Truth Is A Pathless Land: A Dialogue with J. Krishnamurti

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When the late J. Krishnamurti was heralded as a vehicle for leading humanity into a new age, he repudiated the notion saying, “Truth is a pathless land, you can’t approach it by any religion or sect. You are accustomed to being told how far you have advanced, what your spiritual state is—how childish. Who but yourself can tell whether you are beautiful or ugly within.” Krishnamurti wrote and lectured for seven decades on the essential problems of the human condition. This extraordinary conversation is no exception. Here he addresses love, greed, violence, separation, time, death, conflict, and fear, discussing them all with a clarity and insight that makes the entire landscape appear newly visible and replete with possibilities. Additionally, Krishnamurti has much to say about the source of our problems, both personal and planetary, with appropriate comments on how to resolve inner conflict. A priceless visit with an illumined mind. (hosted by Michael Toms) This is the second of two dialogues with Krihshnamurti. The first dialogue is program 1782.

Bio

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) is regarded as one of the foremost thinkers and religious teachers of all time. However, he did not expound any philosophy or religion. He spoke about the problems of living in modern society with its violence and corruption, of the individual's search for security and happiness, and the need for mankind to free itself from inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt, and sorrow. From 1929 until his death in 1986 he traveled all over the world speaking spontaneously to large audiences. He engaged in dialogues with religious leaders, scientists, professors, authors, psychologists, computer experts, and people from many different backgrounds deeply questioning their daily life. His talks and dialogues have been compiled and published in more than fifty books and translated into as many different languages. There have been many books published based on his lectures, dialogues and presentations.

Books based on his lectures, dialogues, and presentations include:

• Think on These Things (Harper Perennial 1989)
• Education and the Significance of Life (Harper One 1981)
• The Awakening of Intelligence (South Asia Books; 2 edition 2000)
• The First and Last Freedom (HarperOne; New Ed edition 1975)
• The Krishnamurti Reader (Shambhala Press 2011)
• The Ending of Time (Dialogue) J. Krishnamurti & Dr. David Bohm (Harper & Row 1985)
• As One Is: To Free the Mind from All Conditioning (Hohm 2007)
• Last Talks at Saanen, 1985 (Harper Collins 1987)
• Freedom from the Known (HarperSanFrancisco 2009)
• Krishnamurti to Himself: His Last Journal (HarperOne 1993)

To learn more about J. Krishnamurti’s work go to www.jkrishnamurti.org or kfa.org.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How freedom and passion work together
• What is the first step to changing forty thousand years of conditioning
• What is a simple approach to the complexity of conflict
• How to live with death
• How a new approach to life could yield boundless energy
• How to transform fear

Host: Michael Toms      Interview Date: 5/2/1984      Program Number: 1865

Music Included

From Album: Concerts (Bregenz)
Artist: Keith Jarrett
1976 ECM Records #ECM-3-1227
Track - Bregenz