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 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
‘What is it that brings about a culture totally different from the mechanistic culture we have accepted for thousands of years?’
This week’s episode on Culture has five sections.
The first extract (2:24) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Ojai 1982, titled: What Is Culture?
The second extract (9:45) is from the second talk in Saanen 1973, titled: Trapped in This Culture, How Am I To Change?
The third extract (22:58) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1973, titled: Our Culture Is Based on Pleasure.
The fourth extract (48:07) is from the third talk in Saanen 1971, titled: Culture Has Conditioned the Observer.
The final extract in this episode (1:01:58) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1973, titled: Intelligence Has Nothing To Do With Culture.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Culture. Upcoming themes are Resistance, Being and becoming and Power.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit the official YouTube channel for hundreds of advert-free full-length video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks. In addition, the Foundation’s own channel features hundreds of specially selected clips.
You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
‘There can be understanding only when there is tremendous urgency. When there is an urgency, there is attention; and out of that comes freedom.’
This week’s episode on Urgency has five sections.
The first extract (2:40) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Ojai 1966, titled: When There Is Urgency There Is Attention.
The second extract (34:29) is from the fourth talk in Saanen 1970, titled: The Very Urgency of Change Is the Change.
The third extract (38:51) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1977, titled: Urgency Puts the Background in Abeyance
The fourth extract (52:42) is from the fifth talk at Rajghat in 1964, titled The Urgency of Love.
The final extract in this episode (1:14:22) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1978, titled: Urgency Removes Interference.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Urgency. Upcoming themes are Culture, Resistance, and Being and Becoming.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the South Downs National Park, the Krishnamurti Centre offers individual and group retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. The events programme for 2023 now includes two further Young Adults Retreats, September 1st to the 5th and November 16th to the 19th, for those under 35. We have lowered our rates for this retreat, and further concessions are available. All other events at the Centre have no age limit. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
'Only when we are free of conformity can we find out what is original, essential, true. Unless we find that out, we will always live a counterfeit, second-hand life of imitation.'
This week’s episode on Conformity has four sections.
The first extract (2:43) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Madras 1964, titled: Most of Us Live a Life of Conformity.
The second extract (16:54) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1965, titled: To What Extent Can Conformity Be Ended?
The third extract (37:23) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Ojai 1973, titled: Are We Educated To Conform?
The final extract in this episode (44:20) is from the second talk in Saanen 1970, titled: Freedom from Conformity.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions that we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Conformity. Upcoming themes are Urgency, Culture and Resistance.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
‘Words divide the fact from the observer. The word, or the screen of words, has separated the observer and the observed.’
This week’s episode on Words and Language has five sections.
The first extract (2:40) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in New Delhi 1963, titled: A Mind Caught in Words.
The second extract (13:19) is from the fifth discussion in Saanen 1976, titled: Separating Words From Facts.
The third extract (30:20) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Ojai 1978, titled: The Pressure of Language.
The fourth extract (46:40) is from the third discussion in Saanen 1974, titled: Words Separate the Observer From the Observed.
The final extract in this episode (56:44) is from the sixth discussion in London 1965, titled: Looking Without Words.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Words and Language. Upcoming themes are Conformity, Urgency and Culture.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our updated website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a new introduction to Krishnamurti, a growing collection of articles, a wide selection of quotes and a new index of topics for easy access to carefully selected texts and recordings. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide.
You can also find our regular quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
‘We live by the senses, by sensation, and it is only when thought creates the image out of sensation that all the complexities of desire arise.’
This week’s episode on Sensation has four sections.
The first extract (2:29) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Saanen 1966, titled: Our Lives Are Based on Sensation and Desire.
The second extract (13:53) is from the eighth talk in Ojai 1949, titled: Ideas Are the Result of Sensation.
The third extract (32:59) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Saanen 1976, titled: Total Sensation.
The final extract in this episode (49:46) is from a direct recording by Krishnamurti in Ojai 1983, titled: A Spring Morning.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Sensation. Upcoming themes are Words and language, Conformity and Urgency.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the South Downs National Park, the Krishnamurti Centre offers individual and group retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
‘Distortion exists because you have opinions and conclusions. To observe, the mind must be free to look with no distortion, so that it is fresh to look and to learn.’
This week’s episode on Conclusions has three sections.
The first extract (2:58) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in San Francisco 1973, titled: Can the Mind That Functions on Conclusions Be Free?
The second extract (17:15) is from the second talk in Santa Monica 1974, titled: Preventing Conclusions in Relationship.
