Understanding Krishnamurti

Author: Kalidas Joshi
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 219
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171678548

Description

Wisdom, Love, Freedom, intelligence, austerity, innocence - these are words which are perfectly intelligible to a reader in a general context. Not so when they occur in the teachings of Juddu Krishnamurti, for the teacher used them in a special sense, based on his own perception of life. The nuances in meaning often elude the reader and it is this problem that the book attempts to address.

The book includes nearly three hundred passages, culled from original wirings of the seer, broadly grouped into fifteen major themes. The passages are followed lay explanatory notes on the keywords. The book facilitates a clear understanding of his words.

Contents

Preface
Introduction

Freedom:
The First Step

Self-Knowledge:
The Crux of the Human Problem

Deep Silence:
The Door to Understanding

The 'Me":
The Maker of the Problems

Truth is
A Pathless Land

Knowledge is
a Hindrance to Truth

Be A Light
Unto Yourself

J Krishnamurti and
Our Future Generations

Remarkable Observations
of the Sage

Bibliography
Index