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Title: Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti ISBN: 0-06-064808-2 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 April, 1975 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: revolution inside
Comment: I have read several Krishnamurti books, all of them great. After reading them I lend them out and usually don't get them back. But that's good because those people will probably lend them to other people, and so on.
One need only read a single Krishnamurti book because they all contain the same themes, most important of which is the idea that "truth is a pathless land." He states that if one wants peace in the world, TRULY wants peace, he/she must abandon the following: organized religion, nationalism, sociological ideology (capitalism, communism, socialism, etc.), leaders, teachers, the past, and more. That doesn't sound possible, does it?
As well, he claims that true meditation is not sitting in the lotus position and pushing away thoughts or chanting mantras. Rather, true meditation is "choiceless awarness," meaning simply observing life without judgment. Don't ever judge at all? That doesn't sound possible either, does it?
He says that love is all important, and we must learn to be more sensitive and compassionate. Often, he talks about sitting and looking at a beautiful sunset, or a tree, or a bird in flight. These are simple things that are full of meaning if we just take the time to admire them. They are so beautiful that just for a moment you forget about yourself, and your "self" is the cause of all your suffering.
Though he rejects all organized religion, it just so happens that his remarks are quite similar to what a Buddhist would say. He's big on compassion, "meditation," and living in the present. But what is refreshing about Krishnamurti is his bluntness. He doesn't hesitate to call all religions "stupid" or "foolish" because they separate people, and that separation causes conflict.
The most profound thing that I have read by Krishnamurti is about forgiveness. He said that feeling insult and then trying to forgive the offender is USELESS! If you are hurt it is already too late. Instead, let go of your own precious self- image and such attacks lose their effect. No one has ever put it like that before! It is such wisdom that makes reading Krishnmurti so enjoyable.
The trouble is that his advice works beautifully in one's own mind, but not so well in action. One still feels angry, jealous, and afraid. There is still war, starvation, and malice in the world. And just when you think you've stopped following leaders or gurus, you realize you have not. Your guru is in fact Krishnamurti.
Rating: 5
Summary: Search no more...
Comment: I have never read anything so simple and clear in my life. I have read this book numerous number of times since my childhood. It draws our attention to the truth and nothing but the truth all around us, and to be able to see things as they really are. Some people find K very difficult to understand. That's because his teachings are way too simple. It may be possible for a child to understand him better than a grown up highly conditioned mind.
(It's such an amazing coincidence that in so many years I decided to write a review today only, May 11th, K's birthday!!)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best single K book
Comment: I've read (and re-read) about 15 of K's books. This is the single best, most concise, most thorough of the them all, in my humble opinion. I bought 20 copies of it and gave them all to friends, family, co-workers, and some of my students (I teach at a college). I probably will buy 20 more (at least) of this book to give to others. I would also highly recommend "The First and Last Freedom" and "Total Freedom" for good, more in-depth and relatively thorough overviews of K's teachings; as well as "On God" (for those seeking "god"); "On Relationship" (for those looking for relationship advice); "On Right Livelihood" (for those considering career choices) "On Education" (for teachers and students) and "Think on These Things" or "Life Ahead" as two simply-worded introductions that even children can read and undertand (K was speaking to schoolchildren and their parents). "Krishnamurti's Journal", "Commentaries on Living, First Series", "Krishnamurti's Notebook" and "Krishnamurti to Himself" all offer beautifully poetic descriptions of nature and people, as well as answers to questions, all of which are fabulous for meditation. "Freedom, Love and Action" is a relatively short read compared to most of K's books, but I've found it to be particularly touching. But then, I would *strongly* recommend *all* of K's books for those so inclined! But if I had to pick ONE K book to share with the world (as I have done) THIS is that book. And every time I read it (about half a dozen times now) it speaks volumes every time. But as other reviewers have warned, don't read anything by K unless you are ready and willing to have your entire current belief system cut to shreds, as all your most "sacred" beliefs and values are exposed for the false, conditioned ideas that they are . . .
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Title: This Light in Oneself: True Meditation by J. Krishnamurti ISBN: 1570624429 Publisher: Shambhala Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Awakening of Intelligence, The by Krishnamurt ISBN: 0060648341 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti ISBN: 0060916095 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 11 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti by J. Krishnamurti ISBN: 0060648805 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 04 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: On Fear by Jiddu Krishnamurti ISBN: 0062510142 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 16 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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