COLLECTED WORKS VOLUME 15
Photo: J. Krishnamurti, ca 1972 by Mark Edwards © Krishnamurti Foundation Trust, Ltd.
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Contents
Preface
Talks in Madras, India
First Talk, December 16, 1964
Second Talk, December 20, 1964
Third Talk, December 23, 1964
Fourth Talk, December 27, 1964
Fifth Talk, December 30, 1964
Sixth Talk, January 3, 1965
Seventh Talk, January 6, 1965
Talks in Bombay, India
First Talk, February 10, 1965
Second Talk, February 14, 1965
Third Talk, February 17, 1965
Fourth Talk, February 21, 1965
Fifth Talk, February 24, 1965
Sixth Talk, February 28, 1965
Seventh Talk, March 3, 1965
Public Dialogues in London, England
First Dialogue, April 22, 1965
Second Dialogue, April 26, 1965
Third Dialogue, April 29, 1965
Fourth Dialogue, May 3, 1965
Fifth Dialogue, May 6, 1965
Sixth Dialogue, May 9, 1965
Talks in Paris, France
First Talk, May 16, 1965
Second Talk, May 20, 1965
Third Talk, May 23, 1965
Fourth Talk, May 27, 1965
Fifth Talk, May 30, 1965
Talks in Saanen, Switzerland
First Talk, July 11, 1965
Second Talk, July 13, 1965
Third Talk, July 15, 1965
Fourth Talk, July 18, 1965
Fifth Talk, July 20, 1965
Sixth Talk, July 22, 1965
Seventh Talk, July 25, 1965
Eighth Talk, July 27, 1965
Ninth Talk, July 29, 1965
Tenth Talk, August 1, 1965
Public Dialogues in Saanen, Switzerland
First Dialogue, August 4, 1965
Second Dialogue, August 5, 1965
Third Dialogue, August 6, 1965
Fourth Dialogue, August 7, 1965
Fifth Dialogue, August 8, 1965
Sixth Dialogue, August 9, 1965
Seventh Dialogue, August 10, 1965
Talks in New Delhi, India
First Talk, November 7, 1965
Second Talk, November 11, 1965
Third Talk, November 14, 1965
Fourth Talk, November 18, 1965
Talks at Rajghat School, Banaras, India
First Talk, November 22, 1965
Second Talk, November 25, 1965
Third Talk, November 28, 1965
Questions
Preface
Jiddu Krishnamurti was born in 1895 of Brahmin parents in south India. At the age of fourteen he was proclaimed the coming World Teacher by Annie Besant, then president of the Theosophical Society, an international organization that emphasized the unity of world religions. Mrs. Besant adopted the boy and took him to England, where he was educated and prepared for his coming role. In 1911 a new worldwide organization was formed with Krishnamurti as its head, solely to prepare its members for his advent as World Teacher. In 1929, after many years of questioning himself and the destiny imposed upon him, Krishnamurti disbanded this organization, saying:
Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be forced to lead or to coerce people along any particular path. My only concern is to set men absolutely, unconditionally free.
Until the end of his life at the age of ninety, Krishnamurti traveled the world speaking as a private person. The rejection of all spiritual and psychological authority, including his own, is a fundamental theme. A major concern is the social structure and how it conditions the individual. The emphasis in his talks and writings is on the psychological barriers that prevent clarity of perception. In the mirror of relationship, each of us can come to understand the content of his own consciousness, which is common to all humanity. We can do this, not analytically, but directly in a manner Krishnamurti describes at length. In observing this content we discover within ourselves the division of the observer and what is observed. He points out that this division, which prevents direct perception, is the root of human conflict.
His central vision did not waver after 1929, but Krishnamurti strove for the rest of his life to make his language even more simple and clear. There is a development in his exposition. From year to year he used new terms and new approaches to his subject, with different nuances.
Because his subject is all-embracing, the Collected Works are of compelling interest. Within his talks in any one year, Krishnamurti was not able to cover the whole range of his vision, but broad applications of particular themes are found throughout these volumes. In them he lays the foundations of many of the concepts he used in later years.
The Collected Works contain Krishnamurti’s previously published talks, discussions, answers to specific questions, and writings for the years 1933 through 1967. They are an authentic record of his teachings, taken from transcripts of verbatim shorthand reports and tape recordings.
The Krishnamurti Foundation of America, a California charitable trust, has among its purposes the publication and distribution of Krishnamurti books, videocassettes, films and tape recordings. The production of the Collected Works is one of these activities.