J. Krishnamurti - Second Public Talk Santa Monica

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	Publisher :	M-Y Books
	Author :	J. Krishnamurti
	Narrator :	J. Krishnamurti

	Length :	1 hour 10 minutes (Unabridged)

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In the second of four meetings in Santa Monica, J. Krishnamurti begins by re-capping the thrust of the previous discussion, which is that in a world that is so insane and confused, where there are so many religious leaders and political politicians, where there is so much violence, sorrow and a sense of utter despair, it seems natural that one should become a light to oneself; and it is possible only when we understand our conditioning and go beyond it. He talks about the contrast between our outer existence in which we are concerned with having a job, paying our taxes, even conscription… On the other hand, ‘inwardly, we want to live a different kind of life, separated from the outer, a life that’s fairly peaceful, clear, rational, without too much conflict, and perhaps find something, come upon something which is not corruptible, which is not put together by thought or by a cunning mind.’ He demonstrates that we have separated these two parts of our lives to such an extent that we no longer see that they are interrelated. ‘… to separate them is another form of insanity, because the more inwardly one is aware, concerned with the understanding of the totality of existence, not a particular segment of it, then that concern, that awareness, brings about an action in the outer which is not contradictory to the inner. So we are asking, is there a total action which will be sane in an insane world, which will be rational in an irrational world, which will bring about order out of confusion, which will give a sense of joy and beauty to existence, which at present has none whatsoever?’ Thus begins a series of ever deeper questions that probe the nature of our motivations and of our very existence.
ABOUT J. KRISHNAMURTI
Jiddu Krishnamurti (May 12, 1895–February 17, 1986) was a world renowned writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: the purpose of meditation, human relationships, the nature of the mind, and how to enact positive change in global society.
Krishnamurti was born into a Telugu Brahmin family in what was then colonial India. In early adolescence, he had a chance encounter with prominent occultist and high-ranking theosophist C.W. Leadbeater in the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras (now Chennai). He was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, leaders of the Society at the time, who believed him to be a "vehicle" for an expected World Teacher. As a young man, he disavowed this idea and dissolved the world-wide organization (the Order of the Star) established to support it. He claimed allegiance to no nationality, caste, religion, or philosophy, and spent the rest of his life traveling the world as an individual speaker, speaking to large and small groups, as well as with interested individuals. He authored a number of books, among them The First and Last Freedom, The Only Revolution, and Krishnamurti's Notebook. :” In addition, a large collection of his talks and discussions have been published. At age 90, he addressed the United Nations on the subject of peace and awareness, and was awarded the 1984 UN Peace Medal. His last public talk was in Madras, India, in January 1986, a month before his death at home in Ojai, California.
His supporters, working through several non-profit foundations, oversee a number of independent schools centered on his views on education – in India, England and the United States – and continue to transcribe and distribute many of his thousands of talks, group and individual discussions, and other writings, publishing them in a variety of formats including print, audio, video and digital formats as well as online, in many languages.

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