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Urgency of Change • The Krishnamurti Podcast

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust

300 episodes

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?

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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.

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  1. Krishnamurti on Ignorance

    · 1 h 17 min · S8 E4

    ‘Knowledge can never be whole, can never be complete, total. Therefore in it there is ignorance.’ This episode on Ignorance has four sections. The first extract (2:28) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in Bombay…

  2. Krishnamurti on The Timeless and The Eternal

    · 1 h 08 min · S8 E3

    ‘Can you discover something which is not of time, which is eternal, something which is not put together by thought?’ This episode on The Timeless and the Eternal has three sections. The first extract (2:30) is from…

  3. Krishnamurti on Choiceless Awareness

    · 1 h 04 min · S8 E2

    ‘Choiceless awareness is a state of mind that sees what actually is taking place, factually, without any condemnation or justification.’ This episode on Choiceless Awareness has three sections. The first extract…

  4. Krishnamurti on Concepts

    · 1 h 11 min · S8 E1

    ‘We have built a conceptual world, a world based on ideas, a world based on a philosophy which is essentially material.’ This episode on Concepts has three sections. The first extract (2:25) is from the fifth talk in…

  5. Krishnamurti on Harmony

    · 1 h 12 min · S7 E25

    ‘Harmony is stillness, a harmony between the body, the heart and the mind – complete harmony. This episode on Harmony has four sections. The first extract (2:30) is from the third discussion in Saanen 1971, and is…

  6. Krishnamurti on Detachment

    · 1 h 04 min · S7 E24

    ‘In the process of attachment, there is pain. To avoid that pain, we try to cultivate detachment. And so we keep up this circle, which is always painful.’ This episode on Detachment has three sections. The first…

  7. Krishnamurti on Children

    · 1 h 12 min · S7 E23

    ‘If you’re concerned about your own children, what is your responsibility? Amusement? Entertainment? Pleasure? That seems to be the road that everyone is following.’ This episode on Children has four sections. The…

  8. Krishnamurti on Activism and Social Change

    · 1 h 10 min · S7 E22

    ‘We are always talking about outward change in the social structure, either through violence or through peaceful means. The problem is much deeper than mere social change.’ This episode on Activism & Social Change has…

  9. Krishnamurti on Sanity

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E21

    ‘One of the indications of sanity is that there is no contradiction within oneself, no imbalance, where thought and action correspond to each other.’ This episode on Sanity has four sections. The first extract (2:36)…

  10. Krishnamurti on Challenge

    · 1 h 10 min · S7 E20

    ‘When the response is equal to the challenge, there is harmony, there is integration between challenge and response.’ This episode on Challenge has four sections. The first extract (2:45) is from Krishnamurti’s first…

  11. Krishnamurti on The Past

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E19

    ‘The past is always overshadowing the present, the past memories, the pleasures, the flattery or insults. The past touches the present and gives it a twist. This episode on The Past has three sections. The first…

  12. Krishnamurti on Competition

    · 58 min · S7 E18

    ‘When you are constantly in struggle, constantly in conflict, constantly competitive, you must inevitably wear yourself out, both psychologically and physically.’ This episode on Competition has four sections. The…

  13. Krishnamurti on Art

    · 1 h 06 min · S7 E17

    ‘The greatest art is the art of living – not the paintings, the sculptures, the poems, the marvellous literature. That has its place, but to find out the art of living is the greatest art.’ This episode on Art has…

  14. Krishnamurti on Behaviour

    · 1 h 15 min · S7 E16

    ‘Behaviour, conduct, is very important in life. And man has lived on this earth, I don't know how many millions of years, and yet he has not learnt how to behave.’ This episode on Behaviour has four sections. The…

  15. Krishnamurti on Flowering

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E15

    ‘We are not talking about revolt but rather of a complete flowering of human goodness, which can alone produce a good, creative society.’ This episode on Flowering has four sections. The first extract (2:46) is from…

  16. Krishnamurti on Communication

    · 1 h 18 min · S7 E14

    ‘To communicate, you and I must be not only intense but meet at the same level, with the same intensity, at the same moment. Otherwise communication ceases.’ This episode on Communication has four sections. The first…

  17. Krishnamurti on Suffering

    · 1 h 11 min · S7 E13

    ‘We want suffering to be diluted, alleviated, put away, explained away. But that doesn't help us to understand suffering.’ This episode on Suffering has four sections. The first extract (2:33) is from Krishnamurti’s…

