to embark upon such a journey, then they will go far. Eliminating material desires, behaving properly with good manners and conduct, and regarding other human beings with compassion and love are explained as crucial tenets. Obstacles to attainment, both physical and mental, are also explained.

Krishnamurti's profound early work of spiritualism displays great wisdom attuned to matters of higher contemplation. Demonstrating a precocious ability to instil and guide others with spiritual wisdom, Jiddu Krishnamurti was only twelve when he first authored this primer on gaining knowledge. The book is not an attempt at preaching or conversion, but is instead a meditation upon the wholesome, guiding principles that anyone who desires great spiritual harmony should aspire to. Krishnamurti urges all aspiring spiritualists to be honest with themselves. If they are truly determined, and have the inner wealth to embark upon such a journey, then they will go far. Eliminating material desires, behaving properly with good manners and conduct, and regarding other human beings with compassion and love are explained as crucial tenets. Obstacles to attainment, both physical and mental, are also explained.

'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 he throws much light on such basic emotions as ambition, greed and envy, the desire for security and the lust for power - all of which he shows to be deteriorating factors in human society.'From the Editor's Note'Krishnamurti's observations and explorations of modern man's estate are penetrating and profound, yet given with a disarming simplicity and directness. To listen to him or to read his thoughts is to face oneself and the world with an astonishing morning freshness.'Anne Marrow Lindbergh

Inspirado en la afirmaci n de Krishnamurti acerca de que la verdad se encuentra a trav s del vivir. El Libro de la Vida presenta meditaciones, desarrolladas en temas. Estas meditaciones abarcan cuestiones como la verdad, el pensamiento, el deseo, las creencias, el apego, la inteligencia, los sentimientos, la atenci n, el bien y el mal, entre otros temas, y tienen como eje de referencia los conceptos de libertad, transformaci n interior y el vivir plenamente despiertos. El Libro de la Vida es un tesoro de conocimiento tanto para aquellos que ya conocen a esta enorme figura filos fica y religiosa como para quienes la descubren por primera vez.

"Our modern society is based on greed, envy and power. When you consider all this as it actually is, this overpowering commercialism indicates degeneration and basic immorality. We are destroying the earth and all the things on it for our gratification. To radically change this pattern of our life, which is the basis of all society, is the educator's responsibility." Written over a period of fifteen years, Krishnamurti's letters to his schools contain the essence of his teachings. Krishnamurti aims at making the reader understand the way he thinks, how all of us are influenced, moulded to conform to a pattern and free him from the limitations of his mind. Education is to unfold the full human potential.

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 in which Jiddu Krishnamurti and Dr. David Bohm--men from vastly different backgrounds in philosophy and physics, respectively--debate profound existential questions that illuminate the fundamental nature of existence, probing topics such as insight, illusion, awakening, transcendence, renewal, morality, the temporal, and the spiritual. Along the way, Krishnamurti and Bohm explore a person's relationship to society and offer new insights on human thought, death, awakening, self realization, and the problem of the fragmented mind. The Ending of Time also refers to the wrong turn humanity has taken--a state that they argue can be corrected. Though they insist that mankind can change fundamentally, they warn that transformation requires going from one's narrow and particular interests toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper into that purity of compassion, love and intelligence that originates beyond thought, time, and even emptiness. This updated edition, edited and revised in clear and engaging language, includes a new introduction and a conversation previously published separately which examines "The Future of Humanity."

In these eight speeches given by Krishnamurti in Ojai, California, in 1955--his message still remains as current and fresh as it was then--he shows that behind any violence there hides a series of habits, confusions, and beliefs. Krishnamurti questions this society in which increasing productivity and scientific breakthroughs promise a happy future but does not provide it. At the same time, he invites the reader to reflect and think about whether the apparent progress is illusory or real. En estas ocho conferencias, que Krishnamurti dio en Ojai, California, en 1955 -pero cuyo mensaje sigue tan vigente y fresco como entonces- el autor demuestra que detr s de todo acto de violencia se esconden una serie de h bitos, confusiones y creencias. Adem s, Krishnamurti cuestiona esta sociedad en la que el aumento de la productividad y los avances cient ficos prometen un futuro feliz, pero no lo proveen. Asimismo, invita al lector a reflexionar sobre si todo el aparente progreso del individuo no es m s ilusorio que real.

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 1986) var en av vår tids stora forskare och lärare i tankeprocessens struktur och funktion. Han ville emellertid inte framstå som förebild eller andlig ledare. Istället skulle hans ord vara som en spegel, där vi kan upptäcka oss själva och det kaos av våld och ondska som vår människonatur gett upphov till. Den som ser klart, förändras. Var och en kan helt oberoende av andra frambringa en förändring inom sig och i sitt förhållande till omvärlden. Vi måste bli fria från auktoriteters och konventioners påverkan, från oro och rädsla. Det gäller att inse hur konkurrens och ambitioner hela tiden leder till konflikter. Den som kan se sig själv klart och förbli tyst inför det han ser, blir fri och fylld av energi och glädje. Vägen till befrielse går genom total uppmärksamhet, återvinnande av barnets friska synsätt. J. Krishnamurti är född i Indien men har levt och varit verksam i många länder. Under sina resor runtom i världen har han samtalat såväl med unga studenter som med framstående personer inom vetenskapen, politik, religion mm, hållit många tal och publicerat ett stort antal böcker, videoband och audiokassetter om mänsklighetens belägenhet och de eviga livsfrågorna.- Krishnamurti grundade ingen ny troslära eller dogm, tvärtom ifrågasatte han allting, befriade sig själv från illusioner , högfärd, fåfänga och även subtila sätt att utöva makt över andraHenry Miller, amerikansk författare- J. Krishnamurtis arbete kännetecknas helt igenom av ett vetenskapligt synsätt i dess absolut högsta och renaste form För att förstå vad Krishnamurti menar måste man naturligtvis fortsätta läsa vad han verkligen säger med den uppmärksamhet som vi här har diskuterat. David Bohm, professor i teoretisk fysik och filosof vid, University of London