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FOREWORD / BY R. MADHAVACHARI / MADRAS / APRIL 1948

April 8, 2012

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During Krishnamurti’s stay at Madras in April 1948, several persons interested in his teachings met him regularly and discussed with him various problems about Life and Reality, which affect them in their daily life, with a view to understanding those problems and discovering what they were seeking in life. These notes were prepared by me… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 7TH PUBLIC TALK / 15TH AUGUST, 1948

August 15, 2009

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I think by understanding relationship we shall understand what we mean by independence. Life is a process of constant movement in relationship, and without understanding relationship we shall bring about confusion and struggle and fruitless effort. So, it is important to understand what we mean by relationship; because, out of relationship society is built, and… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 6TH PUBLIC TALK / 8TH AUGUST, 1948

August 8, 2009

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We have been discussing, the several times that we have met, the problem of transformation, which alone can bring about the revolution which is so necessary in the world’s affairs. And, as we have seen, the world is not different from you and me: the world is what we make it. We are the result… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 5TH PUBLIC TALK / 1ST AUGUST, 1948

August 1, 2009

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In the last two talks we were considering the importance of individual action, which is not opposed to collective action. The individual is the world, he is both the root and the outcome of the total process, and without transformation of the individual, there can be no radical transformation in the world. Therefore, the important… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 4TH PUBLIC TALK / 25TH JULY, 1948

July 25, 2009

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As I was saying the last time we met, the problems of the world are so colossal, so very complex, that to understand and so to resolve them, one must approach them in a very simple and direct manner; and simplicity, directness, do not depend on outward circumstances nor on our particular prejudices and moods.… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 3RD PUBLIC TALK / 18TH JULY, 1948

July 18, 2009

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As there are only a few of us, instead of my making an introductory speech as I did last time before answering questions, may I suggest that we turn this into a discussion meeting? Perhaps that may be more worthwhile than my making a formal speech, and so on. So, would you mind coming in… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 2ND PUBLIC TALK / 11TH JULY, 1948

July 11, 2009

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In a talk like this it is more important, I think, to experience what is being said rather than to discuss merely on the verbal level. One is apt to remain on the verbal level without deeply experiencing what is said; and experiencing an actual fact is much more important than to discover if the… [Read more…]

BANGALORE / 1ST PUBLIC TALK / 4TH JULY, 1948

July 4, 2009

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Instead of making a speech, I am going to answer as many questions as possible, and before doing so, I would like to point out something with regard to answering questions. One can ask any question; but to have a right answer, the question must also be right. If it is a serious question put… [Read more…]

MADRAS / 9TH GROUP DISCUSSION / 29TH APRIL, 1948

April 29, 2009

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We have been discussing for the past few days the problem of individual transformation and why it has not been possible for you to effect immediate transformation. We saw that transformation can take place only in the Now and not in the hereafter; any form of approach which involves thinking in terms of time, evolution,… [Read more…]

MADRAS / 8TH GROUP DISCUSSION / 27TH APRIL, 1948

April 27, 2009

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When we last met we came up to the point when we began to question why people generally have a tendency to follow more easily evil rather than good. In the course of this discussion, we saw that all escapes – so-called noble or ignoble, beneficial to society or anti-social – brought about sorrow and… [Read more…]

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