  18. Krishnamurti on Discovery

    · 1 h 06 min · S7 E12

    ‘It is one of the most marvellous things in life to discover something unexpectedly, spontaneously, without premeditation, without preparing; to come upon something instantly and see the beauty of it, the sacredness of…

  19. Krishnamurti on The Structure of Society

    · 1 h 12 min · S7 E11

    ‘You can only be spiritual when you destroy the social structure of your being, which is, the world in which you live, the world of ambition, greed, envy and seeking power.’ This episode on The Structure of Society…

  20. Krishnamurti on Holism

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E10

    ‘To perceive something holistically, that is to perceive without time, is to have a mind that is global – to see humanity as a whole.’ This episode on Holism has five sections. The first extract (2:44) is from…

  21. Krishnamurti on Despair

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E9

    ‘There is the sense of inward frustration, the sense of hopeless despair without an end. Perhaps most people are not aware of it, or if they are, they avoid it. But it is there. So what is one to do?’ This episode on…

  22. Krishnamurti on Science

    · 1 h 10 min · S7 E8

    ‘As long as science is the activity of a separate group or nation, which is tribal activity, such knowledge can only bring about greater conflict, greater havoc in the world – which is what is happening now.’ This…

  23. Krishnamurti on Vulnerability

    · 1 h 05 min · S7 E7

    ‘Only a mind that is vulnerable is capable of affection and love, not a mind that is jealous, possessive or dominating.’ This episode on Vulnerability has three sections. The first extract (2:46) is from the second…

  24. Krishnamurti on Civilisation

    · 1 h 25 min · S7 E6

    ‘Trapped in this peculiar culture and civilisation, how am I to fundamentally change, and what is involved in this change?’ This episode on Civilisation has three sections. The first extract (2:42) is from…

  25. Krishnamurti on Goodness & Generosity

    · 1 h 16 min · S7 E5

    ‘Religion means to live daily life in goodness – goodness being compassionate, kind, generous.’ This episode on Goodness & Generosity has five sections. The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s third talk in…

  26. Krishnamurti on Drugs

    · 1 h 05 min · S7 E4

    ‘Drugs don't alter your boredom, a drug doesn't end your sorrow. You may escape for the time being, but there is still sorrow.’ This episode on Drugs has six sections. The first extract (2:42) is from Krishnamurti’s…

  27. Krishnamurti on Maturity

    · 1 h 07 min · S7 E3

    ‘Maturity comes not with age or having a degree. That is not maturity. Maturity is a state of mind and heart.’ This episode on Maturity has five sections. The first extract (2:41) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in…

  28. Krishnamurti on Politics

    · 1 h 17 min · S7 E2

    ‘We need political, religious, social and psychological change, deep down at the very roots. How is this to be brought about, and where do we begin?’ This episode on Politics has six sections. The first extract…

  29. Krishnamurti on Stillness

    · 1 h 21 min · S7 E1

    ‘There is a stillness which is not dependent on anything. It is only that quality of stillness, that absolute silence of the mind that can see the eternal, timeless, nameless.’ This episode on Stillness has six…

  30. Krishnamurti on Awakening Intelligence

    · 1 h 06 min · S6 E25

    ‘In the awakening of intelligence is the beginning of total happy security of human beings. Nowhere else will you have security except in that.’ This episode on Awakening has four sections. The first extract (2:19)…

  31. Krishnamurti on The Heart

    · 1 h 09 min · S6 E24

    ‘A heart that has no jealousy or envy, that knows no competition, that has no fear, that knows what it means to love – only such a heart and mind can respond to the phenomena going on in the world.’ This episode on…

  32. Krishnamurti on Organisations

    · 1 h 16 min · S6 E23

    ‘Organisations will never succeed in bringing about peace because human beings individually, collectively, nationally, are in conflict.’ This episode on Organisations has six sections. The first extract (2:40) is…

  33. Krishnamurti on The Scientific Mind and the Religious Mind

    · 1 h 19 min · S6 E22

    ‘The really scientific mind and the really religious mind are the only two minds that can exist now, not the superstitious, believing, temple-going, church-worshipping mind.’ This episode on The Scientific Mind and…

  34. Krishnamurti on Sensitivity

    · 1 h 09 min · S6 E21

    ‘Without sensitivity there is no intelligence, and therefore no love. And where there is no love, there is no beauty.’ This episode on Sensitivity has three sections. The first extract (2:38) is from Krishnamurti’s…

