What are you doing with your life? Can anyone show you the way, or must you be a light to yourself? Do we see the urgency of change? One of the greatest spiritual teachers and philosophers of all time, J. Krishnamurti challenges us to question all that we know and discover our true nature in the here and now. This official podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust now has over 250 episodes. Episodes 1-50 feature conversations between Krishnamurti and luminaries from many paths, along with readings of the classic book Commentaries on Living by actor Terence Stamp. Episode 51 onwards features carefully chosen extracts based on a theme explored by Krishnamurti. The extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent his different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes. Get in touch at podcast@kfoundation.org. Please consider leaving a review, which helps the visibility of the podcast.
Episodes
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
‘Analysis implies a division between the analyser and the analysed, and in that division there is already the root of conflict.’
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and authority. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
This week’s podcast has three sections. The first extract (2:24) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘The division between the analyser and the analysed’.
The second extract (31:42) is from the fifth talk in Saanen 1970, titled ‘Can analysis end fear?’
The final extract this week (39:02) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Madras 1978, titled ‘Analysis is paralysis’.
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
‘Knowledge is absolutely necessary to earn a livelihood, but why should I accumulate psychological knowledge?’
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
This week’s episode has four sections. The first extract (2:22) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in San Francisco 1973, titled ‘The function of knowledge’.
The second extract (16:38) is from the first talk in Saanen 1973, titled ‘What place has knowledge in transformation?’
The third extract (40:14) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Brockwood Park in 1980, titled ‘Ignorance and knowledge go together’.
The final extract (52:10) this week is from the sixth talk in Bombay 1981, titled ‘Meditation is the understanding of knowledge’.
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
‘When your mind is in that state of complete negation, you can approach anew all your problems, and then you will find that they can be resolved totally and completely.’
This week’s podcast has five sections. The first extract (2:18) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1965, titled ‘The negative approach’.
The second extract (9:18) is from the sixth talk in Paris 1961, titled ‘To see what is true there must be negation of the false’.
The third extract (15:52) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Bombay 1966, titled ‘Negation is positive action’.
The fourth extract (39:56) is from the fourth talk in Ojai 1982, titled ‘Negating all that is not love’.
The final extract this week (52:54) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Bombay 1982, titled ‘Negation, death and ending’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
‘We never have this feeling of wholeness, where the things of the sea and earth, the nature and the sky, is the universe, is part of us.’
This week’s podcast has seven sections. The first extract (2:12) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Madras 1979, titled ‘If one loses contact with nature’.
The second extract (8:28) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1980, titled ‘We are the greatest danger to the world’.
The third extract (12:14) is from Krishnamurti’s second question and answer meeting in Ojai 1985, titled ‘Are we struggling against our nature in seeking to change?’
The fourth extract (18:00) is from the first talk in Saanen 1978, titled ‘Observing natural sensation’.
The fifth extract (28:32) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1983, titled ‘What is the origin of all life?’
The sixth extract (42:14) is from the second talk in Benares 1964, titled ‘Communion with nature’.
The final extract this week (51:26) is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in 1983, titled ‘Will we ever live on this beautiful earth peacefully?’ This exclusive recording is presented here for the first time.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
‘If you see the absurdity of escaping, the fact that running away from it is part of loneliness, then you have the energy to face loneliness.’
This week’s podcast has five sections. The first extract (2:10) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘We isolate ourselves’.
The second extract (11:30) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1982, titled ‘What is the cause of loneliness?’
The third extract (31:52) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1976, titled ‘Loneliness and death’.
The fourth extract (40:16) is from the second talk in Ojai 1973, titled ‘Observing loneliness’.
The final extract this week (47:02) is from Krishnamurti’s thirteenth talk in Ojai 1949, titled ‘We are lonely but never alone’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
‘We are asking: is there psychological evolution at all, the 'me' becoming something?’
This week’s podcast has four sections. The first extract (2:12) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1982, titled ‘We have become like this through evolution’.
The second extract (23:58) is from the first talk in Saanen 1979, titled ‘Psychologically there is no tomorrow’.
The third extract (36:52) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Bombay 1983, titled ‘Ending fear now’.
The final extract this week (1:04:12) is from the first talk in Saanen 1984, titled ‘What you are now you will be’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
‘If thought is the cause of this chaos, thought can end and something totally new can begin.’
This week’s podcast has seven sections. The first extract (2:09) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Brockwood Park in 1984, titled ‘What is thinking?’
The second extract (9:06) is from the second talk in Madras 1979, titled ‘Thought is limited’.
The third extract (23:48) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1980, titled ‘Is thought the cause of chaos?’
The fourth extract (33:16) is from the first question and answer meeting in Bombay 1984, titled ‘You are thought’.
The fifth extract (43:26) is from Krishnamurti’s second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1979, titled ‘Can thought be aware of itself as it arises?’
The sixth extract (50:00) is from the seventh talk in Saanen 1971, titled ‘Can thought be completely silent?’
The final extract (1:24:40) this week is from the sixth talk at Rajghat in 1962, titled ‘Letting every thought flower in freedom’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
‘Why have we put death at the far end of one's life? Because we cling to what is known, and death is unknown.’
This week’s podcast has five sections. The first extract (2:12) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1981, titled ‘What is the meaning of death?’
The second extract (11:36) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1985, titled ‘Living with death’.
The third extract (31:30) is from Krishnamurti’s second question and answer meeting in Saanen 1982, titled ‘What is it that dies?’
The fourth extract (42:34) is from the third talk at Brockwood Park in 1975, titled ‘What is immortality?’
The final extract (1:03:54) this week is an exclusive to this podcast, never being heard before outside of the archives. It is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in 1984, titled ‘The extraordinary simplicity of dying.’
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
‘Compassion means passion for all human beings, animals and nature. How can there be compassion when there is fear or when the mind is constantly pursuing pleasure?’
This week’s podcast has six sections. The first extract (2:08) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Madras 1983, titled ‘What is compassion?’.
The second extract (7:02) is from the second talk in San Francisco 1973, titled ‘We have no compassion’
The third extract (15:02) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk at Brockwood Park in 1975, titled ‘The ending of sorrow is the beginning of compassion’.
The fourth extract (29:37) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1979, titled ‘Compassion is supreme’.
The fifth extract (34:44) is from Krishnamurti’s third question and answer meeting in Ojai 1982, titled ‘Compassion can only exist when the self is not’.
The final extract (46:08) this week is from the fifth discussion in Saanen 1975, titled ‘Without compassion, the sacred cannot be found’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
‘Can there be beauty in the external world without understanding the beauty of life in oneself?’
This week’s podcast has five sections, including an exclusive recording made for the book ‘Krishnamurti to Himself’, which has not been heard before, outside of the archives.
The first extract (2m 6s) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1982, titled ‘What is beauty?’
The second extract (9m 22s) is from the fourth talk in Saanen in 1985, titled ‘Is it beauty when you are absorbed by something?’
The third extract (27m 2s) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Madras 1974, titled ‘The silence of a quiet mind is the essence of beauty’.
The fourth extract (37m 18s) is from the fourth talk in Ojai 1978, titled ‘Beauty and desire’.
The final extract (53m 54s) this week is from a recording by Krishnamurti in Ojai 1983, titled ‘A new day has begun, full of beauty’.
Each weekly episode in this season of the Krishnamurti podcast is based on a major theme of the philosopher’s talks, such as freedom, self-knowledge, beauty, intelligence and meditation. Extracts from our archives have been carefully selected to represent Krishnamurti’s different approaches to each of these universal and timelessly relevant themes.
Find us online at kfoundation.org and on social media as Krishnamurti Foundation Trust