Books written by J Krishnamurti

Mary Lutyens - 3. Krishnamurti. The Open Door

He asked Alan Rowlandson [the piano teacher] about the concerts he was giving. The sparkle was in his eyes and he seemed relaxed. Throughout the Madras period I had a strong sense of the presence of death.
The Flight of the Eagle

On the contrary, Krishnamurti maintained that these are the very factors that divide human beings and bring about conflict and war – an approach that makes his teachings particularly appealing in our own times.
Choiceless Awareness: A Selection of Passgaes from the teachings of J Krishnamurti

This seventeenvolume set covers the entire period from which this Study Book has been drawn. A complete bibliography is included at the end of this book.
The First and Last Freedom

In The First and Last Freedom, Krishnamurti argues that we will not find truth in formal institutions, nor in organised religions and their dogmas, nor in any guru or outside authority; for, according to Krishnamurti, truth can only be ...
The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti

Inspired By Krishnamurti S Belief That Truth Is Found Through Living, The Book Of Life Presents 365 Timeless Daily Meditations, Developed Thematically Over Seven Days, Illuminating The Concepts Of Freedom, Personal Transformation, Living ...
The World Within: You Are the Story of Humanity

During the Second World War (1939-1945) Krishnamurti did not speak publicly in the United States but lived quietly in Ojai, CA. People sought him out and came to dialogue with him on many issues of the times or their own personal dilemmas.
What Are You Seeking?

As I was saying, the importance in asking a question is not to find the answer but to understand the problem, because there is only the problem and not the answer. To ask a question is easy, but to go into the problem is extremely ...
Meeting Life: Writings and Talks on Finding Your Path Without Retreating from Society

Yet your schools are said to help their members to understand themselves. ... KRISHNAMURTI: The speaker has said that there is no path to truth, that no one can lead another to it. ... Learn where there is leisure. Please go with me a ...
There is No Thinker Only Thought

Thoughts are all mechanical responses to a challenge, to a question. The mechanism may take time to reply. That is, there may be an interval between the question and the answer, to a greater or lesser extent, but it will be mechanical.
Commentaries On Living 3

In this series of commentaries J. Krishnamurti, one of the great thinkers of our time, touches upon many human problems-our hopes, our fears, our illusions, our beliefs, our prejudices-and in the simplest language seems to pierce to their ...
Commentaries On Living 1

You do not have to tell me or another what you are, but be aware of what you are, whatever it is, pleasant or unpleasant: live with it without justifying or resisting it. Live with it without naming it; for the very term is a ...
The Observer is The Observed

In these talks, given in Ojai and India, Krishnamurti discusses the nature of the observer.
Freedom from the Known

By changing ourselves, we can alter the structure of society and our relationships. The vital need for change and the recognition of its very possibility form an essential part of this important book's message.
Choiceless Awareness

... confusion. In ourselves we are utterly confused, though we do not like to acknowledge it; we see confusion in all ... up his own sphere of confusion, obviously, whatever he does is bound to produce further chaos. So, what is he to do ...
The Beauty of Death

" Krishnamurti gave these talks in India and Europe. The talks span the whole of human existence, exploring what it means to live rightly in a world full of confusion and misery.
Krishnamurtis Notebook

... no recognition, of any kind, was possible. A movement has direction but this had no direction; it was not static. Because it was without direction, it was the essence of action. All direction is of influence or of reaction. But action which ...