The final extract in this episode (35:18) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk at Brockwood Park in 1973, titled: Why Do We Draw Conclusions?
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Conclusions. Upcoming themes are Sensation, Words and language, and Humility.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit the official YouTube channel for hundreds of advert-free full-length video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks. In addition, the Foundation’s own channel features hundreds of specially selected clips.
You can also find our regular quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
‘Perception reveals the truth, and out of that perception wisdom comes. Intelligence is the action of that wisdom in daily life.’
This week’s episode on Wisdom has six sections.
The first extract (2:45) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk in Paris 1965, titled: Wisdom and Self-knowledge.
The second extract (17:45) is from the second public discussion in Saanen 1973, titled: Wisdom and Clarity.
The third extract (32:02) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Saanen 1972, titled: Wisdom and Helping Another.
The fourth extract (39:51) is from the fifth talk in Saanen 1974, titled: Wisdom and Sorrow.
The fifth extract (49:28) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in Bombay 1982, titled: Wisdom and Security.
The final extract in this episode (57:08) is from the sixth talk in Ojai 1976, titled: Wisdom and Meditation.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions that we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Wisdom. Upcoming themes are Conclusions, Sensation, and Words and Language.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in Hampshire, UK. Brockwood is also home to Brockwood Park School, a unique international boarding school offering a personalised holistic education for around 70 students. It is deeply inspired by Krishnamurti’s teaching, which encourages academic excellence, self-understanding, creativity and integrity. Please visit brockwood.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
‘Who is the controller whom all the time exercises authority to control? Who is the controller? Are they different from the controlled?’
This week’s episode on Control has two sections.
The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s second talk in Saanen 1971, titled: Does Control Bring Order?
The second and final extract in this episode (47:11) is from the fourth talk in Madras 1973, titled: Is It Possible To Live Without Control?
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Control. Upcoming themes are Wisdom, Conclusions and Sensation.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit our updated website at kfoundation.org, where you can find a new introduction to Krishnamurti, a growing collection of articles, a wide selection of quotes and a new index of topics for easy access to carefully selected texts and recordings. Our online store stocks all available Krishnamurti books and ships worldwide.
You can also find our regular quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at
Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
‘The future is the past, modified by the accidents of the present. Tomorrow is yesterday, reshaped by the experiences, reactions and knowledge of today. This is what we call time.’
This week’s episode on The Present has four sections.
The first extract (2:49) is from Krishnamurti’s fifth talk in Paris 1966, titled: Living Is in the Active Present.
The second extract (15:21) is from the seventh talk in Saanen 1963, titled: Is There a Present Untouched by the Past?
The third extract (30:34) is from the second public discussion in Saanen 1974, titled: Can the Mind Live Wholly in the Present?
The final extract in this episode (43:16) is from Krishnamurti’s eighth talk in Saanen 1966, titled: A Silent Mind Is Always in the Present.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from the archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to many of the fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is The Present. Upcoming themes are Control, Wisdom and Conclusions.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, based at Brockwood Park in the UK, which is also home to the Krishnamurti Retreat Centre. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the South Downs National Park, the Krishnamurti Centre offers individual and group retreats for those wishing to inquire into themselves in light of Krishnamurti’s teachings. Please visit krishnamurticentre.org.uk for more information.
You can also find our regular Krishnamurti quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
'As long as you have sovereign governments - that is, nationalistic separate governments with their armies - you are bound to have wars.'
This week’s episode on Nationalism has three sections.
The first extract (2:32) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk at Rajghat in 1965, titled: As Long as We Have Separate Nationalistic Governments, We Are Bound To Have Wars.
The second extract (29:35) is from the first talk in Ojai 1977, titled: Is There Security in Nationalism?
The final extract in this episode (44:49) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Saanen 1983, titled: Nationalism Is Glorified Tribalism.
Each episode of the Krishnamurti podcast is compiled from carefully chosen extracts from our archives, representing Krishnamurti’s different approaches to fundamental issues and questions we all face in our lives. This week’s theme is Nationalism. Upcoming themes are The Present, Control and Wisdom.
This is a podcast from Krishnamurti Foundation Trust. Please visit the official YouTube channel for hundreds of advert-free full-length video and audio recordings of Krishnamurti’s talks. In addition, the Foundation’s own channel features hundreds of specially selected clips.
You can also find our regular quotes and videos on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook at Krishnamurti Foundation Trust.
If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, which helps our visibility.