No Path - No Answer: The Enigma Of Enlightenment with U.G. Krishnamurti

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This still-relevant 1989 Archive Edition includes a provocative and challenging conversation with an anti-guru spiritual teacher who attracted attention principally because he claimed nothing, saying he has no answers for anyone. He argues that memory is distributed across every cell, not confined to the brain, and that experiences are framed by past knowledge. When asked to sum up his own teachings, U.G. replied curtly, "The phrase would be, 'I cannot help you!'" In this engaging dialogue he speaks of the experience which transformed his life, the nature of memory, the illusion of reality, the non-self, the body and the brain plus a great deal more. (note not to be confused with J. Krishnamurti) (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

U.G. Krishnamurti (Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti) (1918-2007) was an Indian “anti‑guru” who rejected the entire project of spiritual seeking and described a spontaneous, painful “calamity” at age 49 that left him in what he called the “natural state.” Most of the books under his name are edited conversations and dialogues rather than formal teachings.

U.G. Krishnamurti’s books include:

• The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Unrational Ideas of a Man called U.G. (Coleman Publishing 1984)
• Mind is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U.G. (Dinesh Publications 1988).
• The Essential Works of U.G. Krishnamurti: The Mystique of Enlightenment, Courage to Stand Alone, Mind is a Myth, No Way Out, The Natural State (Kindle Edition 2021)

To learn more about the work and legacy of Q.G. Krishnamurti go to: <https://www.ugkrishnamurti.in/>

Topics explored in this dialogue include:·      

• What is the role of gurus and the concept of enlightenment
•  Krishnamurti’s realization occurred despite his efforts and contact with spiritual teachers
• How enlightenment is unique to each individual
• How the demand for enlightenment from teachers is futile
• What is the role of memory and the brain
•  How the brain is a reactor not a creator
• How the perception of an observer is a cultural construct
• What is the concept of the interconnectedness of all things 

Host: Michael Toms    Interview Date: 11/14/1989   Program Number: 2165