  35. Krishnamurti on Thinking

    · 1 h 19 min · S6 E20

    ‘Thinking is mechanical; thinking can never be free. It can be reasonable, sane and logical, but thinking can never be free.’ This episode on Thinking has three sections. The first extract (2:30) is from…

  36. Krishnamurti on Respectability

    · 1 h 17 min · S6 E19

    ‘The flowering of goodness can never take place when the mind is respectable, when the mind is conforming to a pattern – the social pattern, an ideological pattern or a religious pattern.’ This episode on…

  37. Krishnamurti on Movement

    · 1 h 13 min · S6 E18

    ‘Thought is a material process, a movement. When there is no movement, there something totally original, totally untouched by humanity, untouched by all the movement of thought.’ This episode on Movement has three…

  38. Krishnamurti on 'You Are The World'

    · 1 h 16 min · S6 E17

    ‘The problem is you. The problem, the crisis, the challenge is in you, and you have to reply adequately. You are the world.’ This episode on You Are the World has three sections. The first extract (2:46) is from…

  39. Krishnamurti on Existence

    · 1 h 07 min · S6 E16

    ‘What does it all mean, the existence that we lead? What is the meaning of all the work, misery, confusion, and this sense of meaningless existence?’ This episode on Existence has four sections. The first extract…

  40. Krishnamurti on Artificial Intelligence and Computers

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E15

    ‘Where there is compassion, there is supreme intelligence. Not the artificial intelligence of a computer, nor the artificial intelligence of thought.’ This episode on Artificial Intelligence and Computers has seven…

  41. Krishnamurti on Talent and Skill

    · 1 h 08 min · S6 E14

    ‘The great painters, great musicians and great architects have extraordinary capacities and talent, but in their daily life they are like you and me, and like everybody else.’ This episode on Talent and Skill has five…

  42. Krishnamurti on Mechanical Living

    · 1 h 22 min · S6 E13

    ‘As long as the mechanical way of living continues, there must be degeneration of the human mind and heart, and in the society in which we live.’ This episode on Mechanical Living has three sections. The first…

  43. Krishnamurti on Grief and Loss

    · 1 h 08 min · S6 E12

    ‘When there is grief, we try every form of escape, but it is always there. Apparently, humanity has not resolved grief.’ This episode on Grief and Loss has four sections. The first extract (2:35) is from…

  44. Krishnamurti on Abstraction

    · 1 h 04 min · S6 E11

    ‘There is no abstraction, there is only 'what is', there is only the seeing. And when you see, you act.’ This episode on Abstraction has three sections. The first extract (2:35) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in…

  45. Krishnamurti on Trust and Faith

    · 1 h 03 min · S6 E10

    ‘We are incapable, so we look, we search, we find somebody to tell us what to do, and we put our faith in those people. But faith and trust have no value.’ This episode on Trust and Faith has five sections. The first…

  46. Krishnamurti on Leisure

    · 1 h 10 min · S6 E9

    ‘Leisure is extraordinarily important – not to have a mind that is constantly occupied, constantly chattering. It is only in that unoccupied mind a new seed of learning can take place.’ This episode on Leisure has…

  47. Krishnamurti on Seeing

    · 1 h 03 min · S6 E8

    ‘What prevents you from seeing is your condemnation and justification, which is the past. When you listen, when you see without condemnation, you are free of the past.’ This episode on Seeing has three sections. The…

  48. Krishnamurti on Bliss, Ecstasy and Benediction

    · 1 h 17 min · S6 E7

    ‘Bliss is not pleasure; ecstasy is not brought about by thought; it is an entirely different thing. And you can only come upon that when you understand the nature of thought.’ This episode on Bliss, Ecstasy and…

  49. Krishnamurti on Knowing

    · 1 h 08 min · S6 E6

    'Knowing is far more important than acquiring knowledge. Knowing means learning. Knowing is always in the present.’ This episode on Knowing has four sections. The first extract (2:34) is from Krishnamurti’s second…

  50. Krishnamurti on Tomorrow

    · 1 h 16 min · S6 E5

    ‘We have divided time into yesterday, today and tomorrow, and hence we have invented the process of gradual achievement for freeing ourselves.’ This episode on Tomorrow has three sections. The first extract (2:26) is…

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