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Ivan Frimmel presents

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Krishnamurti – The Pathless Path

(1895 - 1986)

What Krishnamurti has done is to free spiritual life, as science has done in other areas… He has maintained that one can be in total freedom from the very beginning to the very end, and he has stood for that, like a rock, for forty years. I think it may well take the world fifty more years to

understand that. - Vimala Thakar 

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K’s Biography (1)

Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11th May 189511th May 1895 in Madanapalle, a in Madanapalle, a town in south India, the eighth child in a middle-class family. At an town in south India, the eighth child in a middle-class family. At an early age he was adopted by Annie Besant, then the President of the early age he was adopted by Annie Besant, then the President of the Theosophical Society, with its headquarters in Madras. She took Theosophical Society, with its headquarters in Madras. She took Jiddu and his brother Nitya to England where she had them educated Jiddu and his brother Nitya to England where she had them educated privately.privately.

On Krishnamurti's return to India while still in his teens, On Krishnamurti's return to India while still in his teens, Theosophists proclaimed him to be the world teacher whose coming Theosophists proclaimed him to be the world teacher whose coming they had been awaiting. They built a large and rich order round him, they had been awaiting. They built a large and rich order round him, with many thousands of followers.with many thousands of followers.

In 1925 Krishnamurti experienced a mysterious spiritual awakening In 1925 Krishnamurti experienced a mysterious spiritual awakening while en route to India from America.while en route to India from America.

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K’s Biography (2)

In 1929 Krishnamurti disbanded the organization, In 1929 Krishnamurti disbanded the organization, returned the estates and monies that had been given to returned the estates and monies that had been given to him and declared that his only purpose was to set human him and declared that his only purpose was to set human beings unconditionally free from psychological beings unconditionally free from psychological limitations, and set out on a teaching mission of his own, limitations, and set out on a teaching mission of his own, as a secular philosopher of spirituality with no affiliation as a secular philosopher of spirituality with no affiliation to sects or dogmas. to sects or dogmas.

From that time he travelled throughout most parts of the From that time he travelled throughout most parts of the world almost ceaselessly speaking to large numbers of world almost ceaselessly speaking to large numbers of people, until his death on people, until his death on 17th February 198617th February 1986, at the , at the age of 91.age of 91.

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Krishnamurti – the Teacher (1)

Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest religious teachers of Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest religious teachers of all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but spoke of the all time. He did not expound any philosophy or religion, but spoke of the everyday matters that concern all human beings—the problems of living in everyday matters that concern all human beings—the problems of living in modern society with violence and corruption, the individual's search for modern society with violence and corruption, the individual's search for meaning, security and happiness; and our need to free ourselves from the meaning, security and happiness; and our need to free ourselves from the inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt and sorrow. He talked of the need to have inner burdens of fear, anger, hurt and sorrow. He talked of the need to have a deeply meditative and religious quality in our daily life.a deeply meditative and religious quality in our daily life.

The core of Krishnamurti's teaching is contained in the statement he made in The core of Krishnamurti's teaching is contained in the statement he made in 1929 when he said: 1929 when he said:

Truth is a pathless land. Man cannot come to it through any Truth is a pathless land. Man cannot come to it through any organisation, through any creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, organisation, through any creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, not through any philosophic knowledge or psychological technique. He not through any philosophic knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find it through the mirror of relationship, through the has to find it through the mirror of relationship, through the understanding of the contents of his own mindunderstanding of the contents of his own mind . . . . . .

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Krishnamurti – the Teacher (2)

Krishnamurti belonged to no religion, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to Krishnamurti belonged to no religion, sect or country, nor did he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought. Instead, he stated that these are any school of political or ideological thought. Instead, he stated that these are the very factors that divide us from one another and bring about personal and the very factors that divide us from one another and bring about personal and social conflict and ultimately war. His talks and discussions were not based social conflict and ultimately war. His talks and discussions were not based on any authority of tradition or academic knowledge, but arose out of his own on any authority of tradition or academic knowledge, but arose out of his own insights into the human mind and his own relation with the sacred. He insights into the human mind and his own relation with the sacred. He consistently communicated a sense of freshness and directness with his consistently communicated a sense of freshness and directness with his audiences, although his message remained basically unchanged over the audiences, although his message remained basically unchanged over the years.years.

Krishnamurti is unique in having left authentic written and recorded Krishnamurti is unique in having left authentic written and recorded materials of his public talks and discussions and his conversations with materials of his public talks and discussions and his conversations with scientists, philosophers, educators, children, businessmen and "ordinary" scientists, philosophers, educators, children, businessmen and "ordinary" people. Many of these have appeared in books and on audio and videotapes people. Many of these have appeared in books and on audio and videotapes and discs. His teachings are best approached directly and not through any and discs. His teachings are best approached directly and not through any interpreters or commentators. interpreters or commentators.

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His Quote on the Fear of Dying

Most of us are frightened of dying because we don't know Most of us are frightened of dying because we don't know what it means to live. We don't know how to live, therefore what it means to live. We don't know how to live, therefore we don't know how to die. As long as we are frightened of we don't know how to die. As long as we are frightened of life we shall be frightened of death. The man who is not life we shall be frightened of death. The man who is not frightened of life is not frightened of being completely frightened of life is not frightened of being completely insecure for he understands that inwardly, psychologically, insecure for he understands that inwardly, psychologically, there is no security. When there is no security there is an there is no security. When there is no security there is an endless movement and then life and death are the same. The endless movement and then life and death are the same. The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die.love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die. - Freedom from the Known, 1969 - Freedom from the Known, 1969

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His Quotes on The Pathless Path (1)

I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being limitless, any religion, by any sect. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or to coerce organization be formed to lead or to coerce people along any particular path. You must climb people along any particular path. You must climb towards the Truth. It cannot be 'stepped down' or towards the Truth. It cannot be 'stepped down' or organized for you.organized for you. - Aug-Sept 1929 - Aug-Sept 1929

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His Quotes on The Pathless Path (2)

You cannot discover the path, because there is no You cannot discover the path, because there is no path, Truth is a thing that is living, and to a living path, Truth is a thing that is living, and to a living thing there is no path - it is only to dead things thing there is no path - it is only to dead things that there can be a path. Truth being pathless, to that there can be a path. Truth being pathless, to discover it you must be adventurous, ready for discover it you must be adventurous, ready for danger; and do you think a guru will help you to danger; and do you think a guru will help you to be adventurous, to live in danger? To seek a guru be adventurous, to live in danger? To seek a guru obviously indicates that you are not adventurous, obviously indicates that you are not adventurous, that you are merely seeking a path to reality as a that you are merely seeking a path to reality as a means of security.means of security. - 1948 - 1948

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His Quotes on The Pathless Path (3)

But as truth is a pathless land, you can't lay down a line, a But as truth is a pathless land, you can't lay down a line, a direction, a path to it and practise it, discipline yourself, direction, a path to it and practise it, discipline yourself, learn a technique. It is immovable. There is no technique learn a technique. It is immovable. There is no technique to truth.to truth. - 1976 - 1976

So one has to be totally free from all that because truth has So one has to be totally free from all that because truth has no path to it. It is a pathless land, like a ship that has no no path to it. It is a pathless land, like a ship that has no rudder. You have to walk out of darkness, out of your own rudder. You have to walk out of darkness, out of your own chaos, out of your own confusion, out of the forest of chaos, out of your own confusion, out of the forest of ignorance and come to that by yourself, your own ignorance and come to that by yourself, your own comprehension of perception.comprehension of perception. - - 19821982

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K’s Brockwood Park School, UK

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